UF/IFAS Extension
Indian River County
UF/IFAS Indian River offers educational programs in agriculture, horticulture, 4-H youth development, pesticide and fertilizer licensing. The office is currently closed to walk-ins, but we are available via phones or email. Please see the "Who We Are" page on the menu for contact information.
Contact
indian@ifas.ufl.edu
(772) 226-4330
1800 27th Street
Vero Beach, Florida 32960-0310
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 5pm
Open by appointment. For contact information select "Who We Are" page on menu
Great Time to Begin a Garden
Call it what you want: Backyard Garden, Victory 2020 Garden, Stress-fighter Garden, Pizza Garden, My Secret Garden. It will still mean that along with all the great benefits it will also entail daily work, sweat, and scouting for diseases and insects
05/02/2020
Beautiful Bromeliads and Mischievous Mosquitoes
In January, 2016, I moved back to Florida from another southern state. It was great to see familiar plants and to be able to go to the beach again
06/26/2020
What's Going on Near You
Hurricane Season June First thru November 30th
Preparation
Hurricane season will be upon us June first. As if we didn't already have enough to keep our pantry challenged, add to it the task of stocking up for storm season
05/18/2020
Helping Pollinators Spring Into Action
If you are anything like me, you might already have a few plants that provide for pollinators. Last year, when I started to renovate my landscape, I knew I wanted to plant various spaces to welcome pollinators and help them find food sources in the coming Florida spring
05/06/2020
Feeling cooped up in quarantine? UF releases new guide to raising backyard chickens
In the early days of the pandemic, as bare grocery store shelves prompted concerns about the food supply, many became interested in producing more of their food at home. Some flocked to local agricultural feed stores in search of baby chicks that would grow up to produce eggs fresh from the backyard
07/09/2020
Easy as Cake
After a hard day working out in the hot sun there is not much better than a refreshing meal that does NOT require cooking. And what meal would be complete without dessert? The following is a quick and easy take on the classic icebox cake
06/11/2020
2020 Census: Go Ahead, We Can Take It
The 2020 Census and the United States Constitution
Every 10 years. One of our most important United States documents, the United States Constitution, mandates that we do a "head count" every 10 years
05/20/2020
Helping Pollinators Spring Into Action
If you are anything like me, you might already have a few plants that provide for pollinators. Last year, when I started to renovate my landscape, I knew I wanted to plant various spaces to welcome pollinators and help them find food sources in the coming Florida spring
05/06/2020
My Embryology Experience thru a 4-H Restructured Event
Our 4-H embryo development display came to live at my house. It was meant as a 4-H demonstration for the Indian River County Firefighters' Fair which would run from March 13th through the 22nd
04/23/2020
