The Santa Rosa County Extension Office (6263 Dogwood Dr., Milton, FL 32570) will be hosting a series of classes for people interested in starting a farm business or diversifying their current operations. Each class will focus on a specific ... READ MORE
Category: Events
Mushrooms must be the most magical vegetable! Featured in fairy tales and children’s stories, they capture our imaginations like no other. In a variety of shapes, sizes and colors there’s a mushroom for everyone. Nutrition Mushrooms ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tales of fairies and magical creatures are the lighthearted fare of children’s stories and movies these days. But most of our fables and fairy tales had a rather ominous origin. The sing-along “Ring Around the Rosy,” for example, was ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources
My husband’s best friend was a nature nerd like me. If I didn’t know what something was, Anthony was the first person I’d send a photo to for identification help. We lost him unexpectedly last year, but he shows up in small ways for ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation
The temperatures have started to take a turn for the cooler throughout much of Florida, but does that mean conditions are no longer ripe for mushrooms and other fungi to grow? Not so fast, says Matthew Smith, a University of Florida fungi ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFASAll sorts of mushrooms are growing during this wet, warm summer. Learn about the varieties growing in local landscapes, and which ones to avoid. The UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Office will be holding a basic mushroom program on Thursday, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionLes Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Mushrooms have been a focal point in the backdrop of fairy tales for hundreds of years. There is something mysterious, maybe even magical, about these forest apparitions that makes ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources