UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
James Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban Sustainability Making Choices Gift-giving has become a huge part of the holiday season. Jokes are made about receiving an obnoxious pair of socks, ridiculous sweater, or some other wildly-inappropriate item. This… Read More
James Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban Sustainability Green Shopping Tips Before you head out to do the shopping this Holiday Season, don’t forget the Big Three of Sustainability: Environment, Economy and Society. We’ve endeavored to show that… Read More
Here are some great tips for avoiding waste (and waist!) this holiday season, provided by Nan Jensen, Pinellas County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Shopping: Don’t shop from memory. Using a list helps you buy just what… Read More
Beginning December 4th, Pinellas County Extension will be posting a new article to its online green newsletter, Thinking Green, every weekday on topics related to green holidays. Tips and facts on food, family, gifts and decorating will be… Read More
by Mary Campbell, Pinellas County Extension Director and Urban Sustainability Agent Here are some simple things you can do to be GREEN at work: Print double-sided whenever possible. Narrow your margins to reduce paper. Reuse the back of… Read More
Do you have any cancelled, suspended or unusable pesticides that you need to dispose of? Take advantage of this free program which will pick up from your facility. They need a sufficient quantity of product in a defined… Read More
James Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Educator, Urban Sustainability OK, cleaning the home is not really everyone’s favorite job, which is why it is called houseWORK and not housePLAY. But consider the potential human and environmental impacts added to… Read More
Mary Campbell, Pinellas County Extension Director and Urban Sustainability Agent How many times have you forgotten those reusable bags before you went to the grocery store? Making a new green practice part of our daily routine takes more… Read More
Here at Pinellas County Extension we strive to deliver the most current research based information available. This year we began using blogs like this one and several others to make that information even more accessible. To help make… Read More
A full day learning about bed bug control using mobil fumigation trucks and heat treatment, plus bed bug biology and research updates were taught. Differences in inspection time and accuracy were compared – dogs overwhelming beat humans in… Read More
