By Mindy Hanak Gardens Program Coordinator UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County Perhaps you’ve been sequestered at home, gnawing on freezer food while binge-watching television or stooped over a laptop until your eyes burn and spine curves…. Read More
Whether you garden in your backyard or patio, or just enjoy fresh, local food, One Seed is for you. One Seed is a shared, edible-gardening experience designed to build a community around food. Open to… Read More
Shade for small scale Florida food producers (both backyard and market gardeners) can be both a blessing and a curse. For many situations, the optimum conditions most vegetables prefer — eight to 10 hours of full sun — just… Read More
What is a community orchard? It is simply an orchard that is not being managed for private profi t and is cared for by some community of people. The community orchard movement seems to have… Read More
Today more and more consumers are looking for local, fresh, nutritious and organic foods to buy for their home cooking, eating at restaurants and at their school lunches. A 2014 UF/IFAS study reported over 20% of… Read More
