Tag: organic
Investing in Organic Matter for your Vegetable Garden
March 31, 2017
If you live in Hardee County, there are a range of soil types that make our area diverse. Also the former presence of citrus groves, livestock operations and vegetable fields where we now call our homestead can add a little more variety to our ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Garden, Organic, Soil, Vegetable
High Tunnel Exclusion Systems for Improved Pest Management
August 26, 2016
Author: Jose Perez, UF/IFAS Small Farms Extension Coordinator Dr. Ayanava Majumdar is an Extension Entomologist for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University. His work focuses on finding practical solutions for managing ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Conference, High Tunnels, Organic, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Management, Small Farms
Cover Crops can Boost the Fertility of Subsequent Cash Crops
October 30, 2015
Fall crops are the focus of many small farmers in Florida this time of year, but it would be prudent to take a peak forward and start planning for the spring season. Many small farmers that sell directly to consumers at venues like farmers ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Cover Crops, Horticulture, Organic, Panhandle Agriculture, Small Farms
High Tunnels Can Exclude Vegetable Pests
June 19, 2015
High tunnel crop production has steadily increased in Northwest Florida, with many utilizing funding from the Natural Resource Conservation Service's (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). There are many benefits to high tunnel ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: High Tunnel, Insects, Organic, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Management, Publications, Small Farms, Vegetables
Extension to Host Organic Gardening Series
January 5, 2015
Do you want to produce Certified Organic vegetables for sale, grow your own organic veggies or just learn what “organic gardening” really means? The upcoming series to be held at the Jefferson County Extension Office on January 15, 22 ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Ag, Certified Organic Vegetables, Farmers Markets, Organic
Free Organic farm practices Workshop in Homestead: 01/05/15
December 30, 2014
NCAT’s Gulf States office, in partnership with Quality Certification Services (QCS) of Gainesville, Florida, is offering a series of workshops about organic certification for producers in the Gulf States region. Three workshops are slated ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Clase, Farm, Florida, Free, Grower, Homestead, Miami, Organic, Organico
UF/IFAS team awarded strawberry sustainability grant
November 6, 2013
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Nearly all of the strawberries in the United States are grown in Florida or California, but faced with growing competition in the industry from Mexico, a team of UF researchers is looking for ways to diversify the industry. Led ... READ MORE
Category: CropsTags: Carlene Chase, Mickie Swisher, Organic, Oscar Liburd, Strawberry, Xin Zhao, Zhifeng Gao
Cover Crops
October 25, 2013
Cover crops have been used by agricultural producers for thousands of years. However, we have seen a decline in cover crop use over the past century, as the use of commercial fertilizers have increased. Even though they are readily available ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Best Management Practices (BMPs), Conservation, Cover Crop, Fertility, Field Crops, Organic, Panhandle Agriculture, Water Issue
FABULOUS FOOD COOKING SCHOOL: Salsa Garden
August 30, 2013
Tomatoes abundant, onions overwhelming, and peppers aplenty? Put them to good use making tasty salsas. Prepare new recipes and sample the results at the Salsa Garden class. Also included with this workshop are organic, container, and hydroponics ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Cooking, Cooking Class, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Food, FYCS, Health, Hydroponics, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Nutrition, Organic, Salsa, September, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla County Extension