UF/IFAS Extension
Seminole County
UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County is a partnership between Seminole County Government and the University of Florida. Our education programs are directed at broad national and state concerns, as well as issues specific to Seminole County.
Contact
extension@seminolecountyfl.gov
(407) 665-5560
250 W. County Home Road
Sanford, FL 32773
Hours
Monday - Friday
8am - 5pm
Brilliance in Beekeeping
The first Wednesday of every month, the Seminole County Beekeepers Association meets at the UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County Auditorium. The group shares lessons, stories, techniques, successes, struggles, and immense passion for keeping bees
02/08/2018
Questions From The Plant Clinic: Creating and Maintaining a Great School Garden
This week in the Plant Clinic, Master Gardener Volunteer Jan Mangos answers a question about School Gardens. You can read more articles by Jan [here]
03/26/2019
What's Going on Near You
Master Gardeners Reach Out to the Community
Master Gardeners often act as ambassadors for the UF/IFAS Extension. In this blog article, Master Gardener Cora Broskowitz highlights her involvement in Curriculum night at Sanford Middle School, where she and Master Gardener Bonnie Harrison reached many members of our community
03/15/2018
Who Gets Grandpa’s Fishing Pole? Transferring Nontitled Personal Property.
Transferring Nontitled Personal Property
the transfer of nontitled personal property, often creates more challenges among family members than the transfer of titled property. It’s not that the personal belongings have any financial value but items often have sentimental or historical value both for the giver and the receiver
02/08/2018
UF Students Compete as Finalists in National Product Development Baking Competition
A team of University of Florida food science and human nutrition graduate students have been selected as one of three college groups to compete as finalists for the nation’s most prominent scholarship competition for students pursuing careers in food technology and science, baking and culinary arts.
The students will compete in the final round of the American Society of Baking (ASBE) Product Development Competition on March 1, 2020 at
01/16/2020
2018 Central Florida Food System Tour- Part 1
Last Friday, February 2nd, 2018, leaders from the Central Florida community came together for an all day tour of the Central Florida Food System. This was the first tour of this kind, exploring all aspects of food, from the farm to the table
02/09/2018
Seminole County Master Gardeners Introduce Hydroponics to Elementary School Students
Blog by Rudy White, volunteer Master Gardener
Hydroponics for Youth
Beginning in 2017, continuing into 2018, Seminole County Master Gardeners introduced a new hydroponics workshop into several Seminole County elementary schools. The workshop for grades 1-4 is a spin-off of the “Set and Forget Hydroponics” workshop for adults conducted several times annually by the Seminole County Extension Agent for Sustainable Agriculture and Food
02/08/2018
Who Gets Grandpa’s Fishing Pole? Transferring Nontitled Personal Property.
Transferring Nontitled Personal Property
the transfer of nontitled personal property, often creates more challenges among family members than the transfer of titled property. It’s not that the personal belongings have any financial value but items often have sentimental or historical value both for the giver and the receiver
02/08/2018
Seeding Success with Horticulture
Horticulture and Special Needs
Horticulture is the art, science, technology, and business of growing plants. It includes simple, repetitive, and time consuming tasks such as seeding and transplanting
02/07/2018
