Tag: Food and Nutrition

Muscadine Grapes

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 29, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director Growing up in a rural area like Wakulla gives kids the opportunity to explore nature and learn its many benefits. Wild grapes may be one of the sweetest benefits of living in the ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Community, Environment, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fruit, General Information, Grape, Grow, Growing, Les Harrison, Muscadine, Native, Natural Resources, Plants, Sweet, Trees, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wild, Wild Grape

Crabapples and Sparkleberries Grow Wild in Wakulla

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 26, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director There is a phenomenal difference between what grows in the wild and what we grow on farms. Thanksgiving turkey, for example: when compared to wild turkey, the difference is significant--most ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Apple, Community, Crab Apple, Crabapples, Environment, Florida, Food And Nutrition, General Information, Grow, Growing, Les Harrison, Native, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Sparkle Berries, Sparkleberry, Trees, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wild

4-H Camps & Clubs in North Florida

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 5, 2015

It is summer break, so get your kids involved in something fun and educational--like 4-H summer camps and clubs! Read this informative article by Jenny Savely on what 4-H has to offer this summer! Visit the UF|IFAS Northwest District blog ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, 4H, Camp, Children, Club, Community, Day Camp, Education, Enjoy, Eric Westbrook, Families & Consumers, Family, Farming, Food And Nutrition, Fun, General Information, Lawn & Garden, Overnight Camp, Summer, Summer Break, Teens, Youth, Youth Development, Youth Oppurtunities

What’s In Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 3, 2015

Shelley Swenson is your local Family & Consumer Science Extension Agent III, UF/IFAS Wakulla County. Summer is the perfect time for tropical fruit! Luckily, there are several varieties available fresh from Florida--one of them is guava! ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Community, Extension, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, FCS, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fresh, Fresh From Florida, Fruit, FYCS, General Information, Growing, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Produce, Shelley Swenson, UF/IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s in the Garden Now — Snap Peas!

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 22, 2015

By Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Clara Foran, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Temporary Program Aide. The cool evenings and days in the upper 80’s and 90’s are bring an end to the spring ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Bean, Clara Foran, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Free, Fun, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, Legume, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Nutrition, Pea, Peas, Plants, Snap Peas, Sustainable Living, Trees, UF/IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, What's In The Garden Now

What’s In Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 4, 2015

Summer Break is almost here! Beat the heat and keep the kids entertained with a melon carving party! Closely related to pumpkins, melons are fun and easy to carve. So, dust off the melon baller (or your pumpkin carving kit) and get creative ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Community, Cooking, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, FCS, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fresh From Florida, Fruit, General Information, Natural Resources, Produce, Shelley Swenson, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, What's In Season?

Grasshoppers are Emerging, Ready to Eat

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 22, 2015

Les Harrison is the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director The ample amount of rainfall these last few weeks has local plants opening their leaves wide in anticipation of sunnier weather. Unfortunately, those leaves are an edible picnic ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Big Bend Bugs!, Bugs, Eating, Environment, Farming, Florida, Food And Nutrition, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Grasshoppers, Growing, Insects, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Pest, Pest Management, Plants, Trees, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s In the Garden Now — Radishes

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 17, 2015

By Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Shelley Swenson, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent As the old saying goes, April showers will bring May flowers, but there is much more to April. While ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Family, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Farming, FCS, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fun, Garden, Gardening, General Information, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Natural Wakulla, Plants, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, What's In The Garden Now

What’s in Season Now?

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 6, 2015

April showers bring May flowers--and your Fresh from Florida April Shopping List! Shelley Swenson is your local Family & Consumer Science Extension Agent III, UF/IFAS Wakulla County. READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Cooking, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Farming, FCS, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fresh, Fresh From Florida, Fruits, General Information, Grow, Growing, Local, Locally Grown, Produce, Shelley Swenson, Sustainable Living, Vegetables, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

What’s In the Garden Now — Onions!

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 18, 2015

By Les Harrison, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Director and Shelley Swenson, UF/IFAS Wakulla County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent The winter weather is finally giving way to springtime. While temperatures have been erratic, the rain ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: Community, Environment, Extension, Family, Farming, Florida, Food, Food And Nutrition, Fun, Garden, Gardening, Growing, Health, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Master Gardener, Onions, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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