NISAW is Feb. 28 through March 04 National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) is an international event to raise awareness about invasive species, the threat that they pose, and what can be done to prevent their spread. Almost a ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Events, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Swooping through the night sky, many people are quick to decry bats as blood suckers, rabies vectors, and a general nuisance. However, these miraculous flying mammals pose little risk to humans and are actually essential in managing our ecosystems. Home ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife![Produce at a grocery store. [CREDIT: Pixabay.com]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/04/2021_FCS_blogGroceryShopping01_pixabayCROP1338x357.jpg)
Have you ever thought about how you grocery shop? Are you a weekly shopper or do you make several trips during the week to several different stores? Saving money at the grocery store not only helps keep your monthly spending down, but it also ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
As we complete another school year and segue into summer, we celebrate our school gardens with our annual school garden workshop. Join us June 17 for this free event, as we dig in to school gardens! We'll over your most-requested topics, including: ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables
Reclaimed Water and Landscape Management For long time readers of this blog, you are no doubt familiar with our high praises of reclaimed water as an alternative to potable water for irrigation. To those tuning in for the first time, we greatly ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
This month we start another season of Seafood at Your Fingertips LIVE, and I volunteered to start the season by preparing a Latin-American influenced dish – grilled fish wrapped in banana leaves. There are many reasons why I chose this dish, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Work & Life
Registration is now open for Sarasota County’s 15th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop. The online event is scheduled for Thursday, October 29 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. to showcase strategies for healthy, resilient, thriving communities. About ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Conservation, Events, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, Work & Life![A dragonfly perched upon a blade of grass next to a body of water. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS, Tyler Jones]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2020/07/2020_Chems_blogBuggyWorldDragonfly_ifasCROP1338x357_tiny.jpg)
Got bugs? Got questions? Get answers. Join us Aug. 13 for our entertaining and informative "It's a Buggy World: Identifying Insects in the Landscape" webinar. With an estimated 12,000 insect species in Florida, one could easily get overwhelmed ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Events![An array of home-prepared foods, as shown during a Sarasota County Extension cottage foods class. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2020/07/2020_Ag_cottageFoods05_ufsaraextCROP1338x357_tiny.jpg)
Nearly a decade ago, Florida passed the Cottage Food Law, allowing people to prepare certain types of foods in their unlicensed home kitchens for sale to the public. But if you've still got questions, we can bring you answers, in our Aug. 19 ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Food Safety, Money Matters![A hand reaching into a container hive of honeybees. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS, Camila Guillen]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2020/07/2020_Ag_blogHoneybeeRules_ifas01CROP1338x357_tiny.jpg)
Got a bee in your bonnet to raise honeybees? We can help, with our "Rules and Regulations of Beekeeping" webinar, set for Aug. 18. In this free, quick webinar, set for 7-7:30 p.m., we'll provide you information and insight about the rules ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events