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How to empower youth in 2025: Attend the UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County 4-H Opportunity for All Benefit Gala

by Lourdes Mederos
December 17, 2024

Emma Wickham, 16, and Summer Wayne, 15, are two Florida 4-H youth who have built an impressive portfolio of leadership skills and experiences. Wickham, past president of the UF/IFAS Extension 4-H St. Lucie County Council continues to ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Curriculum, Events, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: 4-H Opportunity For All Benefit Gala, 4-H Summer Camps, 4-H Youth Development Program, Adam's Ranch, Doris M. Carter Foundation, Emma Wickham, Florida 4-H, Fort Pierce, John Ferguson, National 4-H, Ranch Life & Moonlight, Summer Wayne, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, UF/IFAS St. Lucie 4-H

Worried about the summer slide? UF/IFAS experts share options to fuel young minds

by Lourdes Mederos
June 17, 2024

A well-deserved vacation from instruction and exams doesn’t have to come with the summer slide -- that time when summer learning loss can occur, according to the U.S. Department of Education. There are plenty of ways to engage kids ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, Clubs & Volunteers, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Ask IFAS, Citizen Science, CLOVER, Florida 4-H, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, INaturalist, News, Summer Slide, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Workforce Development

Meet Berkley Barnes: From shy 4-H mini-member to legislative change agent

by Lourdes Mederos
June 12, 2024

How does a shy youth grow into a confident and inspirational young leader advocating for legislative change at the state level? For Berkley Barnes, a 17-year-old St. Lucie resident and 4-H member, the journey entailed participation in ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, , Clubs & Volunteers, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Dana Trabulsy, Florida 4-H Legislature, Florida 4-H State Executive Board, News, R-Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, UF/IFAS, Workforce Development

Jumpstart your holidays at a wreath-making workshop with Florida 4-H in Broward

by Lourdes Mederos
November 29, 2023

Interested in jumpstarting your holidays with a crafty exercise that doubles as a fundraiser for Broward County 4-H youth programming? Look no further and sign up for a fun and festive wreath-making workshop scheduled for December 9 from ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Summer Camp, 4-H Youth Development, Alexandra Goetz, Florida 4-H, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, Wreath
honey bees

These Florida 4-H members’ businesses are buzzing

by Samantha Murray
April 4, 2023

In a region of Florida famous for its honey, two entrepreneurial 4-H youth are turning their love of beekeeping into small but growing businesses. Gulf County residents Emily Flowers, 12, and Zeke Cooper, 13, began keeping their own hives ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Anitra Mayhann, Bee College, Emily Flowers, Gulf County, Honey Bee Research And Extension Lab, Honey Bees, News, Zeke Cooper

El Festival de Otoño del Departamento de Extensión de UF/IFAS en St. Lucie: una comunidad en crecimiento

by Luz Bahder
October 10, 2022

¿Busca un evento de otoño que supere el tradicional huerto de calabazas? No olvide marcar su calendario el sábado 15 de octubre, de 8 a.m. a 4 p.m. cuando ocurrirá el Festival de Otoño del Departamento de Extensión Social de UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Blog Community, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Relationships & Family, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Actividades, Departamento De Extension, Espanol, Fall Festival, Festival, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Programa De Voluntarios, Programas, Spanish, Talleres

Ayude a combatir la inseguridad alimentaria donando frascos de mantequilla de maní a su oficina local de extensión de UF/IFAS

by Luz Bahder
October 3, 2022

La mantequilla de maní es un artículo popular en bancos de alimentos gracias a sus nutrientes, proteínas y sabor, además de poseer una larga vida útil. Con el aumento de la inseguridad alimentaria como resultado de la pandemia de COVID-19, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Desafio, Donar, El Desafio De La Mantequilla De Mani, Espanol, Extension Social, FAMU, Mani, Mantequilla De Mani, Peanut, Peanut Butter Challenge, Spanish

MEDIA ALERT: Miami Dade HS interns explore urban food production with partners, historic Red Rooster Overtown

by Lourdes Mederos
July 28, 2022

WHAT: Six Miami-Dade County public high school students are at the final stage of a comprehensive internship program exposing them to the many facets of urban food production in South Florida. On August 3, the interns will celebrate their ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Florida 4-H, Indoor Vertical Farming, Sustainable Urban Food Production, Vertical Farming

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