Shade for small scale Florida food producers (both backyard and market gardeners) can be both a blessing and a curse. For many situations, the optimum conditions most vegetables prefer — eight to 10 hours of full sun — just aren’t ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureWhat is a community orchard? It is simply an orchard that is not being managed for private profi t and is cared for by some community of people. The community orchard movement seems to have started in 1992 in England when Common Ground, a quirky ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureToday more and more consumers are looking for local, fresh, nutritious and organic foods to buy for their home cooking, eating at restaurants and at their school lunches. A 2014 UF/IFAS study reported over 20% of Florida food purchasers are ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureJoin the movement to protect pollinators to ensure healthy ecosystems and food security. Yes, become a backyard honey beekeeping! But first learn the basics from the experts and the requirements necessary to successfully do it in your backyard ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
Access to fresh, nutritious foods and local foodsheds is essential to society's health, security, and prosperity. National initiatives such as the National Good Food Network of the Wallace Center are working to scale up the supply of good, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension