Getting Started with Cilantro
Cilantro is an herb that grows well in the cooler months of the North Florida garden. Beth Bolles will share how to grow and use cilantro in the latest Garden to Table feature from UF… Read More
Weekly “What is it?”: Hammerhead Flatworm
We all know about the fascinating hammerhead shark, with its wide, unusually shaped head, but did you know there may be a different kind of hammerhead lurking in your backyard? Long and skinny, invasive and… Read More
Youth Science Lessons – Energy in the Ocean – Lesson 3 Currents, Tides, and Waves
The ocean IS in motion. We know this just from our experience swimming in it. The waves push us back to the beach only to suck us back towards the ocean. We can toss a… Read More
It’s a New Year in the Florida 4-H Horse Program
Did you know the Florida 4-H Horse Program offers horse shows, horse judging, Hippology, public speaking, demonstrations, illustrated talks, quiz bowl, horsemanship schools, and even scholarships? January kicks off the new year of the Florida… Read More
Limited Commercial Pesticide Training and Exam
There will be an in person training class on January 14, 2021 for horticulture professionals. If you need to obtain the Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance pesticide license, you may attend the 6 hour training, beginning… Read More
2020 Peanut Butter Challenge
The year 2020 has certainly been one filled with challenges. But unlike the challenges of sickness, social distancing, economic hardships, and hurricanes, the 2020 Peanut Butter Challenge offers helpful, feel-good relief. Throughout Florida, the 2020… Read More
Sea Grant Notes – Nov 13, 2020
Extension offices across the district are opened on a limited basis. Some essential programs are being provided with limited attendance and social distancing. It is still best to contact us by phone or email. … Read More
Fish of the Florida Panhandle – Sharks
This is not a word that most visitors to the beach want to hear. However, shark attacks are actually not that common and the risk is very low. People hear this every year on shark… Read More
Produce Pointers – Okra
Although not well-known outside of the South, okra is a staple in Louisiana’s famed Creole cooking. The green pods have a rigid skin and a tapered, oblong shape. When cooked, okra gives off a sticky… Read More
Weekly “What is it?”: Cottonmouth/Water Moccasin
There seems to be no neutral ground when it comes to snakes. Folks fall into one of three categories: snake haters (“the only good snake is a dead snake!”), snake lovers (the type who kept… Read More