Category: Community Volunteers

Building a Food Forest Community Garden: An Internship Experience

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
July 12, 2022

My background and Purpose My name is Johanna Walker. I am a 4th year student at the University of Florida (UF), pursuing a B.S. in environmental science. Although I grew up in Michigan it was my good fortune to have been able to experience ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Community, Food Forest, Internship, Sustainability, UF/IFAS Wakulla, Volunteering

Meet our new director!

by Erik Lovestrand
April 22, 2022

Congratulations to our new Wakulla County Extension Director, Samantha Kennedy! Director for the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension program Although Samantha is taking on a new role as the Director for the UF/IFAS Wakulla County ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Community, Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, General Information, Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Wakulla Wonderful 2022: Celebrating 179 Years of Community

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
January 6, 2022

The Wakulla Wonderful event is back! In 2019, 4-H led the first ever and now annual celebration of Wakulla County's birthday, the day the county was founded, March 11, 1843. The first celebration was held on the courthouse lawn, with live ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Events, WORK & LIFE

Wakulla Teens Complete Leadership Camp and Introduction to “CERT” Training

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
June 21, 2021

Trailblazing Teens Over five days from June 14 to 18, 27 teens made Wakulla history. They were the inaugural participants in the county’s first Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training course. The first graduates of the program ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Citizenship And Leadership, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Management, Teens

Ready, Aim, & Fire into Shooting Sports with Wakulla 4-H!

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
January 27, 2021

The focus of all 4-H programs is the development of youth as individuals and as responsible and productive citizens. The National 4-H Shooting Sports Program stands out as an example. Youth learn marksmanship, the safe and responsible use of ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers
Tags: Air Rifle, Archery, Shooting Sports, Shotgun, Volunteers

2020 Peanut Butter Challenge Begins October 1

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
September 22, 2020

Since the coronavirus disrupted normal routines with school and workplace closures in March, area food pantry efforts across the Big Bend have seen increased traffic. In Wakulla, addressing food insecurity and hunger is a community effort. With ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: 4H, Agriculture, Extension, Family, Farming, Food, Hunger, Nutrition, Peanut Butter, Wakulla County Extension

Outdoor Seating with a View for 4-H Fun!

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
June 4, 2020

For many years, an old set of three bleachers sat in the Extension field. When Shooting Sports Volunteer Leader Ken Gooding started planning an outdoor space for archery, he envisioned a new life for the bleachers. A Plan Comes Together After ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Archery, Shooting Sports, Volunteers, Youth Development

Extension Service Supporting Operation Paperback

by Samantha Kennedy
November 26, 2018

Article and audio introduction by Samantha Kennedy, Family and Consumer Sciences What Is Operation Paperback? The UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences program is proud to announce its support for “Operation Paperback,” ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Books, Donations, Family And Consumer Sciences, Military, Military Families, Nonprofit, Operation Paperback, Reading, Wakulla Extension

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) For Bay County

by Les Harrison
November 2, 2018

DISASTER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (D-SNAP) FOR BAY COUNTY WED., 10/31 - SUN., 11/04 Bay High School 1200 Harrison Avenue Panama City, Florida 32401 8:00 AM until 6:00 PM Parking Onsite - Services ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , WORK & LIFE
Tags: Community, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, Food, General Information, Health, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP)

by Les Harrison
November 2, 2018

United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Office of Emergency Management Through the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), FNS is able to quickly ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , WORK & LIFE
Tags: Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Nutrition, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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