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What’s In The Garden Now

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 4, 2016

Be sure to check out our monthly crop feature. This month's feature is Eggplant. The summer temperatures have transformed the vegetable gardens of Wakulla County. The daily 90 degree plus thermometer readings and the typical summer humidity ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Eggplant, Environment, Food And Nutrition, Garden, General Information, Grow, Growing, Horticulture, In The Garden Now, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Plants, Vegetables, Wakulla County Extension, What's In The Garden Now

ASK SHELLEY: Blue Zones Study Group Forming

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 4, 2016

Before I begin with my chosen topic, I am sorry to report on the informationseeking meetings that I had scheduled with WastePro to discuss some of the gray areas and questions that have arisen concerning recy-cling in the county. So far, none ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Blue Zones, Community, Education, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, Food And Nutrition, General Information, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living

Blue Zones Discussion Group – August 2016

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 26, 2016

If you were unable to participate in the Blue Zones discussion earlier this year, take heart! There will be Blue Zones Discussion Group meeting in August at the Wakulla County Extension Office. There will be four sessions total, with afternoon ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Blue Zones, Education, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Food, Food And Nutrition, General Information, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Wakulla

Panhandle Produce: Eating In Season

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 21, 2016

There are so many benefits to eating locally grown produce, from reducing the carbon footprint required to get food to your table, to supporting local, small-scale farmers. To maximize your locally-grown produce consumption, you need to know ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, Cooking, Eating In Season, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, General Information, Growing, Local, Produce, Shelley Swenson, Vegetables, Wakulla Extension

Put Your Smart Phone to Work

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 9, 2016

Who would have thought twenty years ago that we would have the whole world at our fingertips like we do today? Smart phones have such potential to revolutionize our daily lives but too often they become drains instead. They can be drains on ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Education, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Finances, Food And Nutrition, Free Personal Finance Apps, Free Wellness Apps, Health, Shelley Swenson, Smart Phone Apps, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension

Upcoming UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Open House and Master Gardener Plant Sale

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 15, 2016

Wakulla County’s winter gardens are almost done, with many vegetable plants bolting or sending up shoots to produce blossoms and seed. At that occurrence, their value as a food source steeply declines. All the plant’s efforts are ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Families & Consumers, Food And Nutrition, General Information, Lawn & Garden, Master Gardener, Open House, Plant Sale, Sustainable Living, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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