Category: 4-H & Youth

Nourishment…a common thread woven through school gardens

by mhanak

January 30, 2023

Nourishment, a common thread woven through school gardens, and for many it is the reason to have them. Why would teachers have a school garden? After all, for some- it adds another responsibility, to an already full plate. It can require ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: CEU, Edible_garden, Master Gardener Volunteers, Professional Development, School Garden Workshop, School Volunteers, Teachers, Youth

A heartfelt “Thank you” to our amazing volunteers

by kgeis

April 8, 2022

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County extends its heartfelt "Thank you!" to its volunteers, as we celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 17-23). And there is much to celebrate, with this group. In 2021, Extension's 328 volunteers provided 12,595 ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers
Tags: 4-H, Extension, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Pgm_Admin

The Sustainable Communities Workshop youth video contest

by Sophia Moundous

August 9, 2021

Youth ages 8-18 are invited to enter the Sustainable Communities Workshop Youth Video Contest for their chance to win $100, and more! The winners will be announced during the 16th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop, Nov. 10. Task Create ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Conference, Contest, Pgm_4H, Pgm_Sustain, Photography, Prize, School, SCW, SCW2021, Sustainability, Video, Videography, Workshop, Youth

Clouds, lightning, and thunder (for youth)

by Cailyn Raper

July 27, 2021

By Julianna Costanzo and Cailyn Raper, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County 4-H Interns 2020 and 2021. Have you ever wondered how clouds, lightning, and thunder form? All three of these natural phenomena occur in relation to one another. Thunder ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Water
Tags: Cloud, Environment, Lightning, Thunder, Water, Weather, Youth Education

Explore your environment at 4-H Camp

by Cailyn Raper

July 1, 2021

Do you want to learn more about the environment and what you can do to protect it? Look no further than 4-H Exploring Your Environment Day Camp! What happens at 4-H Camp? This year, 15 4-Hers spent a week discovering the world around them at ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: 4-H, 4H, Camp, Ecology, Environment, Invasive, Nature, Pgm_4H, Science, Wildlife, Youth

We are what we don’t eat: combating food waste

by Cailyn Raper

June 30, 2021

Making conscious decisions about the food we eat is essential to a healthy lifestyle. But what about the food that never enters our bodies? A significant amount of all food ever grown, processed, prepared, and distributed becomes food waste. What ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources
Tags: Agriculture, Composting, Environment, Food, Food Security, Food Waste, Pgm_4H, Sustainability

Sow some green habits (along with some vegetables) with the Family Green Living Kit

by Sophia Moundous

May 14, 2021

By Sophia Moundous and Mindy Hanak Sarasota County’s Family Green Living Kits can help foster sustainability lessons in many ways. The kits are filled with fun, interactive activities and books for all ages. Grab a kit from your local library ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, Recreation, Work & Life
Tags: Community Garden, Curriculum, Demo, Edible, Family, Garden, Gardening, Green, Green Living, Library, One Seed, Pgm_Gardens, Pgm_Sustain, Salad, School Garden, Seed Tape, Sustainability, Video, Youth

Providing science-based programming to schools

by Sophia Moundous

April 29, 2021

By Dr. Katherine Clements, Sophia Moundous, Sarah Davis, Lee Hayes Byron, and contributors from all program areas UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County provides many opportunities for educational programming - not only for adults in our community, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Forests, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Invasive Species, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: 4H, Club, Curriculum, Development, Enrich, Garden, Lesson, Pgm_4H, Pgm_EcoNR, Pgm_FNP, Pgm_Sustain, School, Science, STEM, Student, Sustainability, Youth

Sarasota County Extension thanks volunteers

by kgeis

April 26, 2021

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County thanks all its volunteers for National Volunteer Month in April. Sarasota County Extension volunteers are vital to achieving our mission of community outreach and education. Last year alone, 355 Extension volunteers ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers
Tags: 4-H, Extension, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Pgm_Admin, Pgm_Sustain, Volunteer

Take sustainability home to your family

by Sophia Moundous

November 23, 2020

Take Sustainability home to your family by checking out a Family Green Living Kit for free from any Sarasota County Public Library. Family Green Living Kits Sarasota County offers Family Green Living Kits, formerly known as the Family Sustainability ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Water
Tags: Activity, Activitykit, Backpack, Books, Children, Comic, Family, Game, Green, Home, Kids, Kit, Library, Living, Nature, Pgm_Sustain, School, Sustainability, Trivia

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