Tag: Event

PIE Center and Florida EDEN to Host Hurricane Readiness Webinar

by Karlibeth Leitheiser
June 25, 2026

As Florida enters hurricane season, staying informed and prepared is more important than ever. To help individuals, families, and communities make confident, informed decisions, groups within the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Event, FL EDEN, Florida EDEN, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, News, PIE Center, Storm Season, Tropical Storm, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS PIE Center, Webinar
herbs in a community garden plot, mostly rosemary and curly leaf parsley with a sign that says all things grow with love

A Scent-sational Invitation to You!

by Mindy Hanak
November 14, 2025

Join me for an herb-alicious good time at your local Sarasota County library. Our “Breaking the Rules – herb trio” One Seed classes are scheduled November 2025 through January 2026. These classes are a bit social so whether you are a novice ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Companion Planting, Container Gardening, Cooking With Kids, Edible Gardening, EdibleGardeningSeries, Event, Food, Garden, Growing Food In Florida, Healthy Eating, Herbs, Horticulture, Kids Gardening, Memory, Nutrition, Pgm_Gardens, Recipe, Tiny.cc/ufsaraext_oneseed, Ways To Save

UF/IFAS NCBS Open House Returns During Cedar Key Seafood Festival

by Emily Colson
September 5, 2025

Written by Emily Colson, Communications Specialist at UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station The UF/IFAS Nature Coast Biological Station (NCBS) is excited to welcome the community back for our annual Open House on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Recreation,
Tags: Cedar Key, Community, Event, Florida Sea Grant, FWC, NCBS Graduate Students, NCBS Volunteers, Open House, Recreation, Research
Native Plant Nursery Spring Festival

Media Alert: Ever-popular UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale returns to campus this weekend

by Megan Winslow
June 16, 2025

What: The UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale. When: June 21 and 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: The UF/IFAS Native Plant Nursery, just west of the greenhouses located at 2333 Mowry Road, Gainesville. About: Shop hundreds of native plant species ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blueberry, Campus, Conservation, Event, Extension, Florida Wildflower Foundation, Gage LaPierre, Grass, Green Antelopehorn Milkweed, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Intern, Legume, Megan Winslow, Milkweed, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation, Native Plant Nursery, Native Plant Sale, Natural Area Teaching Laboratory, Nursery, Office Of The Dean For Research, Plants, Purchase, Restoration, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Shop, Shopping, Shrub, Sunflower, Tree, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wildflower, Wildlife
Peanut flowers

Media Alert: Learn all about legumes at UF/IFAS conference

by Megan Winslow
April 8, 2025

What: UF/IFAS Forage Legume Conference. When:  May 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: The UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County office, 2741 Penn Ave., No. 3, Marianna About: The UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Beef Research Unit, Conference, Crop, Event, Extension, Farmer, Forage, Forage Legume Conference, Grazing, Grower, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jackson County, James Muir, Jose Dubeux, Legume, Marianna, Megan Winslow, NFREC, North Florida Research And Education Center, Peanut, Rancher, Soil, Soil Health, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida
Deforestation with an added hurricane symbol.

Replanting Our Communities: Celebrate Arbor Month 2025 with Native Trees

by Forest Hecker
March 13, 2025

Hurricanes have left lasting scars on our landscapes in recent years, and Arbor Month 2025 offers us an opportunity to heal and rebuild by replanting the trees that are so essential to our communities. We are grateful to the Florida Forest Service ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Event, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Pgm_HortRes, Storm, Wildlife
hands planting a plant in soil

Apply now to become a Master Gardener Volunteer in Pinellas County!

by Theresa Badurek
February 24, 2025

Would you like to be a Pinellas County Master gardener Volunteer? Read on to learn more and apply. Apply here now through March 31, 2025 for the 2025 fall class. You must be a current Pinellas County Resident 18 or older to apply and ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Event, Garden, Gardening, Master Gardener
Harn Museum of Art

UF’s 40th anniversary York lecture celebrates collaboration of art and science

by Megan Winslow
August 28, 2024

Next month’s 40th anniversary York Distinguished Lecturer Series presentation will mark a pair of firsts for the UF/IFAS program: co-lecturers and a student art competition, featuring prize money. The hour-long lecture is scheduled for ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development
Tags: Art, College Of Agricultural Sciences, College Of The Arts, Contest, COTA, E.T. York, Event, Harn Museum Of Art, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jennifer Setlow, Megan Winslow, Mel Chin, Rufus Chaney, Science, Scott Angle, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Vermelle York, York Distinguished Lecturer Series
Eco Summit + Expo: Quality of Life in the Balance: Recharging Our Environment and Reducing Our Footprint

EcoSummit & Green Living Expo: Recharging our Environment and Reducing Our Footprint

by Alia Garrett
July 28, 2023

Sarasota County Sustainability is teaming with the Science and Environment Council of Southwest Florida to bring you an expanded version of our highly popular Sustainable Communities Workshop. The two-day "EcoSummit" and two-day “Green Living ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: Conference, Energy, Event, Food, Green Living, Nature, Pgm_Sustain, Sustainability, Trade Show, Waste, Water

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