Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Purslane in the Garden

by Yvonne Florian
August 1, 2025

Summer vegetable-garden weeds can be a problem for gardeners. It's too hot to check weed growth every afternoon. And we really only have a few vegetable plants which will survive the heat of a Florida summer. Deciding to let the garden ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn
Tags: Eat The Weeds, Edible, Florida Foraging, Foraging, Free Vegetables, Nutrition, Pickling, Purslane, Weed Identification, Weeds, Wild Edibles

Megalomaniac Vegetable

by Yvonne Florian
May 9, 2025

The Vegetable That Wanted to Take Over The World by Yvonne Florian, edited by Leslie Nicole Munroe Birds plant a lot of seeds. Most of these seeds grow into plants that are unwanted or which are invasive. You could think of invasive ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Curcurbits, Edible Squash Blossoms, Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe, Seminole Pumpkin, Squash Blossoms, Tropical Pumpkin, Vegetable Growing

Life and Lemons

by Yvonne Florian
July 25, 2024

Life Giving You Lemons? Who gave lemons such a bad rap? There may be no more refreshing drink in the summertime than an ice cold lemonade. Thanks to worldwide trade, lemons are available all year round. Florida lemons, though, may be ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Trivia, Growing Citrus Trees, Lemon Uses, Lemon Zest, Lemon-lime-ade, Lemonade

Love Food? Check Out “Food Check-Out Week”

by Yvonne Florian
March 1, 2024

I will admit it. I am not really one to “celebrate” all these new week-labels we’ve added to our calendars. But I do like food and food statistics. When I heard about “Food Check-Out Week” I knew I had to learn more. Food ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Fruits & Vegetables, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Birdie Hogan Farm, Farmers Markets, Fojtik Flatwoods Farm, Food Check-Out Week, Osso Bucco, Produce, Quickles, Sausage Gravy & Biscuits, Vegetables

November is National Diabetes Month

by Olivia Zugay
November 29, 2023

Written by Samantha Walter-Cano, Edited by Olivia Zugay Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects more than 37 million Americans. Diabetes is categorized into two main types: type 1 and type 2. More than 90-95% of people with diabetes have ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life

Mangoes in Florida

by Yvonne Florian
August 3, 2023

Thinking about all those Florida mangoes, what is your favorite way to enjoy fresh Florida mangoes? Fresh cut, mango salsa, chutney, mango jam, mango butter, smoothies? In my opinion, mangoes are best when fully ripe and fresh from the tree, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Florida Mangoes, How To Grow Mango In Florida, Mango Butter, Mango Jam

It’s National Avocado Day!

by Olivia Zugay
July 12, 2023

Written by Samantha Walter-Cano, Edited by Olivia Zugay Did you know July 31st is National Avocado Day? In honor of this delicious fruit, let's learn what makes them special. While you're at it, make yourself some guacamole or avocado toast ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Florida Avocados, Fruits, Healthy Eating

July Blueberry Jammin’

by Yvonne Florian
July 6, 2023

I just love summer fruits. Fresh berries and cherries are the best. Summertime in America is when most of our berries are ripe and ready for picking. What can you do with so many berries? My favorite ways to preserve delicate summer fruit ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Management, Work & Life
Tags: Blueberries, Canning, Canning Jam, Jam

Common Crop Insects Pests Worldwide

by Yvonne Florian
June 6, 2023

June 6th is World Pest Day. And what better way to “celebrate” the pests which eat our crops than to expose their wicked ways. We should be aware that, around the world, we all fight some of the same insect pests. The following are ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cotton, Crop Pests, Garden Pests, Vegetable Insects

Sweet Celebration: National Honeybee Day

by Leslie Nicole Munroe
September 7, 2022

National Honeybee Day 2022 Written by Hailey Peirce for Nickie Munroe August 20th, 2022, is National Honeybee Day. Today we are focusing on all things honey. We all know the delicious sweetness that honey brings to our taste buds. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Health Benefits Of Honey, Healthy Honey, Honey, Honey Popcorn Balls Recipe, Honey Recipes, Honey-mustard Salad Dressing Recipe

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