The Wakulla County 4-H Extension Advisory Committee and the Wakulla County 4-H Program are proud to announce the 2nd Annual “Jam 4 Camp” Fundraiser. This fundraiser is to help raise money for Wakulla County 4-H Summer Camps. Attendance is ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, CampVegetable gardening offers fresh air, sunshine, exercise, enjoyment, mental therapy, nutritious fresh vegetables, and economic savings, as well as many other benefits. Vegetables can be grown year-round in Florida if attention is paid to the ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesVegetable gardening offers fresh air, sunshine, exercise, enjoyment, mental therapy, nutritious fresh vegetables, and economic savings, as well as many other benefits. Vegetables can be grown year-round in Florida if attention is paid to the ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesOpen House for everyone to come check out our new Cloverbud 4H Community Club. The event will occur here at the Wakulla County Extension Office (Map) on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 6:00 PM. If you want your child to be involved in 4H this ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthBeing Green: The Conservation House At the recent Mighty Mullet Festival, Sustainable Big Bend volunteers and I provided an educational booth featuring simple changes that can be easily made in your home to save energy. It was a great booth ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesRecycling in the Garden Extension Agents often share ideas with each other which can be utilized both on the job and personally. I remember an Escambia Family and Consumer Sciences Agent telling me about a border in their office gardens that ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesRecycling: Because it is the Right Thing to Do? I can’t think of many issues that have been more controversial in our county this year than county-wide trash and recycling. I certainly don’t have many answers but I wanted to take this ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesBeing Green: Learn to Preserve Food I have had such fun teaching people this spring and summer the basics of how to safely preserve food through small “canning parties” held in homes, church kitchens or at the Extension Office. There seems ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesWise Water Use for Floridians Sustainable Big Bend and the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Office have dedicated programming time this year to assist with the University’s Sustainable Floridians program. Our approach has been to establish ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeWondrous Wakulla Last week I had the privilege of being a part of Medart Elementary School’s annual Project Learning Tree. Each year the student’s curriculum is enhanced by bringing speakers from the Big Bend area into the classroom to ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources