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The Face of Farming is Female

May 22, 2025

Community·Environmental·Farms·Feature·Health & Wellness·Lifestyle·Locally Sourced·Outdoors

Words and photos by Ambar Ramirez “Many people have said, ‘you need a man out here,’ or ‘let a man do that.’ People often think women aren’t physically capable of farm work, but that’s never been a problem here.” Ashantae Green walks her land with purpose and pride, her boots muddy and her vision clear. Sarah Salvatore and

Animals & Pets·Community·Environmental·Feature

Sea Turtle Nesting Season

Words by Kaili Cochran We’ve all heard the phrase “save the turtles.” It’s been an echoing phrase for over a decade now after a video of a marine biologist pulling a 12 cm long plastic straw from a turtle’s nostril went viral and brought awareness to plastic and pollution

Earth to Shoppers

Words by Kaili Cochran “If food waste were a country it

The Battle Over Green Space: Jacksonville’s Fight to Preserve Nature

Words by Ambar Ramirez When the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Timucua Aren’t Extinct

July 22, 2022

Environmental·History·Outdoors

Shell rock crushed underfoot as we stepped out of my car into the Big Talbot jungle. The backroad we just followed for miles ended in seemingly nowhere with the thicket too dense to even see a few feet off the road. The sun was at its peak yet was barely

Folio Vol. 36, Issue 12

June 23, 2022

ART·Downtown·Editorial Opinion·Environmental·Lifestyle·Movies·Music·On Stage·Theatre

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Hurricane Haven: No Road, No Problem?

June 17, 2022

Environmental

An Ecological and Sociological Nightmare for Residents of Summer Haven Joseph Guiffre & Molly Britt The unincorporated town of Summer Haven is along A1A between St. Augustine Beach and Marineland. Summer Haven is perched on a razor thin bit of barrier island sandwiched against the saltwater waves of the Atlantic

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Rig the System

May 19, 2022

Environmental

How scorned developers rid the state of conservation efforts Kale Boucher Soil and Water Conservation Districts are the unsung environmental heroes within our communities. Made up of volunteers, they are the only natural resources boards with elected positions rather than members being appointed. New legislation will disempower Florida voters in

Saltwater Intrusion

May 19, 2022

Environmental

Joseph Guiffre How often do you think about the depth of the St. Johns River? Probably not on a regular basis but the question has been on the minds of many of the people in charge of the City of Jacksonville for a very long time. JaxPort is one of

April Print Issue

April 28, 2022

Environmental·Feature·Health & Wellness·History·Lifestyle

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Food For Thought

April 28, 2022

Environmental·Lifestyle

Jospeh Guiffre Mushrooms hold a distinct place in society’s collective consciousness, to the untrained eye falling into two major categories: food and poison. It is a delicate line they walk, between a familiar friend and frightening foe. There is a small but motivated group of mushroom enthusiasts out to open

The Garden Club of Jax

April 4, 2022

Community·Environmental·Lifestyle·Outdoors

Lily Snowden The Garden Club of Jacksonville turned 100 years old on March 25, 2022. The Garden Club of Jacksonville is one of Florida’s oldest and most established garden clubs. Ninah May Holden Cummer founded the club on March 25, 1922 in her home in Riverside. The club was originally