Category: Community Volunteers

Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Broward County Project Recognitions-La Finca

by Lorna Bravo

January 5, 2023

Article by UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Urban Horticulture Agent Lorna Bravo What motivates people to adopt and model sustainable landscape practices in their urban landscapes? Meet Broward County Master Gardener Volunteer Jeannie ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife
Tags: Attract Wildlife, Birds, Broward County, Butterflies, Edible Landscape, FFL, Finca, Florida Friendly Landscape, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Food Forest, Master Gardener Volunteer, Native Plants, Provide For Wildlife, Urban Environments

Wakulla 4-H Podcast Episodes 3 and 4

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

January 4, 2023

In the final weeks of 2022, episodes 3 and 4 of the Wakulla 4-H Podcast aired on WAVE 94. In the podcast, 4-H youth interview community members about 4-H stories, their lives, and Wakulla history. Episodes 1 through 4 aired on the radio ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H Alumni, Podcast, Technology

Master Gardener Volunteers honored

by David Austin

December 22, 2022

Tuesday, December 13th the Master Gardener Volunteers (MGV) of Highlands County recognized some of their members for their hard work during 2022. The Awards banquet took place in the back room of the Caddyshack Bar and Grill in Sebring. Twenty-five ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteers, UF IFAS Extension

The Season of Giving

by sdeary

December 21, 2022

Authors: Samara Purvis Lizzie Whitehead Hard times do not begin and end during the holiday season, but the holidays give an added level of stress to families who are already managing everyday stress. Over 5000 people in Bradford County live ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Events, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Giving

Better with Butterflies: Them and Us

by Wayne Hobbs

December 20, 2022

Welcome to our last butterfly blog of the year. This month I want to summarize all the things we have talked about in the last 11 blogs to encourage you to get involved in protecting these delicate creatures. Butterflies are as essential ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Butterflies, Butterfly, Butterfly Garden, Clay County, Florida Friendly, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Pollinator, Pollinators

2022-2023 UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Citrus Picking

by Wayne Hobbs

December 20, 2022

It is winter and the temperatures are dropping, the holiday season is upon us, and citrus across the state is ripening on the trees. In this season of giving, have you ever noticed your backyard orange trees produce just too much fruit for ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Charity, Citrus, Clay County, Donation, Fruit, Garden, Gardening, Gleaning, Grapefruit, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Orange, Picking, Tangerine, Volunteer

4-H Serves Florida: project grant application open, impact updates

by Caylin Hilton

December 13, 2022

The Florida 4-H Foundation now accepting applications for 4-H Serves Florida: Project Grants. Individual 4-H members, clubs, and county programs in Florida may submit a request up to $400 to support the repair, rebuilding, or replacement of ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #4Hserves, #Florida4H, 4-H Serves Florida, Florida 4-H, Florida 4-H Foundation, Okeechobee, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County

The Wakulla County 4-H Podcast Series Launches with Episodes Featuring Local Leaders & 4-H Stories

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

December 13, 2022

Wakulla County 4-H members have started a podcast. For the first few episodes, members have interviewed adults who were 4-H members in their youth. Special thanks to community partner Doug Apple of Wave 94. Wave 94 has aired the podcast ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Leadership, Podcast

4-H Citrus Project Field Trip to UF/IFAS CREC

by Erin Reichel

December 9, 2022

Youth members enrolled in the 2022 District VIII Citrus Project had a blast touring the UF/IFAS CREC packing house last month! Youth from Orange, Lake, Volusia, and Seminole counties got together for their first Citrus Project field trip of ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, , Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #4-HGrowshere, #OC4H, 4-H, 4-H Events, Orange County, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County

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