Every year, the Suwannee Valley Research Education Center has a Fall Experience available for youth of the surrounding area. Schools and 4-H Clubs make reservations to attend and each kid gets to select a pumpkin from the "Pumpkin Patch". ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers
A home garden is great, but what do you do with all those vegetables that you harvest? How can you make those vegetables last all winter long? Freezing vegetables is a great way to save money and ensure you are eating quality food. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Work & LifeThanksgiving is just around the corner! Can you believe it is already time to start preparing for the holiday season!? With the holidays also comes tons of left overs. You try to send plates of food home with your houseguests, but always ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & LifeLafayette 4-H Club members decorated pumpkins and learned about sweet potatoes at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Chris Vann(4-H/Ag Agent) gave a presentation on the history of the sweet potato and also how to grow and cook ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, CurriculumFall isn't fall until you have eaten your first piece of pumpkin pie. Pumpkins are enjoyed by many people, never knowing how they originally got their start in traditional America. The word pumpkin originated from the Greek work ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Curriculum, Fruits & VegetablesPhoto credit: Dorothy C. Lee Fall is in the air. Cooler weather brings thoughts and plans for hayrides, carnivals, festivals, trick-or-treat, and more fun. Halloween may be a fun holiday for kids, but for parents, trick-or-treat time can be ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life
While September marks the beginning of fall, the summer’s blistering temperatures may not drop for some time. To see what you should plant this month, use these recommendations based on Florida’s climate regions. You can identify your area ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot TopicIn the last few weeks we have received an increase in calls about snake encounters. Most of these have dealt with small juvenile snakes folks are finding on their property, or in their homes, but we are also hearing about large ones. Corn snakes ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeI think it's safe to say fall is officially here. Shouts can be heard from local football stadiums, occasionally a crisp fall breeze will send us looking for a light jacket, and coffee shops are pushing all things pumpkin. Now that we can officially ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureDeer grazing test plots at the NFREC in Quincy. Food plots can benefit deer year round, not just during hunting season. To the chagrin of hunters across the panhandle deer season has drawn to a close. As the days lengthen and temperatures ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife