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Recipe Spotlight: What to do with all those strawberries from your U-pick adventures
SO, YOU AND THE KIDS went strawberry picking. Or, you and the kids went strawberry buying. Either way, your fridge is overflowing with baskets of red sweetness and you’re stuck
Ag Time with Abby: Celebrating the many ‘firsts’ from the Polk County Youth Fair
THE 2017 ANNUAL POLK COUNTY YOUTH FAIR has come and gone. Every year is a great one, but this year we saw several “firsts” on multiple fronts!
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Just for wounded veterans
TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS sustained significant injuries across the street from one another, a year apart, while serving in Fallujah, Iraq. Years later, chance brought these two American heroes together while
Recipe Spotlight: There’s citrus you can pair with that
ONE OF THE JOYS of living in Central Florida is just-picked citrus. We had citrus in the Great White North but it was an imported treat. Grapefruit was often picked
Ag Time with Abby: Farm highlight at Roosevelt Academy
OVER THE PAST few years, schools around Polk County have been adding new components to their agriculture programs. One growing addition I keep seeing is aquaculture and aquaponics.
Ag Time with Abby: Recreation and fun for the whole family while supporting FFA
WHEN I SAY we’re off to a great year, boy, oh boy, do I mean it! There are three big fundraising events that our local FFA chapters are hosting, and
Recipe Spotlight: Cooking ideas for your fresh catch
THE SHOPPER in the family knows how pricey meat is. It’s easy to spend what seems like almost a car payment on a big chunk of tender cow. For affordability,
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Judi Whitson is the 2016 Woman of the Year in Agriculture
AGRICULTURE IN FLORIDA is high-tech. It’s not Old McDonald’s Farm anymore, and in order to feed our global population of 10 billion by 2050, we need to invest in our
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Farm to School program update
THE BEGINNING OF EACH school year ushers in a whole new set of experiences for Florida’s children, whether it is a new classroom, new teacher, new classmates, or even a
Summer BreakSpot: Spreading Florida’s agricultural bounty when school is out
AS FLORIDA’S COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, directing more locally grown products to Florida’s school cafeterias and encouraging healthy eating habits is one of my top priorities.