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Water Wednesday Preview: Urban Agriculture


November 18, 2021

This month Water Wednesday will feature Urban Agriculture! What is Urban Agriculture? According to U.S. EPA, "Urban Agriculture is part of a local food system where food is produced within an urban area and marketed to consumers within that ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: #WaterWednesday, Ask Extension, Catherine Campbell, Hannah Wooten, Urban Agriculture, Water Wednesday, Yilin Zhuang

Water Wednesdays Recap – Hydroponics


December 21, 2020

What is a hydroponic system? How does it differ from traditional growing of plants? How can we try it at home? Last Water Wednesday, we invited the Sustainable Ag and Food Systems Agent in Seminole County, Dr. Morgan Pinkerton to give an introduction ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Water
Tags: Food Systems, Hydroponics, Morgan Pinkerton, UF IFAS Extension Water Agents, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Systems, Water, Water RSA, Water Wednesdays, Yilin Zhuang

Water Wednesdays Recap – What is Urban Agriculture?


December 7, 2020

Water Wednesdays in December will focus on Urban Agriculture. Last Water Wednesdays, Dr. Catherine Campbell gave an overview and discussed the benefits and risks of urban agriculture. What is Urban Agriculture? There is no standard definition ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Water
Tags: Community Food Systems, UF IFAS Extension Water Agents, Urban Agriculture, Urbanization, Water RSA, Water Wednesdays, Yilin Zhuang

MREC’s Dr. Catherine Campbell Featured on WCJB’s “What’s Growing On?” Segment


September 28, 2020

Catherine Campbell, assistant professor of community food systems at the Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, was recently interviewed by WCJB20 in Gainesville about how Florida farmers are recovering from the pandemic. Campbell was ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Catherine Campbell, Community Food Systems, Covid-19, Florida Agriculture, MREC, MREC News, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food, WCJB20

Just Published: Florida Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Adaptation and Response to COVID-19


September 11, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic had substantial impact on economies across the country, and Florida’s agriculturalists were no exception. In Florida fruit and vegetable growers’ adaptation and response to COVID-19, assistant professor of community ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Catherine Campbell, Cgcampbell, Community Food Systems, Covid-19, Donation, Florida Agriculture, Food Bank, Fruit And Vegetable, Producer, Research Update, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food

MREC Faculty Member Catherine Campbell Awarded SEEDIT Grant


May 21, 2020

The Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) is honored to announce MREC and Family, Youth and Community Sciences faculty member Catherine Campbell was awarded a Support for Emerging Enterprise Development Integration Teams (SEEDIT) ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Catherine Campbell, Central Florida Food, Food Systems, Horticulture, MREC, Research, UF IFAS, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Systems