UF/IFAS Extension
Collier County
We help people find practical solutions to problems specific to living in Florida. In fact, people find Extension so valuable, that we are the largest adult education and youth development organization in the world.
Contact
collier@ifas.ufl.edu
(239)252-4800
14700 Immokalee Road
Naples, FL 34120
Hours
Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm
Closed on Federal Holidays
What is the Culinary Accelerator @ Immokalee?
What is the Culinary Accelerator @ Immokalee?
The Culinary Accelerator @ Immokalee is a membership-based commercial kitchen where members can select from a range of customized hours and plans to prepare, cook and package their culinary creations for distribution.
The facility includes:
Hot Process Station
Dry Process (Bakery) Station
Cold Process Station
Cold Assembly Station
Confection
01/30/2018
African Pompano Ceviche!: Florida Seafood at your Fingertips LIVE!
Ceviche
Looking for a cool, tangy, delicious summertime snack? Look no further and prepare yourself some ceviche using fresh from Florida seafood! Ceviche is a dish that has been adopted by many Latin American cultures and each has their own recipe or variation. If you think it tastes good, add it in! The same can be said about the quantity of the ingredients to include when following this recipe
05/20/2020
What's Going on Near You
Federally Permitted For-Hire Fishing Operations In Florida States Listen Up! A Quick Review of NOAA’s New Southeast For-Hire Electronic Reporting Program
Beginning January 2021, NOAA Fisheries is implementing a new reporting requirement for federally permitted South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico for-hire fishing vessels called the Southeast For- Hire Electronic Reporting Program. The official start date of the program in the South Atlantic Jan 4th 2021 and Jan 5th 2021 in the Gulf of Mexico
12/23/2020
Pandemic eating among the food-secure: more comfort foods, but not a drastic increase
During the first three months of the pandemic, food-secure people did not change their eating habits very much, although some of them turned a bit more to comfort foods, new University of Florida research shows. The study also serves as a cautionary tale for how people might want to eat in future pandemics
01/05/2021
COVID Cane Toad Removal
With many Floridians following the Governor’s safer at home order, homeowners have gotten to know their yard and neighborhood landscaping extremely well! One activity you can participate in while on your walks is the removal of invasive cane toads otherwise known as bufo toads. If you reside in North Florida or in the Panhandle, these toads have yet to make their way over; however, here in Southwest Florida they are commonly found in and
04/24/2020
Smoking Fish With A Sea Grant Agent
This write -chronicles a Sea Grant agent’s first attempt at smoking fish. Did it go perfectly? No
04/14/2020
Container Vegetable Gardening Collier County Contact, Sustainable Food Systems – jessicaryals@ufl.edu
If your vegetable gardening is limited by insufficient space or an unsuitable area, consider the possibility of raising fresh, nutritious, homegrown vegetables in containers. A window sill, a patio, a balcony or a doorstep will provide sufficient space for a productive mini-garden
08/24/2018
