Category: Events

Growing a Green Thumb! Gardening class starts January

by Barbara L. Edmonds
December 4, 2022

Levy County Extension hosts the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF-IFAS) Extension Master Gardener volunteer (MGV) training program. Meeting Thursdays, January 25 – April 18, 9 am – Noon, Levy County Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Citizen Scientists, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Levy County, Levy County Extension, Master Gardener, UF IFAS

Master Gardeners Harvest Educational Excellence Award

by Barbara L. Edmonds
December 2, 2022

Master Gardeners receive the Award of Excellence for Educational Materials from the University of Florida. The ‘Record of Change’ portable herbarium project provides responsive and timely education for residents and Master Gardeners. More ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Master Gardener, UF/IFAS Extension

2022 Levy County Library Summer Program

by Barbara L. Edmonds
June 22, 2022

Nature Coast Master Gardeners (NCMG) teamed-up with sixty-five children and a dozen adults during the 2022 Levy County Library Summer Program. In cooperation with Darlene Slattery, Levy County Library Director and Layce Hallman, Library Office ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Herbarium, Master Gardener

“A Taste of Italy” at Levy County Libraries

by Barbara L. Edmonds
June 3, 2022

Children ages 7-13 are invited to attend “A Taste of Italy," June 13-17, 2022. During this fun hands-on program, they will explore plant life cycle through crafts and transplanting oregano. Free plants for participants at Levy County Libraries. Nature ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Hypertufa, Levy Library, Master Gardener

FREE Tomato, Sweet Pepper and Corn Seed from UNITY Gardens Initiative

by Barbara L. Edmonds
May 9, 2022

Floridians may pick up free vegetable starter seed packets beginning Monday, May 9th. While supplies last, pick up seed at Levy County Extension Center, 625 North Hathaway Avenue, Bronson or from one of the 59 participating University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes

Join the discussion about the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve

by Savanna Barry
April 27, 2022

Florida's newest Aquatic Preserve, the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve (NCAP), is about to reach an important milestone. Since designation in 2020, managers and staff at Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) have worked hard ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Applied Research, Birds, Boating, Citizen Science, Cleanup, Climate Change, Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Living Shoreline, Mangroves, Marine Debris, Marsh, Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve, Recreation, Research, Restoration, Scalloping, Sea Level Rise, Seagrass, Seagrass Scarring, Water Quality

Arbor Day Program

by Barbara L. Edmonds
March 14, 2022

Joseph MacKenzie, Levy County Forester and Barbara L. Edmonds, Horticulture PA, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County collaborated with Jennifer Bray, Assistant Principal, Bronson Middle-High School during an Arbor Day 2022 program. Addressing faculty ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
Tags: Arbor Day, Bronson Middle High School

Culinary Herb, Colorful Containers, and Citrus Cultivars!

by Barbara L. Edmonds
January 24, 2022

This is a three-part* program to improve gardening skill and knowledge. “Culinary Herbs” includes discussion and instruction on herb and spring season vegetables including sowing seed and potting up edibles. You will leave with plants and ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Fruit, Gardening, Growing A Green Thumb, Spring, Vegetable

UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension @ Yankeetown Seafood Festival

by Barbara L. Edmonds
November 16, 2021

Visit UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension booth at 2021 Yankeetown Arts, Crafts and Seafood Festival, Saturday November 20, 2021: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday November 21, 2021: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. In an ideal ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Festival, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, InsideNatureCoast, Levy County, Levy County Extension, Master Gardener

Cedar Key Coastal Cleanup 2021

by Savanna Barry
November 12, 2021

Coastal cleanup by the numbers This year, the International Coastal Cleanup was a back in full swing and was a success! At least 140 volunteers braved the rain to remove nearly 2,500 pounds of trash from local shorelines. This is similar to ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Cedar Key, Cleanup, Coastal Habitat, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Marine Debris, NCBS Volunteers, Plastic

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