Category: UF/IFAS Extension

The Hidden Struggle for Healthy Food in Leon County

by Suzanne Holloway
May 22, 2026

Food is national security. Food is economy. It is employment, energy, history. Food is everything. - José Andrés, chef and humanitarian Imagine living in a neighborhood where fast-food chains and liquor stores outnumber grocery stores. Snack ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Food Access, Food Apartheid, Food Desert, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Food Swamp, Living Well In The Panhandle

Tips on Building Raised Bed Gardens

by Molly Jameson
November 17, 2022

Want to grow a vegetable garden but don’t know where to start? Raised bed gardens give you the ability to put a garden anywhere you have at least six hours of sunlight and access to water, regardless of your native soil type. See the fact ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Compost, Raised Bed Gardens

Extension Connection

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 18, 2017

Please read full newsletter here_Extensionconnection January 2017 READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Archive, Events And Activities, Food Preservation, Food Safety, Health And Nutrition, Horticulture, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events/Class

The David W. Marshall IFAS Extension Office Demonstration Garden

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 6, 2015

Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat November 6, 2015 By: Lana Arnold “…that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” is the often quoted Shakespearean line. The “rose “ with a new name is ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Annuals, Archive, Grasses, Native Plants, October-December 2015, Orchards, Perennials, Roses, Shrubs, Trees, Tropical Plants, Vegetables Heerbs, Vines And Non-invasive Plants

Celebrate Spring with our Annual UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Open House!

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 8, 2015

Tallahassee Democrat May 8, 2015 By Taylor Vandiver The UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Office cordially invites you to join us as we celebrate spring with our annual Open House! In Florida, the Extension service has helped millions by tapping ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: April-June 2015, Archive

Extension Office to celebrate a century of service

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 31, 2014

(Photo: Michelle Gomez/Special to the Democrat ) May 31, 2014 By Michelle Gomez The Extension Center grounds are gorgeous, planted and labeled. A little-known gem sits on South Side, tucked beneath beautiful oak trees across from Jack ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: April-June 2014, Archive

Leon County Mosquito Program Serves Area Residents

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 26, 2013

Guest Article for the Tallahassee Democrat Photos by Whit Pennington, Mosquito Control staff hand spraying in pond. August 16, 2013 By Glen Pourciau In Leon County there are more than 40 different species of mosquitoes with only about 15 ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Archive, July -September 2013, Mosquitoes, West Nile Virus

November Newsletter Available

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 2, 2012

Check out the lastest issue of the Leon County 4-H Newsletter. Inside you'll find details about Senior LAW, the Winter Festival Parade, Volunteer Training and much more! READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Activities, Archive, Calendar, Events, Events And Activities, Newsletter, Teen, Training, Volunteer Training, Volunteers, Workshop, Youth

September 4-H Newsletter

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 26, 2012

It's a New 4-H Year, Enrollment TIME! Newsletter - September 2012 READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Archive

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