Sarasota County has taken another step towards a greener future with the launch of its new Green Business Partnership Map. The goal is to showcase and promote local businesses dedicated to environmental practices, encouraging residents and ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
University of Florida researchers want help from Sarasota County households to get a better understanding of how homes generate and handle food waste. A new citizen science project, led locally by UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County staff, aims ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Composting with worms – also known as "vermicomposting" – is the process of using worms to produce rich compost from kitchen wastes. One pound of worms can turn 65 pounds of garbage into garden compost in 100 days. It is the way to go if ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation
Written by UF Active Learning Program Interns: Sierra Mulholland & Ydnie Augustin Small Business Saturday is a day to celebrate and support local small businesses within your community. Small businesses are generally characterized ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources![Food scraps in a compost pile. {CREDIT: Camila Guillen, UF/IFAS]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2021/04/2021_Waste_blogFoodWaste01_ifasCROP1338x357TINY.jpg)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a way of classifying food waste in the United States into three categories: Excessive Expensive Environmentally Harmful Food waste is excessive because nearly 40 percent of all the food produced ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Work & Life
For professional tree care in Sarasota County and the surrounding area, look to the expertise of Kevin Wilson, an ISA-certified arborist at High Life Studios, LLC. Offering tree pruning service, tree removal, and more, with over 20 years in ... READ MORE
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Aquamarine Yoga was founded in Sarasota County in 2023 by experienced yoga teacher Sandi Higgins to actively connect yoga and self-care with sustainability and environmental care through education and practice. Rooted in ancient Indian philosophy ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation![a hand holds dark, rich compost with worms. [credit: uf/ifas, camila guillen]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2023/07/2022_Waste_factsheetVermicompostWorms01_ifasGuillenCamila_CROP1338x357TINY.png)
UF/IFAS Extension agents in Sarasota and Leon counties have teamed up on a unique approach to help meet a state mandate to ramp up recycling and cut waste heading to the landfill: home vermicomposting. Molly Jameson, of Leon County, and Randall ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life![customers walk past downtown storefronts, in this photo-illustration for the sarasota county green business partnership. [credit: uf/ifas extension sarasota county]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2022/07/2023_Waste_featuredGBPCountdown_CENTER_1338x357TINY.png)
On Jan. 19, 2006, Dave’s Auto Repair became the first Sarasota County Green Business Partner. Join us in this blog series over the next several months as we highlight our partners by looking back over the past 15 years of this fantastic partnership! Through ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural ResourcesWhy would a business decide to go green? We would like to assume most businesses implement environmental programs because it's the right thing to do. However, research shows us three main drivers assist businesses with implementing green and ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources