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Sweet Potato: A Summer Crop

July 19, 2017

Arlington·Family·Feature·Food + Drink·Grow Your Own·Lifestyle·Outdoors

The rainy season has settled in, full force, and the heat of the summer is taking hold. Folks will flock to Florida for their summer vacations but to many of us who live here year round, we wonder why. The bugs are big, the sun is relentless, and the heat can easily overwhelm a native Floridian, let alone a visitor.

Arlington·Community·Family·Feature·Grow Your Own·Lifestyle·Neighborhoods·Outdoors·Urban Planning

Fall For Planting

The time has come to get our fall gardens in the ground! has a number of gardens, such as the JEA Water Efficiency Butterfly Garden and the gardens surrounding the main building. Since 2010, Tree Hill has also been the home of the Arlington Community Garden. With 37 beds, the

Eating Sustainably: Just One of Many “Green” Topics at the 2016 GastroFest

Sustainable food is about sustainable agriculture, food distribution, and food choices

Collards – Grow Your Own

In the era of heated gun control dialogue I am hesitant

When Nature Calls on You

October 10, 2015

Community·Food + Drink·Grow Your Own·Lifestyle·Outdoors·Urban Planning

Fixing the world by growing better food BY ALEXANDER OJEDA, Group Host of Permaculture Jax We hear every day that the climate is heating up, that toxic spills are killing the world, that we’re running out of food, water and fuels. If you listen to that too much you’d think

Growing On The River

October 8, 2015

Grow Your Own·Lifestyle·Neighborhoods·On the River·Outdoors·Riverside

Ten blocks away from the is the mini-farm of three folks who produce both high quality protein and a variety of veggies. , son Eli, and have turned every square inch of their Forbes Street property into a petite food production paradise. There is even a roof garden at

Scratch Your Gardening Itch

August 6, 2015

Grow Your Own·Lifestyle·Northside·Outdoors

Short of ideas for your Grow Your Own Garden? Recently moved into a condo with no available garden area? Living in your van? You might want to drive or stroll over to the located on Superior Street near the IFAS center http://duval.ifas.ufl.edu. Started decades ago, the IFAS garden provides a

Grow Your Own: URBAN GARDENS

July 25, 2015

Community·Feature·Food + Drink·Grow Your Own·Learning·Northside·Outdoors·Urban Planning

Short of ideas for your Grow Your Own Garden? Recently moved into a condo with no available garden area? Living in your van? You might want to drive or stroll over to the located on Superior Street near the IFAS center. Started decades ago, the IFAS garden provides a limited

Grow Your Own – HERITAGE GARDEN

July 4, 2015

Community·Food + Drink·Grow Your Own·Health & Wellness·Jacksonville Beach·Lifestyle·Outdoors·The Beaches

A century ago, in that pre-T.V. time before Publix, Winn Dixie, and Trader Joes, beach folks still had to eat. The actual way they connected with their calories is on daily display at the Beaches Heritage Garden. Located at the corner of Beach Blvd. and 3rd Ave., the museum garden

Grow Your Own: Tomatoes and Other Summer Fare

May 14, 2015

Food + Drink·Grow Your Own·Outdoors

Before 1820, individuals didn’t need to zip line over alligator pits when they could just eat a tomato for a whiff of fear induced adrenaline? Yes, there was a time in agricultural history when North Americans assumed tomatoes were poisonous because they were members of the nightshade family. According

Grow Your Own-March 2015: Water, Water, NOT Everywhere

March 5, 2015

Feature·Grow Your Own·Outdoors

Recently my Inner English teacher reread a statement three times because she thought it contained a misspelling. It said, “As adults there’s a real danger in becoming competent. “ Shouldn’t that be incompetent? But that was not the case. At least that’s the opinion of Mike Becktle, a nationally published

GROW YOUR OWN: Saturday Garden Walk at Zoo

January 11, 2015

Animals & Pets·Family·Grow Your Own·Lifestyle·Outdoors·Photos

Recently I joined a Saturday Garden Walk at the . These walks are monthly tours of the gardens led by members of the horticulture staff who point out the plants that fit the theme of that tour. The walks usually attract 15-20 participants who learn where to plant each featured

Grow Your Own – November 2014

November 4, 2014

Grow Your Own·Lectures·Lifestyle·Outdoors

Are you familiar with how the was created, and when? This is a good time to learn because statewide networks of Extension Services all over the United States are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. In the mid-19th century the US Government established land grant colleges in each state. These

Grow Your Own: Spooky Plants

October 6, 2014

Feature·Grow Your Own·Lifestyle·Outdoors

If you’re looking for plants to use to decorate in and around your home for , there are lots of choices. This time of year provides a wealth of colorful yellow, orange, and purple blooms, as well as plants with eerie formations and “spooky” names to help you set just