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Rudolph’s Guide to Holiday Grocery Savings

by anikolai
December 1, 2025

  If you find yourself saying, “Oh deer!” (pun intended) while trying to plan a holiday meal that’s crowd-pleasing, delicious, healthy, and budget-friendly, you’re not alone. At UF/IFAS Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Anikolai, Healthy Meals, Holiday, Holiday Meal, Holidays, Meal, Polk County, Polk County FL, Saving_money, UF/IFAS Polk County

Deck the Halls: Repurposing Yard-Waste for Holiday Decor

by Abbey Smith
November 13, 2025

With the holiday season fast approaching, many folks are reaching for store-bought decorations. But what if your yard could supply some of the festiveness this season? You can turn your landscape trimmings into creative DIY ideas, turning what ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Christmas, Evergreen, FFL, Florida Friendly Landscaping Principles, Holidays, Yard Waste
Roasted carrots on a platter. Photo taken 11-03-22. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones.

Healthy Harvest for Healthier Holidays

by Amanda Quintos
October 7, 2025

The holiday season has not begun yet, but the snacking-related snares have emerged. Loved ones have brought home massive bags of candy in preparation for Halloween and urged you to take all the sweets they don’t want. You have that one friend ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Eating Well, Family Nutrition And Health, Healthy Harvest, Holidays

Holiday Decor from the Garden: A New Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis
December 20, 2024

Want to decorate from your yard this holiday season? Do you want to learn how to use plants in the landscape to naturally add holiday color and interest in your yard and around your home? In the landscape add seasonal color by selecting the ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Christmas, Decorating, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Gardening, Holidays, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Native Plants, Plants, Polk County, Polk County FL, Polkgardening, Polkmg, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast
Earthstar mushrooms (left) and the star topper of a Christmas tree (right).

O Earthstar of Wonder, Earthstar of Potted Plants

by Gillian McGuire
December 19, 2024

While you have undoubtedly seen a star upon a Christmas tree, have you ever seen this star-shaped mushroom growing from the soil of your potted plants? This holiday season, I am reminded of the Earthstar mushroom. Earthstars Are Growing Slightly I ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ask IFAS, Department Of Plant Pathology, Edis, Holidays, Horticulture Industry, Houseplants, Mushrooms, Plant Pathology Department

Discover how escarole and endive can elevate a holiday feast

by Lourdes Mederos
November 25, 2024

As Thanksgiving approaches, ushering in the holiday season, horticulture experts at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) are touting bountiful insights about two nutritious leafy vegetables set ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Appetizers, Ask IFAS, Endive, Escarole, Everglades Agricultural Area, Everglades Research And Education Center, Food, German Sandoya, Holidays, Leafy Vegetables, Lettuce Breeding Program, Nutrition, Palm Beach County, Tapas, Thanksgiving, UF/IFAS EREC, Vitamins

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