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A Good Hot Meal: Extension and the Struggle for School Lunches


August 15, 2014

The new school year is beginning, and so, inevitably, are jokes about food fights, mystery meat and ketchup-as-a-vegetable. School cafeterias have been a part of public education for such a long time that it's easy to take them for granted. ... READ MORE

Category: Smith-Lever, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Extension 100 Years, Home Demonstration, Nutrition, School Lunches, Smith-Lever Anniversary

Campfire Stories: Florida’s 4-H Camps


June 12, 2014

Summer's here, school's out, and if you're one of more than 230,000 4-H'ers in Florida, that means four magic words: Cloverleaf, Ocala, Cherry Lake, and Timpoochee. For the uninitiated, those are the names of Florida's residential 4-H camps. ... READ MORE

Category: Smith-Lever, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Camps, Camp Cloverleaf, Camp Ocala, Cherry Lake, Doe Lake, Extension 100 Years, Smith-Lever Anniversary, Timpoochee

Boll Weevils and Beyond: Extension Entomology


May 19, 2014

Florida is a haven for many forms of insect life, from butterflies and honey bees to termites and fireflies. Unfortunately, its miles of coastline and thriving trade also make it vulnerable to harmful invasive species, which enter our state ... READ MORE

Category: Smith-Lever, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Boll Weevil, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Extension 100 Years, Insects, Integrated Pest Management, Smith-Lever Anniversary

100 Years of Extension in Florida


May 8, 2014

May 8, 2014 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act, which established America's Cooperative Extension Service. Let's take a brief look back at Extension's growth and evolution in Florida, year by year. Before Extension 1862 ... READ MORE

Category: Smith-Lever, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Extension 100 Years, Florida A & M, Master Gardener, Smith-Lever Act, Smith-Lever Anniversary, UF/IFAS Extension

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