Tag: gleaning

2022-2023 UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardener Citrus Picking

by Wayne Hobbs
December 20, 2022

It is winter and the temperatures are dropping, the holiday season is upon us, and citrus across the state is ripening on the trees. In this season of giving, have you ever noticed your backyard orange trees produce just too much fruit for ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Charity, Citrus, Clay County, Donation, Fruit, Garden, Gardening, Gleaning, Grapefruit, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Orange, Picking, Tangerine, Volunteer

Citrus Harvest: For Yourself and Others

by Wayne Hobbs
December 20, 2021

By Connie Gladding January is the time to pick most of our citrus fruit from Navels, Satsumas, Key Limes, Grapefruit, etc. To be sure that your fruit is ready, pick a couple and taste them. If they are nice and sweet, pick away, ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Citrus, Donate, Donation, Fruit, Gleaning, Grapefruit, Harvest, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Navel, Orange, Picking

I Saw Santa Eating Sweet Corn

by Wendy Mussoline
December 29, 2020

The UF/IFAS Hastings Agriculture Extension Center (HAEC) accomplished a challenging feat and grew sweet corn during this wet fall weather. Two phases (0.84 acres each) of 8 different commercial varieties of sweet corn were planted on August ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Livestock
Tags: Agritourism, Cows, Farm, Food Bank, Gleaning, Produce, Sweet Corn

Gleaning: 4-H Giving Hands to Larger Service

by Natalie Parkell
January 3, 2020

Q: What in the world is "gleaning"? A: An excellent way for 4-H youth to make a difference in their communities! The Problem: According to the USDA's Economic Research Service, in 2010 food loss and waste at the retail and consumer levels ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Food Systems, Gleaning, Martin County

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