Brewing Ideas with UF/IFAS: One Round Down, Another On Tap
November 21, 2025
Cheers to "Brewing Ideas with UF/IFAS"! We launched this innovative series last month, to bring together community members and local experts for an evening of open discussion on relevant environmental solutions. The goals were simple: make ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Water, WildlifeTags: Community Education, Conservation, Dolphin, Florida Sea Grant, Living Shoreline, Local Issues, Marine Mammal, Pgm_Marine, Pgm_Waste
![plant shoots sprout from stacks of coins and a clear glass jar full of coins, against a background of greenery. [credit: pixabay.com, nattanan kanchanaprat]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2025/09/2025_Waste_plantCoins02_pixabayNattananKanchanaprat_EDITS1650x470.png)

![screen grab from video showcasing "walls by me," a member of sarasota county extension's green business partnership. [credit: uf/ifas extension sarasota county]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2025/09/2025_Waste_screengrabGBPShowcaseWallsByMe02_CROP1650x470-1.png)
![screen grab from a video showing a wide view of raised garden beds, an educational feature at mangrove school of sarasota. [credit: uf/ifas extension sarasota county]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2025/08/2025_Waste_gbpMangroveSchoolSara01_CROP1650x470.png)
![closeup of a sarasota county solid waste truck using a mechanical clamp to pick up a blue solid waste bin and empty it. [credit: sarasota county government]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2025/07/2023_Waste_sacoSolidWasteTruck_saco_CROP1650x470.png)
![photo illustration of resource conservation, with green earth globe set against backdrop of lush, green vegetation. [credit: pixabay.com, satheesh sankaran]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2024/07/2024_Waste_gbpBannerGreenEarthVegn_pixabaySatheeshSankaranCROP1650x470TINY.png)
![assorted microplastics shown resting on two fingertips, with a pile of microplastics in the background. [credit: uf/ifas, tyler jones]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2025/02/2017_Waste_microplasticCloseupFingers01_ifasTylerJonesCROP1650x470TINY.png)
