Extending Education into Food Deserts: Extension Goes Mobile with Vegetable Gardening Lisa Hickey, University of Florida IFAS, Manatee County Extension Urban Horticulture Agent Situation: When the Urban Horticulture Program noticed low ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture
Whether you garden in your backyard or patio, or just enjoy fresh, local food, One Seed is for you. One Seed is a shared, edible-gardening experience designed to build a community around food. Open to anyone, this new program launches this ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & VegetablesBe sure to check out our monthly crop feature. This month’s feature is Vegetable Economics. Vegetable gardening has many highly desirable benefits. These range from it being a good source of exercise, an opportunity to produce fresh ... READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director Vegetable gardening has many highly desirable benefits. These range from it being a good source of exercise, an opportunity to produce fresh produce which may be ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesBy Les Harrison Wakulla County Extension Director “There is gold in them thar hills,” so was the call of the ‘49’ers who were beckoned to search for the elusive, but valuable, yellow metal. This enticement has lured hundreds of thousands ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesEvery year more than 85 million people visit Florida. However, people are not Florida's only visitors; Florida is also an inviting destination for invasive species that threaten to undermine the health of our environment. More than an inconvenience, ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesNative azaleas are a treasure and can be a showstopper in your landscape. Used correctly, they literally can cause people to stop and ask, “What is that plant” as they are so spectacular in full bloom. There are a number of different species, ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Home LandscapesFall webworms are normally observed during late summer and fall when people notice the unsightly whitish or light gray webs in certain trees. Webworms enclose leaves and ends of branches with silken webbing. The worms (caterpillars) are found ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Pests & DiseaseThe final plant clinic of the year will be held Friday, October 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Fort Walton Beach at the Okaloosa County Extension building, 127 W. Hollywood Blvd. The plant clinic provides a place and time for people to bring in ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Home Landscapes