Category: Fruits & Vegetables

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Rudolph’s Guide to Holiday Grocery Savings

by anikolai
December 1, 2025

  If you find yourself saying, “Oh deer!” (pun intended) while trying to plan a holiday meal that’s crowd-pleasing, delicious, healthy, and budget-friendly, you’re not alone. At UF/IFAS Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Anikolai, Healthy Meals, Holiday, Holiday Meal, Holidays, Meal, Polk County, Polk County FL, Saving_money, UF/IFAS Polk County

Annual Peanut Butter Challenge: A Birthday Wish to End Hunger

by Jasi Romero and anikolai
November 5, 2025

From Presents to Peanut Butter, A Gift That Gives Back In a world where small acts of kindness can ripple into big changes, one young girl in Polk County is proving that age is no barrier to making a meaningful impact. Meet London Brandt, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Charity, Donate, Featured, Featured Hot Topic, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Pantries, PBChallenge, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Polk County, PolkExtension, PolkPBChallenge, Spread The Love, Spread The Peanut Butter

Fruit Trees for Your Central Florida Yard: A New Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis and Julie SchelbAvatar photo
October 10, 2025

Fruit Trees for Your Central Florida Yard In this episode of Your Central Florida Yard podcast, Anne and Julie talk about growing fruit in central Florida. There are so many varieties of fruit trees from temperate to tropical that it’s ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Fruit, Fruit Trees, Jschelb, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, Polkgardening, Polkmg, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Growing and Cooking with Herbs: A New Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis, Julie Schelb and anikolaiAvatar photo
May 12, 2025

In this episode of Your Central Florida Yard podcast, Andrea Nikolai, the Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent, joins us to talk all things herbs! From growing to cooking, health benefits to recipe ideas, it's thyme for a fun episode! Many ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes
Tags: Andrea Nikolai, Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Family And Consumer Science, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Growing And Cooking, Health, Herbs, Master Gardener Volunteer, Nutrition, Polk County, Polk County FL, Polkgardening, Polkmg, Spices, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Florida-Friendly Edible Plants: A New Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis and Julie SchelbAvatar photo
May 8, 2025

Florida-Friendly Edible Plants In this episode of Your Central Florida Yard podcast, we explore edible plants that not only thrive in our unique climate but also align with Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles.   From herbs to fruits ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Plants, Jschelb, Polk County FL, Polkgardening, Polkmg, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Vegetable Gardening, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Cottage Food, Water BMPs, & Essential Farm Equipment at the 2025 Spring Southwest Florida Small Farmer Network Meeting

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado, Allie Williams, David Outerbridge, Jennifer Hagen and Jessica M. RyalsAvatar photo
April 18, 2025

Many farmers sell products directly from their farms to reach more customers. Some of these items require a food permit, but others can be sold without one under Florida’s Cottage Food Law. What is the Cottage Food Law? Florida's Cottage ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: BMPs, Cottage Food Law, Farm Equipment, Farm Management, Irrigation, Small Farms, Southwest Florida Small Farms Network, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Water
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Spring Plant Sale

by Anne Yasalonis
April 18, 2025

                            Mark your calendars and plant yourself at our Annual Plant Sale on April 26! Whether you have a green thumb or just enjoy the beauty of plants, this in-person event is perfect for you. The ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polk County, Polk County FL, Polk Florida Friendly Landscaping, Polk Gardening

Winter Gardens in Central Florida

by Anne Yasalonis and polkmgAvatar photo
February 19, 2025

Our recent central Florida weather proves yet again that every couple of years gardeners face plant-damaging cold temperatures. During these cold snaps we bring out frost cloths and bring in containerized plants. With bated breath and crossed ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Dead Plants, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowers, Freeze, Frost, Gardening, Jschelb, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Polkgardening, Pruning, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Winter, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

Garden Journaling: Good for Your Garden, Great for You: A New Episode of Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

by Anne Yasalonis and Julie SchelbAvatar photo
January 24, 2025

Do you use a garden journal? If you have used a garden journal, you may know how beneficial it is to tracking pests, disease, and harvest time. But did you know that garden journaling can be beneficial for you as well? In this episode ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease,
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Ayasalonis, Central Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Garden Journaling, Garden Wellness, Health, Journaling, Master Gardener, Polk County FL, Polkgardening, Polkmg, Pollinators, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County, Wellness, Your Central Florida Yard Podcast

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