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Native Plant Nursery Spring Festival

Media Alert: Ever-popular UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale returns to campus this weekend

by Megan Winslow
June 16, 2025

What: The UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale. When: June 21 and 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: The UF/IFAS Native Plant Nursery, just west of the greenhouses located at 2333 Mowry Road, Gainesville. About: Shop hundreds of native plant species ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blueberry, Campus, Conservation, Event, Extension, Florida Wildflower Foundation, Gage LaPierre, Grass, Green Antelopehorn Milkweed, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Intern, Legume, Megan Winslow, Milkweed, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation, Native Plant Nursery, Native Plant Sale, Natural Area Teaching Laboratory, Nursery, Office Of The Dean For Research, Plants, Purchase, Restoration, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Shop, Shopping, Shrub, Sunflower, Tree, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wildflower, Wildlife
Food scraps in a compost pile. {CREDIT: Camila Guillen, UF/IFAS]

IFAS Supporting Florida Food Waste Prevention Week

by Randy Penn
April 3, 2025

Food waste is a huge issue, here and around the globe.  As a country, we throw away 40 percent of all the food produced, or up to 160 billion pounds each year. The price tag for that waste approaches $218 billion. And, with production losses ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: Composting, Food, Food Waste, Food Waste Prevention Week, Pgm_Waste, Recycle, Recycling, Reduce, Reuse, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping, Waste, Ways To Save
woman shopping

Nutrition labels meant to promote healthy eating could discourage purchases, UF/IFAS study shows

by Megan Winslow
February 5, 2025

Some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have the opposite effect, new University of Florida research shows. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Consumer, Design, Eating, FDA, Food, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food Industry, Food Labels, Health, Healthy, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jianhui Liu, Labels, Landscape Water Survey, Megan Winslow, Nutrition, Package, Policymakers, Research, Shopping, Study, Survey, U.S. Food And Drug Administration, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Willingness-to-pay
tomatoes on plant

Ways to Save: Grow Seasonal ‘Smarts’ For Your Vegetable Garden

by Mindy Hanak
May 23, 2023

Do you have a spring planting habit? If you are interested in growing food crops in your Florida garden it is very important to keep your seasons in mind when selecting what you will plant. I may break your heart when I tell you that now is ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: EdibleGardeningSeries, Food, Garden, Pgm_Gardens, Pollinator, Pollinators, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping, Vegetable Gardening, WaysToSave
A shopper grapples with products and technology in a grocery store [CREDIT: pxhere.com, Viki Mohamad]

Grocery Shopping for Your Health: Our new blog series

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May 23, 2023

Have you ever thought about grocery shopping as what it really should be: shopping for your health? It's an unusual view, for many, but one that's really worth exploring ... and adopting. And we can help. We're developing and launching ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Featured, FIN, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping
A shopper grapples with products and technology in a grocery store [CREDIT: pxhere.com, Viki Mohamad]

Grocery Shopping for Your Health– Building a healthier way of eating

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May 23, 2023

As part of our "Grocery Shopping for your Health" series, we will take you on a tour of a typical store. But, before we begin, let's look at what it means to build a healthy eating pattern. Keep in mind that a healthier eating pattern doesn't ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: FIN, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nutrient, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping
A shopper grapples with products and technology in a grocery store [CREDIT: pxhere.com, Viki Mohamad]

Grocery Shopping for Your Health: Produce department – fruits

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May 23, 2023

In our last "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" post, we talked about building a healthier way of eating. Now that we have an idea about our eating patterns, let's get shopping. First, there are plenty of places where you can buy food. You might ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: FIN, Food, Fruit, Fruits, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Produce, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping
A shopper grapples with products and technology in a grocery store [CREDIT: pxhere.com, Viki Mohamad]

Grocery Shopping for Your Health: Produce department – vegetables

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May 23, 2023

In our "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" post, we discussed the produce department, focusing on fruits. This post will focus on vegetables. As a general rule, start by noting the condition of the produce department. It should be clean and ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: FIN, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Produce, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping, Vegetable, Vegetables
A shopper grapples with products and technology in a grocery store [CREDIT: pxhere.com, Viki Mohamad]

Grocery Shopping for Your Health: The freezer section

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May 23, 2023

In our last two "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" posts, we covered the produce department, looking at fresh fruits and vegetables. In this post, we will head over to the frozen foods aisle, and talk about frozen dinners, frozen fruits and ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: FIN, Food, Freeze, Freezer, Frozen, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping

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