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An aromatic orchid could brighten Valentine’s Day for your loved one


February 5, 2025

When searching for a great Valentine's Day gift, you might consider the enchanting orchid. University of Florida experts say the flowers last longer than many other plants, some emit a beautiful aroma, they come in a wide variety of colors, ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Relationships & Family
Tags: Aroma, Colors, Environmental Horticulture, Gift, International, Latin America, Lorna Bravo, Love, Micropropagation, Orchid, Twyla Leigh, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Plants, Wagner Vendrame

Aspiring food entrepreneurs can call UF/IFAS specialist for more information on food safety


September 10, 2024

Want to make cheesecake from home and sell it? You’re hardly alone, but that’s a tricky prospect. “People love cheesecake. But it doesn’t meet Florida’s Cottage Food Law. You can’t make it from your home. If you have to refrigerate ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Florida Cottage Food Law, Food Safety, Food Science, Guidance, Office Hours, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Stephanie Brown, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, UF/IFAS Extension Statewide Specialized Agent In Food Science, Virtual Office Hours

When pricing produce to sell directly to consumers, farmers urged to know their costs


August 14, 2024

Instead of taking what the broker or retailer feels like paying, small- and medium-sized farmers who sell directly to consumers should track costs, determine what they want to earn and set their own produce prices, University of Florida experts ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS
Tags: Consumers, Costs, Customers, Farmers, Farmers' Markets, Jessica Ryals, Kim Morgan, Marketing, Mid-sized Farmers, Niche Market, Price, Retail, Small Farmers, Social Media, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County
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Hurricane Ian Q&A for coastal communities


October 13, 2022

Florida Sea Grant is hosting a live event open to the public tomorrow to answer questions about impacts to coastal communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant experts will address questions related to boating ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Bay County, Charlotte County, Coastal And Marine Resources, Coastal Living, Collier County, Florida Sea Grant, Food And Resource Economics Department, Hurricane Ian, Q&A, Sarasota County, UF/IFAS Extension Bay County, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Agents
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UF/IFAS Extension Collier offers Spanish classes for commercial pesticide, fertilizer licensing required by FDACS


September 19, 2022

Para acceder a esta comunicación en español, por favor utilice este enlace Using pesticides and fertilizers can be harmful to humans, wildlife, and the environment. That’s why the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Certificación Comercial Limitada Del Mantenimiento De Áreas Verdes, Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMP), Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance (LCLM), Mejores Prácticas De Manejo De La Industria Verde, Pesticide Licensing Class, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County

Spread the word: Peanut Butter Challenge kicks off Oct. 1


September 22, 2021

The Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension’s annual jar collection for local food pantries that launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012, is again spreading statewide this year. Unopened jars of peanut butter can be donated to local ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Baker County, Bay County, Bradford County, Calhoun County, CALS, Citrus County, Clay County, Escambia County, FAMU, Food Insecurity, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hernando County, Highlands County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Leon County, Libbie Johnson, Liberty County, Madison County, Nassau County, Okaloosa County, Okeechobee County, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County, UF/IFAS Extension Duval County, UF/IFAS Extension Glades County, UF/IFAS Extension Hardee County, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, UF/IFAS Extension Indian River County, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, UF/IFAS Extension Martin County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension Monroe County, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Union County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County

After the holiday meal, it’s time to make some yummy, nutritious leftovers


December 21, 2020

You’ve finished your holiday meal, including perhaps, seconds. The aroma of traditional foods still wafts from the kitchen. Lots of people will make leftovers, whether it’s turkey sandwiches or a veggie dish. But some UF/IFAS Extension agents ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Andrea Nikolai, Cranberry Jalapeno Relish, Healthy, Holidays, Kimberly Bragg-Armatrout, Leftovers, Meals, Nutrition, Shepherd's Pie, Stuffed Peppers, Suzanne Fundingsland, Turkey, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County

UF researchers expand vanilla project; hope to meet consumer, grower demands


August 6, 2020

You can taste it now. A refreshing scoop of vanilla ice cream or a milk shake can be tasty and help cool you down in the sweltering Florida heat. To meet growing consumer demand for vanilla, Alan Chambers, a UF/IFAS tropical plant geneticist, ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Alan Chambers, Citizen Scientists, Cultivar, David Outerbridge, Extract, Horticultural Sciences, Ice Cream, Tropical Research And Education Center, Twyla Leigh, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County, Vanilla
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Is indoor farming a solution? UF/IFAS scientists explain


May 13, 2020

DAVIE, Fla. – At one time, the concept of vegetables growing inside a temperature-controlled facility where LED lights and advanced technology set the pace for year-round harvesting, promoted photosynthesis and water use efficiency, and required ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aeroponics, Aquaponics, Extension Broward, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Hydroponic Farming, Hydroponics, Indoor Vertical Farming, Jiangxiao Qiu, Landscape Ecology, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, UF IFAS Extension Broward, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center

UF/IFAS Extension helps develop campaign to connect Southwest Florida consumers, growers


April 30, 2020

NAPLES, Fla. – Southwest Florida’s farmers want you to eat their produce, and many consumers crave locally grown food. To meet those desires, a UF/IFAS Extension agent is helping launch a new marketing campaign to urge consumers to buy and ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Consumers, Coronavirus, Hurricane Irma, Jessica Ryals, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, SWFL Fresh, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County