Tuesday, September 7, 2010

The Florida-Friendly Landscaping Guide to Plant Selection & Landscape Design

Greetings,

 

We are very pleased to announce that the new The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Guide to Plant Selection & Landscape Design is now available on line. The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Guide to Plant Selection and Landscape Design is intended as a companion to The Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Handbook.

 

The guide is intended for homeowners who want to take the next step and design their own Florida-Friendly Landscapes. Included is information on landscape design strategies, tips on how to solve landscaping design problems, and the new plant list that contains many of the UF/IFAS-recommended Florida-Friendly plants for each region of the state. The landscape design portion includes unique visual representations of transformed landscapes.

 

The link will be on our web page soon. A limited number of copies are slated for printing this month. We will let you know when they arrive.

This time it’s bigger and better than ever!

 

While the publication was a team effort among a number of faculty and staff both inside and outside the state office, I thank the FFL team, especially Brian Niemann, and Dr. Gail Hansen, Tom Wichman, Erin Alvarez, Dr. Bart Schutzman, our agents, along with Dr. Mike Thomas, Mike Scheinkman, and Heather Ritchie at the Department of Environmental Protection.

 

Thanks also to all of you who provided photos and information, and Go Gators! 

 

 

 

Esen Momol, Ph.D., Director

Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program

Environmental Horticulture Department

University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

114 Mehrhof Hall, PO Box 110675, Gainesville, FL 32611-0675

(  (352) 273-4520, Fax: 352-392-1413, * eam@ufl.edu

 

 

 

 

 

SWFSFN Announcemnt: Locally Grown Workshop in Orlando

To Members and Supporters of the SW FL Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN), I’m pleased to share with you the announcement of a local foods growers meeting by the food service company Freshpoint – see the attachment. 

 

This announcement is from Dan Snowden of Freshpoint who generously provided transportation for some of the FL-raised foods served at the banquets of our successful 2010 FL Small Farms Conference.  Dan says that while the workshop will highlight the food safety requirements to sell to Freshpoint for their local customers who are asking for locally-raised foods, this event is also an opportunity to meet him and other buyer representatives from Freshpoint about selling your foods to them.

 

The details of this meeting are as follows:

 

Date:  October 13, 2010

Location:  Orlando, FL 

                    (for exact address, please, follow the registration directions in the announcement, i.e., register by calling the Produce Marketing Association (PMA)  1 (302) 738-7100 or solutionctr@pma.com)

 

I sincerely hope that this opportunity serves your marketing efforts in the development of local foodsheds in Florida . . .

 

Thanks,

Robert

 

Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.

AG/NR Extension Agent

UF/IFAS Sarasota County Extension

6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL  3241

(941) 232-3090; FAX (941) 861-9886

http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/AG/ag.shtml

 

Florida Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises Conference

 

 

 

 

From: Snowden, Dan 129 [mailto:Dan.Snowden@FreshPoint.com]
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 1:11 PM
To: Robert Kluson; Landrum,Linda B; Wysocki,Allen F
Subject: Locally Grown Workshop

 

Sysco/FreshPoint is hosting a Local Grower Symposium on October 15th, if you have any farmers that may benefit from attending, please let me know and/or simply forward this to them. 

 

 

 

Daniel Snowden

Director of Culinary Development

Our defense should begin at the table with Slow Food. Let us rediscover the flavors and savors of regional cooking and banish the degrading effects of Fast Food. - Slow Food Manifesto

 

 

 

Friday, September 3, 2010

11th Annual Soil and Water Science Research Forum

The purpose of this letter is to invite you to participate in the 11th Annual Soil and Water Science Research Forum (http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/forum/) scheduled for September 10, 2010, in Gainesville, Florida.  The forum is designed to bring together representatives from state and federal agencies, and private industry, faculty and graduate students, and prospective students interested in soil, water, and environmental sciences. The forum will provide an opportunity for all interested in soil, water, and environmental sciences to interact with our students, faculty and administrators on campus.  Primary theme of 2010 SWSD Research Forum is “Soil, Water, and Public Health”.

 

Two distinguished speakers are scheduled to make presentations at the Research Forum.

Dr. Glenn Morris, Director and Professor, UF- Emerging Pathogen Institute.

Dr. Dr. Ian Pepper, Director, National Science Foundation- Water and Environmental

Technology Center, Director, Environmental Research Laboratory, University of Arizona

 

The Soil and Water Science Department (SWSD) faculty, staff, and students conduct research in several interdisciplinary programs including: biogeochemistry, ecology, environmental sciences, hydrologic sciences, water quality, carbon sequestration, sustainable plant productivity in agricultural and urban ecosystems.  Research efforts are organized into the following general areas: 1) Management of Water, Nutrients, and Pesticides, 2) Soil, Water, and Aquifer Remediation, 3) Carbon Dynamics and Ecosystem Services, 4) Soil and Landscape Analysis, and 5) Wetlands and Aquatic Systems.

 

We look forward to your participation in the forum.  If you are planning to attend, please go to the following web site and register. http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/forum/registration.htm 

 

Thank you and looking forward to seeing at the Forum.

 

Ramesh

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K. Ramesh Reddy | Graduate Research Professor and Chair |

University of Florida | IFAS | Soil and Water Science Department |

PO Box 110510 | 106 Newell Hall.
Gainesville, FL 32611-0510 | USA
PH 352-392-1804 | FAX 352-392-3399
EMAIL: krr@ufl.edu | http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu

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Additional Contacts:  Ms. Kelly Jacoby kajacoby@ufl.edu or Ms. Cheryl Combs clcombs@ifas.ufl.edu | Tel: 352-392-1803

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The Soil and Water Science Newsletter "MYAKKA" is available at:  The Soil and Water Science Fall 2009 Newsletter “ MYAKKA” is now available for your reading at:  http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/department/newsletters/fall2009.pdf.      Please forward this message to your contacts.  If you need a hard copy of the newsletter, please contact Ms. Ms. Kelly Jacoby kajacoby@ufl.edu or Ms. Cheryl Combs clcombs@ufl.edu

 

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September Safety News & Notes

September Safety News & Notes is posted at: http://www.flagsafe.ufl.edu/snn/snn-10-09.html

NOTE: This is the last issue of SN&N since I am retiring September 30.

The Table of Contents:
Thoughts & Quotes
Video by Kids/for Kids from Progressive Agriculture
Beware of Falling Children
National Farm Safety & Health Week: ATV Safety
Farm Safety Activities from FS4JK
Recent Deaths Highlight Dangers of Confined Spaces
National Preparedness Month 2010
Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Farm Workers Publication Available
National Pet Fire Safety Day
Secure Transport of Animal Carcasses


Be Aware!
Be Alert!
Be Alive!
Dr. Carol J. Lehtola
Associate Professor
Dept. of Ag and Biological Engineering
The University of Florida
Rogers Hall Box 110570
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
352.392.1864 x 223
Fax: 352.392.4092
Florida Ag Safety: http://www.flagsafe.ufl.edu<http://www.flagsafe.ufl.edu/>
Disaster Handbook: http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu<http://disaster.ifas.ufl.edu/>
National Ag Safety Database: http://www.nasdonline.org<http://www.nasdonline.org/>

Onfarm Research by SWFSFN Members

 

 

From: Robert Kluson [mailto:rkluson@scgov.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:57 PM
To: Beckford, Roy; Halman,Robert D; Snodgrass,Crystal A; Mitchell,Ralph E; Haddock,Susan R; Henry,Mary Elizabeth; McAvoy, Eugene J (Gene); Futch,Stephen Hubbard
Cc: Treadwell,Danielle D; Hochmuth,Robert Conway
Subject: Onfarm Research by SWFSFN Members

 

All, here’s some press for your enjoyment of the initial results of the onfarm research initiative with our farmer members of the SW FL Small Farmers Network – see attachment . . .

 

Please, feel free to distribute it to your small farmer clients,

 

robert

 

Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.

AG/NR Extension Agent

UF/IFAS Sarasota County Extension

6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL  3241

(941) 232-3090; FAX (941) 861-9886

http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/AG/ag.shtml

 

Florida Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises Conference

 

Invitation to Sept. 11th Planning Meeting for SW FL Food Summit

To members and supporters of the SW FL Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN) and local foodsheds in SW FL, I am pleased to share with you the following announcement of an invitation to participate in the planning of a SW Florida FOOD SUMMIT:

 

Event:                                   WORKSHOP/PLANNING COMMUNITY FOOD SUMMIT

Date/Time:                         Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 – 10:00 am

Location:                              Naples, FL  (see registration website for address)

Contact:                               Kimberley at 239-263-3966

Description:                        This is a planning meeting for the follow-up event to the successful July Food Summit in Miami (see http://earth-learning.org/index.php?option=content&Itemid=77&task=view&id=47).  The vision of that event was to envision and design a local food system in southern Florida that is vibrant, healthy, just, sustainable and resilient.  Now they are send you an invitation for your participation to organize  a similar event for the folks of SW FL that is more accessible and local.

For Registration Info:     see http://www.meetup.com/Local-Food-Enthusiasts/calendar/14644986/

 

Please, feel free to distribute this email to your friends and colleagues who would be interested in contributing to the success of this SW FL Food Summit.

 

Thanks,

robert

 

Robert A. Kluson, Ph.D.

AG/NR Extension Agent

UF/IFAS Sarasota County Extension

6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL  3241

(941) 232-3090; FAX (941) 861-9886

http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/AG/ag.shtml

 

Florida Small Farms & Alternative Enterprises Conference

 

ARS Newslink

ARS News Service
USDA Agricultural Research Service
September 3, 2010

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Cleaning the Chesapeake Bay-from space:
ARS scientists are playing a key role in a pilot test of an innovative use of new remote sensing technologies to aid the Chesapeake Bay cleanup that begins this year in Talbot County, Md., on the Bay's Eastern Shore. (8/30)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100830.htm

Ornamental edibles:
A new exhibit that will tickle visitors' taste buds has been added this year at the U.S. National Arboretum operated by ARS in Washington, D.C. (8/31)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100831.htm

Helping corn-based plastics take more heat:
Current containers made from corn-based plastics literally can't take the heat of "hot-filling" with just-pasteurized products in food processing plants, but an ARS scientist and his industry collaborators are working to make corn-based plastics more heat-tolerant. (9/1)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100901.htm

New corn lines that resist fungal toxins:
Corn germplasm lines developed by ARS scientists are scoring high marks in field trials for resistance to aflatoxin produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus fungi. (9/2)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100902.htm

Double-duty for an ARS-developed product:
Afla-Guard(r), a biological control used to thwart the growth of fungi on peanuts, can be used on corn as well, according to a study by the ARS scientists who helped develop it. (9/3)
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2010/100903.htm

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