Category: Curriculum
Garden Education Grows in Community Garden
June 28, 2017
Figure 1: Stacey Struhar (FCS Agent), utilizing My Plate to teach portion control and how to balance a meal correctly with the Food Pyramid five food groups. Located in Resurrection Park off of Calle de Milagros (a/k/a Lock St), the Mariposa ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, CurriculumTags: Balanced Meal, Community Garden, Curriculum, Dade City, Garden, Lock Street, My Plate, Nutrients, Pasco Extension, Vegetables, Youth
A Call for Agri-Techi Youth!
June 5, 2017
What do you think when you hear the term, “Agriculture”? Do you think of conventional food production in rural settings? Or do you think of an Intelligent Autonomous Harvester? What about hydraulic water-driven urban vertical farms in the ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, UF/IFAS Teaching
The Benefits of Chess
June 2, 2017
By Dallas Daniels, the new 4-H extension agent for Lake County. As a Marion County teacher for the past two years, I know the stringent standards that have been set for our children. I feel that integrating chess into schools would vastly ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, CurriculumTags: Chess, Dallas Daniels, Life Skills
Growing Minds…and Vegetables
June 1, 2017
It’s the end of the school year, which, to the Family Nutrition Program, means one main thing: garden harvests! We were invited to several of the garden harvest events at the schools, where the children pick the vegetables that they grew all ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, CurriculumTags: Chef, Class, Community, Eating, Family Nutrition Program, Garden, Harvest, Lesson, Master Gardener, Nutrition, School, Students, Vegetables
Lomo Helps Teens Face Financial Reality!
April 4, 2017
University of Florida/IFAS Extension Manatee County recently provided some financial insights and answers to adolescents during a day-long financial literacy program called Living On My Own (LOMO). The program included a workshop, field trip, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, CurriculumAchieving Successful Gardens at the Achieve Center
March 23, 2017
The Achieve Center at Richey is a small elementary school for students who have behavior or emotional challenges. Every month, they receive the youth nutrition curriculum, YUM, and as of this month, they finally got their gardens installed! ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, CurriculumTags: Family Nutrition, Gardens, Youth
UF/IFAS Extension faculty win seed money
February 3, 2017
UF/IFAS Extension faculty win seed money through new Shark Tank-style program Facial recognition software is no longer a thing of the future. But what if similar technologies could one day help farmers identify pests in the field? Steve ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Curriculum, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Featured Hot Topic
Florida 4-H Gator Soirée
December 6, 2016
UF/IFAS faculty, staff, industry leaders and 4-H alumni and friends came together at University House on the evening of November 18 to enjoy the company of fellow 4-H supporters and 4-H musical talent at the second annual Florida 4-H Gator Soirée. ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Events, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: 4-H Gator Soiree, Betty Jo Tompkins, UF-IFAS