UF/IFAS Extension
Monroe County
The Monroe County Extension Office is dedicated toward serving Monroe County by providing objective information to individuals, businesses, and agencies for better decision making and by creating programs and services that provide learning opportunities that empower people to improve their lives.
Contact
monroe@ifas.ufl.edu
(305) 292-4501
1100 Simonton St.
Ste. 2-260
Key West, FL 33040
Hours
Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm
Get a Digital Hurricane Kit
While living in Florida has its perks, the one thing that can ruin it (and rather quickly) is hurricane season. By now we should have all our hurricane preparation plan ready
05/20/2020
Small Steps to an Inclusive Community
Co-Authors: Alicia Betancourt, Linda Seals, Carol Roberts and Ramona Madhosingh-Hector
Is your community an inclusive community?
In times of crisis, topics like diversity, equity and inclusion can get pushed to the sidelines. Sometimes the crisis itself is an outcome of the communities struggle with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
06/12/2020
What's Going on Near You
COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension
Updated 03/16/20
As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps.
Please call your local UF/IFAS Extension office or view the local update page for the most up to date information on your
03/15/2020
Assess and Build Resiliency in your Community Programs.
Community programs of all sorts are consumed today by planning and implementing programs in a rapidly shifting environment due to the COVID-19 outbreak. But we also need to keep an eye on the future and start planning for the long-range impact of the crisis
05/04/2020
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
Feeling Burned Out?
Steps You Can Take to Identify (and fix) Burn-out
Is work getting you down? Are you an essential worker? Has your workplace closed or are you working from home? Dealing with COVID-19, most of us are increasingly anxious, frustrated and fearful. Understandably we can feel anxiety and stress from following the news and updates during any crisis
05/18/2020
Everyone Has Their Own Normal
I keep hearing about the ‘new normal’ due to this global pandemic. For me, whenever someone refers to ‘normal’ I usually counter with “define normal
05/06/2020
Assess and Build Resiliency in your Community Programs.
Community programs of all sorts are consumed today by planning and implementing programs in a rapidly shifting environment due to the COVID-19 outbreak. But we also need to keep an eye on the future and start planning for the long-range impact of the crisis
05/04/2020
Staying Motivated at Work (and in crisis)
Some people say this crisis means the end of business as usual. I am not sure about that
04/28/2020
