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Make Your Holidays Bright

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December 20, 2022

The holidays can be a festive and beautiful time of year for many, but for others, it can be a very sad, nostalgic, and lonely time. The holiday season can bring about a range of different emotions. We are all different and experience our lives ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Work & Life
Tags: Be Kind, Be Realistic, Contribute To A Charity, Do What You Enjoy, Eat Healthy, Engage In Positive Thinking, Feeling Blue, Feeling Sad, Focus On Self Care, Get Plenty Of Sleep, Give Back, Happy Holidays, Help Someone In Need, Holidays, Isolation, Loneliness During The Holidays, Plan Ahead This Holiday Season, Reasons To Exercise, Sadness, Set Reasonable Expectations, Stay Hydrated, Stick To Your Budget, Stress And Coping, Suicide And Crisis Hotline, Tips To Make The Holidays Bright, Volunteer

Purple sweet potato recipe book puts a new spin on a classic

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December 19, 2022

If you’ve wanted to try purple sweet potatoes but haven’t known just how to cook them, UF/IFAS experts have you covered. A recipe guide developed by the UF/IFAS food science and human nutrition department includes 10 recipes using the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Food Science And Human Nutrition, Hastings Agricultural Extension Center, Holiday Meal, Holiday Meals, Holidays, Purple Sweet Potatoes, Recipes, Sweet Potatoes

Celebrate plastic-free: Expert shares tips to minimize holiday waste


December 19, 2022

Plastic is seemingly everywhere these days, including many items we see or use during the holidays. Maia McGuire, UF/IFAS Extension associate director for Florida Sea Grant, is an expert on plastic waste and microplastic pollution. She ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Work & Life
Tags: Environmentally Friendly, Green Holiday, Holiday, Holidays, Maia McGuire, Microplastics, Plastic

Pass the Torch – Plant Torchwood

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December 19, 2022

Torchwood is a very unique and under-utilized native tree that occurs mostly in South Florida and the Florida Keys. It also occurs in Mexico and the Caribbean.  It can also grow on the East Coast of Florida to 9B, around St. Augustine. Torchwood ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Amyris Elemifera, FANN, Florida Association Of Native Nurseries, Florida Keys, Fragrant Trees, Giant Swallowtail, Newsletter, Newsletter2, Schaus Swallowtail, Small Trees, Torchwood, Underutilized Tree
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Tips from the help desk, Fall cool weather lawn fungus, November 2022

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December 16, 2022

Tips from the Help Desk... Fall cool weather lawn fungus by David Austin Residential Horticulture Agent and Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator What up with my grass? Are you noticing large discolored patches of grass in your St. Augustine ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Large Patch Lawn Disease, Master Gardener Volunteers, Master Gardeners, Tips From The Help Desk, Turfgrass, UF IFAS Extension
Food Is Our Middle Name podcast

Food is Our Middle Name podcast: What’s the deal with…all those cows?

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December 16, 2022

COWS! We all scream as we drive past a field of cows along the Turnpike. Ok, maybe not all of us but I know my family loves a good cow sighting. But what are all of those cows for? Are those the cows we eat or cows that produce milk?   UF/IFAS’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Beef Cattle, Cattle, Cattle Industry, Florida Cattlemen's Association, Rancher, Ranchers
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Water restrictions across Sarasota County


December 15, 2022

Why Do We Have Restrictions? Water used for landscape irrigation poses a significant demand on Sarasota County's water supply. In fact, up to 50% of a household's water use can be attributed to the home's landscape irrigation system. In order ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Conservation, Controller, County, Irrigation, Pgm_Water, Restrictions, Sarasota, Water

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