Category: Food Safety

photo of people in an urban food garden

Back by popular demand: UF/IFAS Extension offers 2025 Sustainable Urban Food Production Short Course

by Lourdes Mederos
August 13, 2025

From backyard gardens to commercial-scale rooftop farms, sustainable urban food production is reshaping how we grow and access food in cities. That’s why leading scientists from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aquaponics, Broward, Chefs, Compost, Eco-friendly, Ecofrendly Farming, Entrepreneurs, Environmental Horticulture, Food, Food Forest, Food Handling, Food Safety, Food Waste, Garderners, Harvest, Hydroponic, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jiangxiao Qiu, Large-scale Composting, Local Food Movement, Lorna Bravo, Management Strategies, Miami-Dade, Monroe, News, Nutrient-rich Soil, Organic Fruit, Palm Beach, Rooftop Farms, Rooftop Gardens, Soil Regeneration, Sustainable Agricultural, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Production, Vegetables

County Line Camp: A Culinary Journey Through Florida’s Heritage

by Josey Keener
August 13, 2025

From Spanish explorers to cowboy cookouts, County Line Camp guided 4-Hers through centuries of Florida’s rich heritage—one bite at a time. This thoughtfully designed multi-county camp emphasized both food safety and cultural history, bringing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Camp, Food Safety
Tags: 4-H Summer Camps, Adopt A Cowboy, County Line Camp, Food Safety, Geomatics, Josey Pearce Keener, Kati Lawson, Lauren Butler
This photo shows Keener conducting the Living On My Own program, is a 4-H program for high school students to engage in real life financial scenarios. Photo by Katherine Westenhaver, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County,

Meet the local expert helping St. Lucie residents stretch budgets, launch businesses and reach their big goals

by Lourdes Mederos
August 11, 2025

Whether you dream of owning a home, launching a food business or trying to stretch your budget, Josey Pearce Keener is ready to help. A Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) agent at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Banking, Business, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finance, First-time Homebuying, HUD-approved First Time Homebuyer, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Josey Pearce Keener, Living On My Own, News, Rancher, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, University Of Florida, Youth
A green, leafy pile of freshly washed purslane stems.

Purslane in the Garden

by Yvonne Florian
August 1, 2025

Summer vegetable-garden weeds can be a problem for gardeners.  It's too hot to check weed growth every afternoon.  And we really only have a few vegetable plants which will survive the heat of a Florida summer.  Deciding to let the garden ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn
Tags: Eat The Weeds, Edible, Florida Foraging, Foraging, Free Vegetables, Nutrition, Pickling, Purslane, Weed Identification, Weeds, Wild Edibles

Hurricane Preparedness: No-Cook Recipes for Power Outages

by Hillary MacMichael
July 23, 2025

Hurricane season is here, and with it comes the potential for power outages before, during, and after the storm. Staying nourished during these times is important—and thankfully, you don’t need electricity to prepare a healthy, satisfying ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Food Safety, Hurricane Preparedness, No-Cook Meals, Nutrition, Ocextension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County
Thrips parvispinus (male left, female right) Photo Credit: Lyle Buss

Thrips parvispinus Management

by Caitlin Sollazzo
July 23, 2025

Thrips parvispinus: What We’re Learning About Management in Ornamentals A relatively new invasive pest in Florida, Thrips parvispinus, has quickly gained attention due to its ability to damage a wide range of ornamental and vegetable crops. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Insects, Manatee County Extension, Pesticides, Thrips, UF/IFAS Extension

Gulf Coast Catch and Cook July: Bay Scallop

by Dr. Megan Moore
July 7, 2025

The Featured Gulf catch and cook species for July 2025 is the Bay Scallop! Catching Bay Scallops is just as fun as eating them! The whole family can participate in hunting for the scallops in nearshore coastal waters. Read on to learn how ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Food Safety, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Bay Scallop, Florida Sea Grant, Pasco County, Recreational Fishing, Scalloping, Tourism, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office
Greens resting in a food reparation bowl.

New EDIS/Ask IFAS Documents Published by Food Science and Human Nutrition During May and June

by Gillian McGuire
July 7, 2025

Discover the latest research and practical solutions from UF/IFAS experts. These are the new EDIS/Ask IFAS documents published by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition during May and June. Stay informed and inspired with our updates! Breastfeeding ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Ask IFAS, EDIS Journal, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department

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