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Demonstration Garden Tours

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

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Take a Master Gardener Volunteer-led tour of demonstration gardens at Twin Lakes Park (Sarasota) and/or Shamrock Park and Nature Center (Venice) to learn more about best gardening and landscaping practices for our area

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Demonstration Garden Tour: Twin Lakes Park
Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 AM
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Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ for Wildlife and Pollinators
Fri, Oct 2, 8:00 AM
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Demonstration Garden Tour: Shamrock Park
Fri, Oct 2, 9:00 AM
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Florida-Friendly Landscaping™: Planting for Suncoast Butterflies
Mon, Oct 19, 8:30 AM
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Demonstration Garden Tour: Twin Lakes Park
Mon, Oct 19, 10:00 AM
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Demonstration Garden Tour: Visitor Center at Osprey Junction Trailhead
Wed, Oct 28, 9:30 AM
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Designing Coastal Landscapes
Fri, Nov 6, 8:00 AM
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Demonstration Garden Tour: Shamrock Park
Fri, Nov 6, 9:00 AM
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Florida-Friendly Landscaping™: Planting for Suncoast Songbirds
Mon, Nov 16, 8:30 AM
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Demonstration Garden Tour: Twin Lakes Park
Mon, Nov 16, 10:00 AM
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Demonstration Garden Tour: Visitor Center at Osprey Junction Trailhead
Wed, Nov 25, 9:30 AM
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UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

Organizador de Demonstration Garden Tours

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota Countyprovides practical education you can trust, to help people, businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future. This service is a partnership between theUniversity of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), theU.S. Department of AgricultureandSarasota County.For regular updates on the latest news and happenings at UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, sign up to receiveour e-newsletters.An Equal Opportunity Institution. The University of Florida is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. For disability accommodations, such as sign language interpreters and listening devices, please contact 311 (941-861-5000 outside Sarasota County) or sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu at least two weeks in advance. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs. Learn more atada.ufl.eduandscgov.net/ada.

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Age Friendly

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Our “Age Friendly” events show you strategies to successfully navigate the challenges of aging and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. (Find all our events at https://ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com)

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Arbor Month Events!

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The Suncoast region lost substantial amounts of trees due to recent hurricanes. As we replant our urban and residential properties, let us be mindful of what we plant. Find out which tree is right for your location, how to plant it, & how to care for it.

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Brewing Ideas

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A relaxed format for open discussion of environmental issues with experts

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Closing Up Your Florida Home

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Learn to prepare your home—inside and out—before leaving for an extended period

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Clothing Swap to Save the Drops

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Clothing Swaps to promote the conservation of water resources.

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Community Connections: Betty J. Johnson Library

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Find classes and information you want, in a location convenient for you

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Community Connections: Jacaranda Public Library

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Find classes and information you want, in a location convenient for you

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Community Connections: North Port Library

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Find classes and information you want, in a location convenient for you

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Community Connections: Shannon Staub Library

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The UF/IFAS Extension classes and information you want, in a location that is convenient for you!

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Cooking Up Health

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Learn to eat healthy, the Mediterranean Way. Learn easy life hacks and get delicious recipes to eat the Med Way every day. Great tasting and good for you!

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Core Area: Agriculture

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Learn more about and register for any of our agriculture classes and events, to pick up (or hone) skills on topics including pasture land management, operating a home-based food business, weed identification and control, and much more.

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Core Area: Gardening and Landscaping

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Learn more about and register for any of our gardening and landscaping classes and events, to pick up (or hone) skills on topics including edible gardening, growing seasons, soil conditions and maintenance, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™, and much more.

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Core Area: Natural Resources

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Learn more about and register for any of our natural resource-related classes and events, to pick up (or hone) skills on topics including safe insect controls, ecology and wildlife, marine habitats, recycling, composting, water resources, and much more.

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Core Area: Nutrition and Healthy Living

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Learn more about and register for any of our nutrition and healthy living classes and events, to pick up (or hone) skills on topics including nutritious meals, food preservation, budget shopping, healthy aging, disaster preparedness, and much more.

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Core Area: Sustainability

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Learn more about and register for any of our sustainability classes and events, to pick up (or hone) skills on topics including solar energy, climate change issues, energy-/water-saving upgrades, sustainable communities, and much more.

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Disaster Preparedness

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Being prepared for a weather disaster can save your life. Join us as we discuss ways you should prepare to stay safe. (Find all our events at https://ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com)

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Earth Day

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Celebrate Earth Day with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County!

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EcoWalk: Forest Bathing in the Parks

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Join us for a contemplative walk where we will practice mindfulness, breathwork, and using all our senses to connect with nature. Research shows that spending time in nature has many benefits for our physical and mental health.

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EcoWalks

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Stroll through and learn about some of Sarasota County’s most beautiful and environmentally sensitive preserved lands, with in-person, interpretive walks guided by our UF/IFAS ecology and natural resources educator and other specialists.

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ex•plore (Explore with Extension)

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Get your hands dirty and your feet wet! Join us to “ex•plore” (or, EXtension exPLORE program) in a fun, hands-on way. Connect with nature, dig into gardening, dive into water resources, and much more. No experience needed—just a sense of adventure.

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Family Time

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Find fun, adventure, knowledge, connections and more, in any or all of our family-focused events

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FDACS CEU Programs

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CEU-eligible trainings, classes, workshops, and other programs

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Florida Master Naturalist Program

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The Florida Master Naturalist Program promotes awareness and understanding of, plus respect for, Florida’s natural world. Gain professional development and personal enrichment that enhances communities.

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Florida Waters Stewardship Program

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Be the change! Learn watershed science and communication strategies from Extension staff and other experts, while exploring your own back yard “with an eye for water.” Get the facts and gain the skills to use them, in this multi-week workshop series.

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Florida-Friendly Landscaping

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Get help creating and maintaining a beautiful, eco-sensitive that saves on resources and labor, with the Florida-Friendly Landscaping approach.

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Green Industries Best Management Practices

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Get the up-to-date GI-BMP training you need—plus continuing education units—for the "green industry."

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HalloWeeding! Invasive Plant ID

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Join us for a spooktacular series on invasive plant identification and management. We will explore invasive plants in Florida's freshwater systems, marine habitats, and household landscapes.

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Let's Make Some Black Gold!

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Join us for an engaging, 60-minute dive into the basics of composting, plus a look at composting, waste reduction and recycling projects and efforts in our area. (Find all our events at https://ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com)

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Master Gardener Volunteer Program

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Calling Sarasota County gardeners: Learn how to become a Master Gardener Volunteer and help people and your community

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National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW)

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Events in Sarasota to promote understanding of the negative impact that invasive species have and how to be a part of the solution!

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One Seed

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One Seed is a shared, edible-gardening experience designed to build a community around food.

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Pollinators

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Learn more about our local pollinators and ways to support them! Photo credit: Kylie Wilson, Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources

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Program: 4-H / Youth Development

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Sarasota County 4-H partners with educators, volunteers and community organizations to provide area youth with hands-on learning experiences in citizenship, healthy living, science, technology, engineering, and math.

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Program: Chemicals in the Environment

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The Chemicals in the Environment Program employs training and education that promotes responsible use of pesticides, cleaners and other chemicals to limit unintended impacts to human health and the environment.

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Program: Community and School Gardens

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The Gardens Program builds communities around food through experiential learning opportunities, improving access to healthy produce for residents and students while raising agricultural and nutritional awareness.

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Program: Ecology and Natural Resources

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The Natural Resources Program offers programs to increase awareness of and connections to the county’s diverse natural resources, and to foster conservation practices that preserve the area’s natural capital.

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Program: Family and Consumer Sciences

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The Family and Consumer Sciences Program empowers residents to improve quality of life with training and information on healthy and sustainable living; food safety, nutrition, and preservation; and disaster preparedness.

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Program: Family Nutrition Program

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The Family Nutrition Program helps limited-resource families in Florida access more nutritious food choices on a budget and adopt healthier eating and physical activity habits to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic disease.

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Program: Horticulture (Commercial)

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The Commercial Horticulture Program provides research-based information and training on the best practices to create and maintain large-scale, Florida-friendly landscapes, as well as the benefits of and approaches to urban forestry.

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Program: Horticulture (Residential)

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The Residential Horticulture Program offers research-based information to help create and manage appealing, Florida-Friendly landscapes that minimize the need for irrigation, chemicals and other maintenance that might harm the ecosystem.

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Program: Marine and Coastal (Sea Grant)

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The Marine and Coastal Program (Sea Grant) highlights and helps preserve the quality and abundance of shoreline and marine resources through education and hands-on experiences.

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Program: Sustainability

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The Sustainability Program employs community programs, educational outreach, and government policy to help create and maintain a sustainable Sarasota County with thriving environmental, economic, and social conditions.

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Program: Sustainable Agriculture

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The Sustainable Agriculture program with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County offers programming, educational materials and technical assistance to those in the food and agriculture industries, with a special focus on small- to medium-sized enterprises.

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Program: Waste Reduction

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The Waste Reduction Program works with residents, businesses and community organizations to develop and implement waste-diversion strategies, recycling efforts and composting systems for a healthy, sustainable county.

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Program: Water Resources

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The Water Resources Program uses education and citizen science to increase awareness of water connectedness to build a conservation ethic that will sustain and protect our water supply and preserve our quality of life.

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Rain Barrel Workshop

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Learn how to save money and resources, and protect our ecosystems, by collecting rainfall for use as irrigation water.

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Recycle Right!

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Do you recycle right? Do you know? Get answers in our free "Recycle Right!" class, which looks at recycling issues in Florida, including waste reduction, recycling, composting, and more.

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Sarasota County Starter Kit

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This series provides new residents (and existing community members) with a range of information—from saving on utilities to dealing with wildlife—to help build happy, healthy, thriving homes and lives in this area. Everyone is welcome!

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Small Farm Start-up School

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An 8-week series of presentations, discussions, farm tours and farmer panels provide need-to-know information to make a decision about starting a farm. Registrants are required to start a business plan to pressure-test their ideas for feasibility.