Mary Campbell, Urban Sustainability Agent, Pinellas County Extension Becoming a more environmentally- friendly business is a choice that can reap big rewards. Green Business practices can help save money, attract customers, enhance your reputation ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeVestina F. Crayton, Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban Sustainability. Your family’s health is a top priority for most. One way to keep your family healthy is by understanding and managing the sources that affect their indoor air ... READ MORE
Category: Relationships & Family, Work & LifePinellas County Health and Human Services Department provides emergency energy assistance of up to $600 to senior citizens unable to pay their power bills. Funds from the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco/Pinellas Inc. can help residents age 60 ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeJames Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban Sustainability A broken CFL has the capacity to release the small amount of mercury contained within it in the form of a gas. Should you accidentally drop a CFL, follow the EPA’s ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & Life
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some University of Florida food scientists say U.S. food safety procedures need to get out of the 1960s and into the era of biotechnology. Back then, America's scientists devised a system to ensure astronauts' food stayed ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Food Safety, Invasive Species, UF/IFASVestina Crayton Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban Sustainability Improving the local economy is a large part of being sustainable. Pinellas County Extension is committed to educating and informing our community about the available ... READ MORE
Category: Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Southern gardeners will soon have a new tool to help them in the garden. "Your Southern Garden" with Walter Reeves is an educational television show created to help gardeners of all levels learn new tricks, get fresh ideas ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeJames Stevenson, Pinellas County Extension Specialist, Urban Sustainability Can you feel the hot breath of summer on your neck? Yes, another beautiful and enviable winter and spring are soon to be a thing of the past. We shall will soon ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & LifeThe Pinellas Living Green Expo returns to the Harborview Center in downtown Clearwater on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. The event is free and open to the public. More than 120 exhibitors and vendors will share their knowledge and expertise ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeWe all know that before they can get to the wood, subterranean termites have to move a lot of dirt. Around many structures, "dirt" often means sand. Now you can see how they do it. Dr. Nan-Yao Su and his Ph.D. graduate student Hou-Feng Li posted ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, Work & Life