Category: UF/IFAS Extension

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Family, Youth and Community Sciences (Sept.–Oct.)

by Amanda Quintos
October 31, 2025

Healthy Harvest: Florida’s Warm-Season Vegetables Catherine Campbell, Julia Graddy, Jeanette Andrade, and Wendy Wilber. This publication is intended for individuals who are interested in knowing more about warm-season crops that are grown ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Framework, Health, Healthy Harvest, Vegetables, Well-being

Extension Intern Applies Knowledge in Family, Youth and Community Sciences

by Olivia Doyle
August 10, 2021

This summer, Zyreshia Jackson, a UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences student studying family, youth and community sciences, completed an internship at the UF IFAS Bay County Extension Office in Panama City, FL. When she found out ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Career Services, Extension, Family Youth And Community Sciences, Intern, VP Promise

The Many Faces of Community Development–Revisited

by Tennille Herron
August 3, 2021

Often when community development is discussed, it is naturally assumed that economics will be included. Most of the time this is the case, but it does not have to be overt as in the case of job creation. Nor does it necessarily have to be at ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community Development

Want to Change the World? Then Get Involved!

by Michael Gutter
July 6, 2018

This time of year, I often find myself thinking about our country and ways in which I can support my friends and family, my community, my country, or my world. Giving back is something many of us feel inclined to do, but we don’t always know ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Master Money Mentor, Florida Master Naturalist, Master Gardener

Tips for Avoiding Scams and Fraud

by Samantha Kennedy
January 26, 2018

Each year in the United States, Americans lose billions of dollars to scams and fraud. Unfortunately, much of this total belongs to people over 60 years of age. Older Americans are the most targeted group for scammers. They are also the ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Finances, Fraud, Money, Samantha Kennedy, Scams, Skennedy, Wakulla County, Wakulla Extension, Wakullaco

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