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Marion County workshop to promote healthy lifestyles

by Megan Winslow
April 29, 2024

About 65% of Marion County residents are overweight, just about mirroring the state average. But by coupling edible gardening with positive nutrition, the organizers of an Ocala workshop hope to inspire healthy lifestyles among the county’s ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Amanda Marek, Catherine Campbell, Class, Edible Ornamentals, Events, Family, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Foodscaping, Gardening, Marion County, Megan Winslow, Nutrition, Obesity, Ocala, Overweight, Plant To Plate, Progragm, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Veggie Meter, Workshop, Youth And Community Sciences

Citizen science project leads volunteers to live healthier lifestyles

by Brad Buck
February 20, 2024

Citizen scientists help researchers collect valid data. But University of Florida scientists wanted to know how citizen-science projects change the volunteers. In a newly published study, a project involving urban gardening led participants ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Alachua County, Broward County, Catherine Campbell, Citizen Science, Eat Healthy, Family, Orange County, Tomatoes, Urban Gardening, Youth And Community Sciences

Water Wednesday Preview: Urban Agriculture

by Yilin
November 18, 2021

This month Water Wednesday will feature Urban Agriculture! What is Urban Agriculture? According to U.S. EPA, "Urban Agriculture is part of a local food system where food is produced within an urban area and marketed to consumers within that ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: #WaterWednesday, Ask Extension, Catherine Campbell, Hannah Wooten, Urban Agriculture, Water Wednesday, Yilin Zhuang

Upcoming Virtual Q&A on Florida’s Food System and COVID-19 | Initial Impressions

by Samantha Murray
December 3, 2020

WHAT: A question-and-answer session with University of Florida and Florida Gulf Coast University researchers who are investigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Florida’s agriculture and food system industries. The interactive portion ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Catherine Campbell, Christa Court, Covid-19, David Outerbridge, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Jennifer Hagen

MREC’s Dr. Catherine Campbell Featured on WCJB’s “What’s Growing On?” Segment

by Caroline Warwick
September 28, 2020

Catherine Campbell, assistant professor of community food systems at the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, was recently interviewed by WCJB20 in Gainesville about how Florida farmers are recovering from the pandemic. Campbell was ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Catherine Campbell, Community Food Systems, Covid-19, Florida Agriculture, MREC, MREC News, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food, WCJB20

Just Published: Florida Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Adaptation and Response to COVID-19

by Caroline Warwick
September 11, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic had substantial impact on economies across the country, and Florida’s agriculturalists were no exception. In Florida fruit and vegetable growers’ adaptation and response to COVID-19, assistant professor of community ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Catherine Campbell, Cgcampbell, Community Food Systems, Covid-19, Donation, Florida Agriculture, Food Bank, Fruit And Vegetable, Producer, Research Update, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food

Tweet All About It: Catherine Campbell Presents MREC Research at Virtual Conference

by Caroline Warwick
July 27, 2020

This summer, many academic conferences have moved to an online format in the wake of COVID-19. The Association for the Study of Food and Society was no exception, hosting their #FoodStudies20 conference on Twitter. Catherine Campbell, assistant ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Campbell, Catherine Campbell, Food Systems, Foodstudies20, MREC, Multidisciplinary, Research, Social Media, Twitter, Virtual Conference

MREC Faculty Member Catherine Campbell Awarded SEEDIT Grant

by Caroline Warwick
May 21, 2020

The Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) is honored to announce MREC and Family, Youth and Community Sciences faculty member Catherine Campbell was awarded a Support for Emerging Enterprise Development Integration Teams (SEEDIT) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Catherine Campbell, Central Florida Food, Food Systems, Horticulture, MREC, Research, UF-IFAS, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Systems

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