Program Overview Let’s Walk Florida is a 10-week physical activity education program designed to promote physical wellness among Floridians. Participants may choose from two tracks, according to their goals and exercise background – health ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Pumpkins have been grown in the Americas for thousands of years. They are indigenous to the western hemisphere and were unknown in Europe before the time of Columbus. There was probably some kind of pumpkin served at the first Thanksgiving Feast. Pumpkins, ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
If you are interested in the University of Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program in Escambia County, plan to attend a special Volunteer Open House on Tuesday, August 6. Learn about training sessions, volunteer activities, and the role of ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Though not a widely publicized day on most calendars, Random Acts of Kindness Day, February 17th, is worth some attention. Random Acts of Kindness Day is a day when everybody gets the chance to do something nice for someone else. A Little History There’s ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, WORK & LIFE
What would you do with 10,000 pounds of Peanut Butter? How about change the lives of hungry families. What’s It All About? The annual Peanut Butter Challenge has begun for 2018. Unopened jars of peanut butter are collected throughout the ... READ MORE
Category: , Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, WORK & LIFEThe Escambia County Master Gardener Program has formed the Escambia County Master Gardener Endowment Fund, in conjunction with the University of Florida Foundation. The University of Florida Foundation, a nonprofit organization, will be managing ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
So you say you never win anything? Taking the Peanut Butter Challenge is a competition you’re guaranteed to win. You can help feed the hungry in Florida’s Panhandle this year by donating peanut butter during the annual Peanut Butter Challenge, ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFEIn the late 1980's a few exotic lionfish were found off the coast of Dania Florida. I do not think anyone foresaw the impact this was going to have. Producing tens of thousands of drifting eggs per female each week, they began to disperse following ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Invasive SpeciesWe are now accepting applications for the 2018 Master Gardener Volunteer Training program. If you are interested in learning about gardening and serving the community, please request an application packet by calling 475-5230 or emailing bbolles@ufl.edu READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources
If you are interested in the University of Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program in Escambia County, plan to attend a special Volunteer Open House on Tuesday, August 8. Learn about training sessions, volunteer activities, and the role of ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Horticulture, Lawn