Summer rains will hopefully be here soon, bringing with them the potential for flooding. Litter, yard debris, and other objects can block the roadside inlets that route excess rainfall away from our homes. Keeping these storm drains clear is ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Water![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)
The James Griffith Salon opened Aug. 1, 1988, in Venice as an AVEDA Concept Salon. Next came their partnership with The Gasparilla Inn & Club in Boca Grande, opening a second salon, and then expanding with a third location in Sarasota in ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation
A new study shows seafood food loss and waste in the United States is approximately 22.7%, a drastic decrease from previous estimates of between 43% and 47%. The study, conducted in part by researchers from the University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife![illustration of colorful globe of planet earth, with blue sky background , green leaf in foreground, and green swipe at bottom. [credit: pixabay.com, gerd altmann]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2023/09/2022_Sust_illusGlobeGreenIvyPlant_pixabay_AltmannGerdCROP1650x470.png)
Sarasota County is proud to announce that it has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) “Gold” certification and national accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council, an honor recognizing an array of efforts ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources![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/2023/07/2023_Waste_featuredGBP_LOGO_1338x357TINY.png){kind=logo}
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
Sarasota County Sustainability is teaming with the Science and Environment Council of Southwest Florida to bring you an expanded version of our highly popular Sustainable Communities Workshop. The two-day "EcoSummit" and two-day “Green Living ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation![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)
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
Meal kits are growing in popularity, with national sales predicted to increase from $4.6 billion in 2017 to $11.6 billion in 2022. Such kits include pre-cut raw foods and recipe cards to prepare a home-cooked meal, but they come with packaging ... READ MORE
Category: Work & Life
Adults fear it and kids love it…it’s poop! Stool, waste, feces, dung, there are many ways to say it, but nobody ever really wants to talk about it. Everything that eats, poops, right? And all that poop has to go somewhere. Fortunately ... READ MORE
Category: Lawn, Recreation, Water, Work & LifeSchool Lunchtime(SNAP Education Photo Gallery) Do you have a child or grandchild who eats meals at school? Do they come home hungry and complain about the meals they are served? Have you taken any time to explain how the lunchroom food ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life