Category: Community Volunteers

Seminole County World Food Day and Holiday Food Drive

by sarakmurphy
October 21, 2022

UF/IFAS Extension in Seminole County is hosting a food drive October 17th-October 30th. Food Insecurity in Seminole County and Beyond: Food security is often defined as having a sufficient amount of and reliable access to nutritional, culturally ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Food Security, Food Systems, Foodforall, FoodisOurMiddleName, Health, Nutrition

Questions From The Plant Clinic: Creating and Maintaining a Great School Garden

by Kaydie McCormick
March 26, 2019

This week in the Plant Clinic, Master Gardener Volunteer Jan Mangos answers a question about School Gardens. You can read more articles by Jan [here]. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Jan Mangos, Master Gardener, Questions From The Plant Clinic, School Garden

Master Gardeners Reach Out to the Community

by Kaydie McCormick
March 15, 2018

Master Gardeners often act as ambassadors for the UF/IFAS Extension. In this blog article, Master Gardener Cora Broskowitz highlights her involvement in Curriculum night at Sanford Middle School, where she and Master Gardener Bonnie Harrison ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Community Outreach, Cora Broskowitz, Master Gardener, School Garden, Volunteer, Volunteers

2018 Central Florida Food System Tour- Part 1

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
February 9, 2018

Last Friday, February 2nd, 2018, leaders from the Central Florida community came together for an all day tour of the Central Florida Food System. This was the first tour of this kind, exploring all aspects of food, from the farm to the table. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Seminole County Beekeepers Association

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
February 9, 2018

Blog by Eileen Barnes and Hannah Wooten Beekeepers Associations The Seminole County Beekeepers Association, SCBA, was founded by Dennis Langlois in March 2017. The already established Orange Blossom Beekeepers Association, OBBA, helped ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Events, Livestock, Natural Resources
Tags: Apiary, Association, Beekeepers, Bees, Experiential Learning, Volunteers

Brilliance in Beekeeping

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
February 8, 2018

The first Wednesday of every month, the Seminole County Beekeepers Association meets at the UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County Auditorium. The group shares lessons, stories, techniques, successes, struggles, and immense passion for keeping bees. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Bee Lab, Beekeepers Association, Bees, Dr. Ellis, Honey Bee, Honeybees, Mite, Record, Research, Samuel Ramsey, Seminole County, Varroa

Seminole County Master Gardeners Introduce Hydroponics to Elementary School Students

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
February 8, 2018

Blog by Rudy White, volunteer Master Gardener Hydroponics for Youth Beginning in 2017, continuing into 2018, Seminole County Master Gardeners introduced a new hydroponics workshop into several Seminole County elementary schools. The workshop ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Grow, Hydroponics, Master Gardener, Recycle, STEM, Volunteer, Youth

4-H Council Using Grant to Clean Up the County

by cwoodard
January 31, 2018

4-H is a youth education program which provides youth ages 5-18 the opportunity to learn life skills while exploring projects such as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), leadership, healthy living, and citizenship/leadership. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers, Invasive Species
Tags: 4-H, Youth Development

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