Tag: urban agriculture
Water Wednesdays – Urban Agriculture
November 23, 2020
Urban Agriculture is part of a local food system where food is produced within an urban area and marketed to consumers within that area. According to U.S. EPA, urban agriculture can contribute to the revitalization of abandoned or underutilized ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Urban Agriculture, Water Wednesdays
Bring Home Hydroponics for the Holidays!
November 3, 2020
Interested in growing your own? Need a gift for the green thumb? Give the gift that keeps on giving, or harvest your own homegrown hydroponic lettuce for your holiday meal! Join UF/IFAS Extension to learn about options for growing food in ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agriculture, Cflandscapes, Grow Your Own, Holiday, Holiday Shopping, Homegrown, Hwooten, Hydro, Hydroponics, Kratky, Kratky Method, Lettuce, Noncirculating, Set It And Forget It, Urban Ag, Urban Agriculture, Water
MREC’s Dr. Catherine Campbell Featured on WCJB’s “What’s Growing On?” Segment
September 28, 2020
Catherine Campbell, assistant professor of community food systems at the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, was recently interviewed by WCJB20 in Gainesville about how Florida farmers are recovering from the pandemic. Campbell was ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Catherine Campbell, Community Food Systems, Covid-19, Florida Agriculture, MREC, MREC News, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food, WCJB20
Just Published: Florida Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Adaptation and Response to COVID-19
September 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic had substantial impact on economies across the country, and Florida’s agriculturalists were no exception. In Florida fruit and vegetable growers’ adaptation and response to COVID-19, assistant professor of community ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Catherine Campbell, Cgcampbell, Community Food Systems, Covid-19, Donation, Florida Agriculture, Food Bank, Fruit And Vegetable, Producer, Research Update, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food
MREC Faculty Member Catherine Campbell Awarded SEEDIT Grant
May 21, 2020
The Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) is honored to announce MREC and Family, Youth and Community Sciences faculty member Catherine Campbell was awarded a Support for Emerging Enterprise Development Integration Teams (SEEDIT) ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Catherine Campbell, Central Florida Food, Food Systems, Horticulture, MREC, Research, UF-IFAS, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Systems
Event: Lee County Urban Gardening and Micro Business Course
January 2, 2018
Interested in growing your own small food related business? Agents Roy Beckford and Jennifer Hagen of the Lee County Extension Office can help. The Urban Gardening and Micro-Business class series will introduce practical and technical concepts ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Agriculture, Backyard Chickens, Bees, Cottage Food, Family And Consumer Sciences, Food Business, Food Safety, Gardening, Jennifer Hagen, Lee County, Micro Business, Permaculture, Poultry, Regulations, Roy Beckford, Urban Agriculture
UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension, Community Gardens Program Update
June 23, 2017
On Tuesday, the 20th of June, the Pasco County Board of Commissioners passed the first county Urban Agriculture Ordinance in the State of Florida. With this leap forward, the UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension, Community Gardens (CG) Program is ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Community Garden, Extension, Moore Michen, Ordinance, Pasco, Urban Agriculture