Category: Clubs & Volunteers

Providing science-based programming to schools

Posted: 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

Master Gardener Volunteer program members work on landscape demonstrations at the UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County office. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County]

by kgeis

Posted: April 26, 2021

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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

Summer learning for teachers: school gardens

A young boy inspects a garden plant with big leaves. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS Extension]

by mhanak

Posted: June 22, 2020

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Did you know most teachers spend their summer as students? Fortunately, there’s lots of fun learning opportunities for school garden champions coming up very, very soon! Here in Sarasota County, we are fortunate to have… Read More

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life

Tags: agriculture, edible, Edible Sarasota, Florida, grant, Pgm_Gardens, school garden, teacher training, vegetable gardening, youth development

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place

Posted: March 15, 2020

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Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local… Read More

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Uncategorized, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life

Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

A lifetime of giving to local 4-H

Marlene and Don Strickland sit for a photo

by kgeis

Posted: October 10, 2019

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UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County celebrates a lifetime of volunteer service to Sarasota County 4-H and selects Don and Marlene Strickland for Volunteers of the Month for August. For 43 years, Don and Marlene Strickland have… Read More

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Livestock

Tags: 4-H, award, Pgm_4H, Pgm_Admin, Strickland, volunteer, volunteer of the month

Honoring a youth leader

by kgeis

Posted: May 31, 2019

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UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County is proud to honor Monica Hallaert as the Volunteer of the Month in April. Monica has been the “Green in Me” club leader for seven years. Beyond her club leadership role,… Read More

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers

Tags: 4-H, Pgm_Admin, volunteer, volunteer of the month

Extension volunteers, others honored by county

County commissioners recieve mock check for volunteer contributions for 2017-18

by kgeis

Posted: April 25, 2019

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UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County volunteers joined others from the Human Services, Keep Sarasota County Beautiful, Libraries and Historical Resources and Parks departments on April 10 to celebrate National Volunteer Month. Twelve volunteers represented Extension at… Read More

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers

Tags: county commission, Pgm_Admin, volunteer

Extension throws volunteer appreciation party

by kgeis

Posted: April 22, 2019

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UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County recognized its volunteers at the annual volunteer appreciation party held at Selby Public Library. Over 70 of the 240 Extension volunteers attended the brunch and represented the 4-H, Community Garden, Energy… Read More

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers

Tags: Pgm_Admin, volunteer, water steward

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