UF/IFAS
Extension Sarasota County

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Two young African American girls in a black and white historic photo hold a chicken as they stand in front of a 4-H sign.

Remember, Reflect, and Act: Commemorating Juneteenth

Zahir Ringgold Cordes, Environmental Education and Outreach Program Assistant for UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County's Ecology and Natural Resources Program
June 19, 2023

What is Juneteenth? 158 years ago today, June 19th, over 250,000 African American people were brought the news of their legal freedom from chattel slavery by Union soldiers who rode into Galveston Bay, Texas (NMAAHC, n.d.). Despite the Emancipation ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Civil Rights, Equality, Equity, History, Juneteenth, Pgm_4H, Pgm_Admin, Pgm_EcoNR, Pgm_Sustain, Social Justice
17th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop

Workshop to foster a sustainable community by “Advancing Climate Solutions”


August 24, 2022

Registration is now open for Sarasota County's 17th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop on Nov. 01. This day-long, first hybrid (in-person and online) event showcases strategies for healthy, resilient, thriving communities. About the workshop Under ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Adaptation, Agriculture, Carbon Sequestration, Climate, Climate Change, Conference, Energy Efficiency, Equity, Event, Gardening, Hybrid, Mitigation, Networking, Pgm_Sustain, Renewable Energy, Resiliency, Speakers, Sustainable Communities Workshop, Youth

Energy improvements at Sarasota Housing Authority: That’s a wrap for the Annex!


June 10, 2022

Sarasota County Sustainability staff and Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA) kicked off the summer by completing energy- and water-efficiency improvements for the last three floors at SHA’s Annex building in downtown Sarasota. Our team ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources
Tags: Conservation, Energy, Equity, Low-income, Pgm_Sustain, Saving, Water

2022 Energy Sweep kickoff: bringing efficiency and equity to Sarasota Housing Authority


March 15, 2022

This March, Sarasota County Sustainability staff and Energy Coach Volunteers partnered with the Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA) to install energy and water efficiency devices in low-income housing authority units. During the sweeps, Energy ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Money Matters, Natural Resources
Tags: Conservation, Energy, Equity, Low-income, Pgm_Sustain, Saving, Volunteer, Water

Workshop to foster a sustainable community by “Transforming to New Ways Forward”


August 31, 2020

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
Tags: Biophilia, Building, Change, Circular, Climate, Communities, Conference, Design, Economy, Equity, Green Building, Health, Innovative, Management, Natural, Network, Online, Panel, Pgm_Sustain, Recycle, Recylcing, Resources, SCW, Social, Speakers, Sustainability, Sustainable, Value, Virtual, Waste, Webinar, Workshop, Youth

Become an Energy Coach volunteer this fall


April 17, 2020

Are you interested in learning energy and water saving techniques and helping low-income residents in Sarasota County? If you have interest in sustainability and helping our community and planet be a better place to live, we invite you to enroll ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Conservation, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Building, Community, Conserve, Earth, Earthday, Efficiency, Energy, Energycoach, Equity, Green, Health, Home, Money, Pgm_Sustain, Save, Solar, Sustainability, Training, Upgrade, Volunteer, Water

Record attendance at the 2017 Sustainable Communities Workshop


December 15, 2017

Sarasota County had record attendance at the 12th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop, on Nov. 30 with 183 participants! This is an increase of about 40 percent from last year. We want to thank all of our sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Environmental, Equity, Green Building, Pgm_Sustain, Sustainability, Sustainability Spotlight