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Healthy Eating on a Budget: Smart Strategies for Families

by Felicia Marable-Williams
January 7, 2025

Healthy Eating on a Budget:  Smart Strategies for Families Eating healthy doesn’t have to mean breaking the bank. For families, balancing nutrition with cost-effective strategies can seem challenging, but it’s doable with the right approach. ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: Healthy Living; Well-Being; Families, Nutrition; Food Waste; Healthy Eating; Shopping And Budgetting
4-H County Council

4-H Opportunity for All Benefit Gala is a collaborative effort.

by johnferguso
December 30, 2024

Let's do THISS (Teamwork, with Honesty, Integrity, Service, and Strength). Together we can contribute and make this another success. 4-H Opportunity for All Benefit Gala is a collaborative effort towards a shared vision. We have over 100 ticket ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, , Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Events, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: #H4HOutreach, #slc4h, 4-H, 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Curriculum, Extension, Financial Education, Florida 4-H Youth Development, Https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/stlucie/4-h-youth-development/, John Ferguson, Money Management, Money Matters, Recreation, Relationships & Family, St. Lucie County, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Work & Life Tags: #4hGrowsHere, Work & Life Tags: #4hOpportunityForAll

Tractor Supply’s 4-H Paper Clover Campaign

by Jasi Romero
December 23, 2024

Empowering Polk County Youth The Tractor Supply Company’s 4-H Paper Clover Campaign is a vital initiative that supports youth development across the nation. With 90% of donations remaining in the state where they are raised, the program ensures ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Curriculum, Events, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Campaign, Clubs, Florida, Fundraiser, Leadership, Polk County, Tractor Supply Paper Clover, UF-IFAS, Youth Development

Do You See What I See?

by Donna Corbelli Castro
December 12, 2024

Let Heaven and Nature Sing As 2024 draws to a close, and as we reflect on the past year... do you see what I see?  I see trees, plants and flowers growing that weren't there last year.  Hopefully, you planted some too, and are enjoying ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Management, Horticulture, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, , Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Birding, Calliandra, FFL, Gardening, Herbs, Nature, South Florida, UF-IFAS, Veggies, Winter
buckets filled with jaars of peanut butter

Annual Peanut Butter Challenge: How One Girl is Giving Back

by Jasi Romero
December 9, 2024

Meet the Young Girl Inspiring Our Community with Her Peanut Butter Donation At just nine years old, London Brandt, is already making a difference in her community. Inspired by the kindness she sees around her and her desire to help those ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Charity, Donate, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Pantries, PBChallenge, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Polk County, PolkExtension, PolkPBChallenge, Spread The Love, Spread The Peanut Butter

St. Lucie County 4-H Association: Collaboration versus Competition – Part 1

by johnferguso
November 24, 2024

According to the National 4-H Council website: https://4-H.org, the 4-H program is the youth development organization of the nation’s Cooperative Extension System and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). To me this exemplifies ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Recreation, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: #4hOpportunityForAll, #H4HOutreach, #slc4h, 4-H, 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Extension, Financial Education, Florida 4-H Youth Development, Money Matters, St. Lucie County, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Work & Life Tags: #4hGrowsHere

Ready, Set, Grow!: Master Gardener Volunteers Plant Seeds of Change and Cultivate Community Impact

by Laura Vasquez
November 14, 2024

By: Susana Peñaranda and Yaredly Hernández Robles, Master Gardener Volunteers, Class of ’22 Part 2: The Present—Implementing Change Introduction to Ready, Set, Grow! Recognizing the critical role of Social Determinants of Health—such ... READ MORE

Category: , Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension

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