Situation: Sumter County is a unique county. With over 1,300 farms, most would consider it a rural county, but Sumter County also has the fastest growing town in the United States (The Villages). With these two distinct populations, it is very ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Extension
Situation: Invasive plants present a real threat to Florida’s natural resources. Sumter County is one of the fastest growing counties in Florida and contains one of the fastest growing cities in The United States, The Villages. Due to this ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Situation: Head Start is a national school readiness program created as part of a “war on poverty”. Specifically, it is designed to promote healthy development and assist children from low-income families overcome the disadvantages of poverty ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Situation: Most K through middle school science teachers do not have a strong science background. They have expressed a need for environmental education that provides a means to introduce youth to STEM components in a fun way while they gain ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Extension
Situation: As we look into the future of growing 4-H, through the 4-H GROWS HERE campaign, Osceola County is working on developing innovative 4-H experiences to reach the goal of increasing and diversifying membership to include multicultural ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Extension
Situation: Marion County 4-H has a geospatial program that promotes GPS, GIS, Geocaching, Mapping, and careers in geospatial related fields. One activity used in our geospatial program was the NYSD experiment Maps & Apps, though it was not ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Extension
Situation: Through the advancements in technologies our world has become smaller. The ability to interact with others from the other side of the globe can be done by the push of a button and a computer. However, even with this ability, the tolerance ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS ExtensionSituation: Youth in Marion County, Florida are facing a widening gap in their understanding of food systems, specifically, how food comes from the farm to the table. Over the last 200 years, food production in the U.S. has become industrialized ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS ExtensionSituation: Child hunger is a critical issue, nationally and locally. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 15.8 million children are experiencing hunger. Of the 102,665 youth between the ages of 5-19 years, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS ExtensionSituation: Florida’s second largest industry is agriculture, yet less than ¼ of 1% of the population claims farming as their occupation despite continued population growth. Agriculture is key to Florida’s sustainability and economic competitiveness. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension