UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Join us Feb. 13 for “Let’s Make Some Black Gold!“, a look at composting, waste reduction and recycling in our area. This 90-minute workshop blends indoor lessons with outdoor, hands-on activities in our compost demonstration area, and includes… Read More
UF/IFAS will host a field day focused on improving citrus soil health, a topic of growing interest to researchers and growers. With the challenges of citrus greening, there is an increased need for understanding overall tree health including… Read More
Join UF IFAS Escambia County Extension for our Lunch Break Garden Series at the West Florida Genealogy Branch Library, 5740 North 9th Ave. Pensacola Florida, 32504. We will have four sessions during the month of July from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30… Read More
“Recycle Right” is a new, open-discussion class focused on the issues we face in Sarasota County. The first offering in this free-and-open-to-the-pubic series comes June 26, and focuses on recycling, with waste reduction, recycling, composting, and other topics… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Usually, when residents are urged to conserve water, they’re told to irrigate their lawns less. But Eban Bean and his University of Florida research colleagues want to use compost in new residential landscapes to see… Read More
This week is International Compost Awareness Week. Much of what we throw away in our garbage or put out as yard waste could be recycled right on our own property. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates about… Read More
From seed to salad and beyond, radishes have been big this year at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County. It started with our 4-H youth development program. Each year, our 4-H program partners with the school gardens program, the Sarasota… Read More
Join us to learn how you can start composting organic waste at home, and in the process cut your waste output and producing nutrient-rich material for your garden, lawn or landscape. Our 90-minute “Let’s Make Some Black Gold”… Read More
Join us on April 27, 2019 for our Equine Best Management Practices (BMP) Applied Research Field Day. You will learn how to compost efficiently, talk to experts to create your own compost system for your horse farm. Half-day… Read More
Join us April 20 (or other dates this year) to learn how you can start composting organic waste at home, and in the process cutting your waste output and producing nutrient-rich material for your garden, lawn or landscape…. Read More
