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Close up of leafy greens in garden.

Join the 2025 Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program!

by Ashley Ellis
August 2, 2024

I am delighted to announce registration is open for the 2025 Master Gardener Volunteer training program! If you're a Sarasota County resident, this is your chance to expand your horticultural knowledge, engage in meaningful community service, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Friendly, Gardening, Master Gardener Volunteer, Pgm_HortRes, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
17th Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop

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

by Alia Garrett
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
bee flying to white flowers

Ways to BEE in our community

by Mindy Hanak
October 7, 2021

Interested in connecting with your local community and BEEing more environmentally friendly? Keen on supporting pollinators or tapping into some of our many Extension resources on gardening or sustainability? Read on for ways to "BEE" connected ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes
Tags: Annual Plant Sale, Bee, Gardening, Horticulture, Insect, Insects, Land Insects, Landscape Insects, Pgm_Gardens, Pollinator, Shared Spaces
Lettuce and leafy greens growing in a hydroponics setup.

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 ... 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
fresh garden vegetables

Edible Gardening Series: Question of the Week – spider mites

by Carol Wyatt-Evens
April 8, 2021

By Carol Wyatt-Evens and Sarah Bostick Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating, at the same time. If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the Sunshine State can quickly become a full-time ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Biorational, Edible Gardening QOTW, EdibleGardeningSeries, Garden, Gardening, Insects, Land Insects, Landscape Insects, Pgm_Ag, Pgm_Chemicals, Spider Mites
fresh garden vegetables

Edible Gardening Series: Question of the Week – Growing in Containers

by sarahbostick
March 2, 2021

By Sarah Bostick and Carol Wyatt-Evens Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating at the same time. If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the sunshine state can quickly become a full-time ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Work & Life
Tags: Ag, Agriculture, Edible Gardening QOTW, EdibleGardeningSeries, Garden, Gardening, Pgm_Ag, Pgm_Chemicals, Tomato; Container Gardening
fresh garden vegetables

Edible Gardening Series: Question of the Week – growing in containers

by sarahbostick
March 2, 2021

By Sarah Bostick and Carol Wyatt-Evens Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating, at the same time. If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the Sunshine State can quickly become a full-time ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Work & Life
Tags: Ag, Agriculture, Edible Gardening QOTW, EdibleGardeningSeries, Garden, Gardening, Pgm_Ag, Pgm_Chemicals, Tomato; Container Gardening

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