St. Lucie Earth Day Festival occurs in 2025 on April 12th. UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County is attending the festival with two tables this year. You can find us by looking for the 4-H or Master Gardener Volunteer table. Each table has a QR code to access the digital resources at the event. You can read more below to find each attachment or resource. 

Earth Day Festival 

During the event, 4-H members and Master Gardener Volunteers will host hands-on activities, provide information on our demonstrations, and explain each program they participate in. You can access the resources below by scanning the QR code on our tables. Check out what each group is doing below: 

4-H Table 

• “Smoothies brought to you by People Power” – Smoothie Bike

  

• • Smoothie Recipes – Cultural Cuisine Cookbook from Cultural Wellness Resources » GatorCare 

• • How many calories will you burn? –Bike Calories & Equation  

• • STEM infographic on Energy Transfer – Smoothie Bike Energy Transfer

• Information on 4-H involvement 

• Check out various 4-H displays 

• Temporary handwashing station display

Contact John Ferguson at john.ferguso@ufl.edu for more information about 4-H enrollment or education programs in St. Lucie County. You can also visit St. Lucie County 4-H at https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/stlucie/4-h-youth-development/. 

Master Gardener Volunteer Table 

• Sunflower Planting Activity for Youth 

• Spin the wheel to test your knowledge 

• Information on Composting and Compost display

  

• • Information here ENH1065/EP323: Compost Tips for the Home Gardener

• Youth Coloring Book State of Florida  

• • Download a copy of the coloring book here: Colors of the Sunshine State

Contact Danielle Shalginewicz at DShalginewicz@ufl.edu for more information on Master Gardener Volunteers or to request a workshop.  You can also visit the St. Lucie County Master Gardener Volunteer’s Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SLCMGV/. 

To learn more about St. Lucie Extension, stop by the Master Gardener Volunteer table to meet our Outreach Coordinator, Katherine Westenhaver. She has additional information on each extension program within St. Lucie County. A list of upcoming events is available on the table. 

Thanks For Stopping By 

The extension team is always excited to be out in the community. Thank you for taking the time to stop by our tables or read about the event here. To see pictures from the event day, please visit our Facebook or Instagram page at https://www.facebook.com/StLucieExtension/ or https://www.instagram.com/ufifas_slc/.  

Where to find us next: 

Here is a list of activities or places where you can find us. Stop by and say hi! 

• May 4th – Tradition Market from 9 am to 2 pm  

• October 11th – Ag-tension Fall Festival – more information coming soon 

• October 25th – 4-H Farm Fall Festival – more details coming soon

 Featured Image: UF/IFAS Photo by Cat Wofford, 2022 UF/IFAS Communications

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