Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Canning Food 101
April 9, 2020
Food Preservation has played a big role in my growing up, I remember picking vegetable in the garden and helping my parents preserve the produce. Living in a small rural community my family preserved most of our food from our large garden, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Curriculum, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Farmers Markes, Food Preservation, Food Safety, Food Temperature, Fruits And Vegetables, Gardening, Health And Wellness, Healthy Eating, Pressure Canning, Processed Food, Safe Food, UF IFAS Extension, Vegetable Gardening, Water Bath Canning
When Given Lemons . . . !
April 8, 2020
When Life Hands You Lemons Recently, while navigating our new world of physical distancing, a Martin County Fair vendor left a free box of lemons for anyone to enjoy. Hating to see much of those lemons go to waste, and being 4-H, I brought ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition,Tags: 4-H, Canning, Experiential, Fruits, Learning, Vegetables
Creating a directory to sell directly to FL consumers during COVID-19 outbreak
April 7, 2020
Many of the traditional markets for the distribution of goods to consumers have been disrupted during the COVID-19 outbreak. It would be ideal to have a way to connect the consumers and the producers so we can all help each other during this ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Alachua, Covid-19, FarmingAlachua, Horticulture, Local, UF IFAS Extension
Roselle, The Florida Cranberry
April 3, 2020
Roselle, a relative of hibiscus, was once used widely as an edible plant in Florida. The flowers are less showy than other hibiscus varieties, but their calyces (sepals at the base of the flower) are amazing! As the flower dies the calyx ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Edible Landscape, Florida Keys, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Gardening, Master Gardener Volunteer, Vegetable Gardening
Pineapples are top selection for easy-to-grow backyard fruit
April 2, 2020
By Ralph E. Mitchell You would think from their image that pineapples originated in Hawaii. The pineapple, which is a type of bromeliad like Spanish moss, actually originated in the tropical Americas and the Caribbean. Explorers moved the ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Bromeliad, Pineapples, Punta Gorda, Sugarloaf
UF/IFAS Wakulla County Office CLOSED
April 2, 2020
The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information, and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, WildlifeTags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Extension, Florida, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Living Well In The Panhandle, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension
Gardening for the Whole Family
April 1, 2020
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green Well, most of us are sheltering at home these days. The children are in a new school environment learning online, and we adults are also in a new environment working from home. Having to learn ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agriculture, Garden, Growing, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension