Category: Fruits & Vegetables

Try my Super-secret Mango Guacamole Recipe for National Avocado Day 2022

by Ken Gioeli

July 20, 2022

National Avocado Day is July 31, 2022, and I thought it would be a good time to divulge my super-secret mango guacamole recipe. Its sweet, spicy, and tasty. Its a source of monounsaturated fats which can be part of a healthful diet. We can also ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Avocado, Guacamole, July31, Mango, Monounsaturated, Nationalguacamoleday, Nutritious

Using Zoom in our New Digital World

by Heather Janney

May 15, 2020

Most Extension Professionals across the nation have been using Zoom for years now. But even we had to learn new things during this pandemic. There are a few basics that you need to know when it comes to using Zoom for our meetings. Creating ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Welcome, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: COVID-19, Covid19, How To, Meetings, Virtual Meetings, Zoom

Garden Health

by Kim Bentz

April 15, 2020

Growing Mindfully with Hopefilled Days In these new and challenging times, we need to turn to the outdoors; for our peace and productivity. I know of many families inspired to put in raised gardens, patio containers ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension

When Given Lemons . . . !

by Kim Bentz

April 8, 2020

When Life Hands You Lemons Recently, while navigating our new world of physical distancing, a Martin County Fair vendor left a free box of lemons for anyone to enjoy. Hating to see much of those lemons go to waste, and being 4-H, I brought ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition,
Tags: 4-H, Canning, Experiential, Fruits, Learning, Vegetables

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place

March 15, 2020

Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local UF/IFAS Extension office ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

Welcome, Natalie Parkell

by Kim Bentz

June 28, 2018

Press release by Liz Southers The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Martin County Is Proud To Announce Our New 4-H Agent, Natalie Parkell. June 28, 2018- Stuart, FL The University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H Agent, Education, Extension, Gardening

Microgreens, grow your own!

by Yvette Goodiel

February 28, 2018

Have you ever thought of growing your own microgreens? If you're not sure what they are, microgreens are young, tender greens used as entree garnishes or salad ingredients. A variety of crops, including cabbage, beet, kale, mustard, radish, ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes

Florida-Friendly Irrigation and Fertilization Workshops Offered for Homeowners

by Yvette Goodiel

February 2, 2018

Are you concerned about conserving water and protecting our river and estuary? Do you wish there was something you could do as a homeowner to keep our water clean and our estuary healthy? In our watershed, the St. Lucie River and Estuary have ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn

The “All-Tropical-American Fruit”

by Tiffany Porter

October 3, 2017

Article written by Highlands County Master Gardener Volunteer: Charles Reynolds on October 1st, 2017 for the Highlands Today Newspaper. The Master Gardener Help Desk gets dozens of questions about that All-American fruit, or vegetable, whoever ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Avocados, HCMG

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