Agriculture

Rodrique Rodney and his three daughters volunteer at the St. Pete Youth Farm during the MLK Day of Service.

At St. Pete Youth Farm, MLK Day of Service makes a difference

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service helps the nonprofit St. Pete Youth Farm gain exposure for its mission and attract new volunteers.

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Gary Wishnatzki's book "Generations of Sweetness: Stories That Shaped My Family and the Journey to Wish Farms" celebrates his family's history and the 100-year anniversary of the family berry business in Plant City.
Book excerpt: Generations of Sweetness by Gary Wishnatzki

Gary Wishnatzki celebrates his family's history and the 100-year anniversary of the family berry business in Plant City in "Generations of Sweetness: Stories That Shaped My Family and the Journey to Wish Farms." 

The Tampa Bay Innovation Center has launched an accelerator program focused on startups working on climate change solutions.
Tampa Bay Innovation Center accelerator helps startups working on climate change solutions

The Tampa Bay Innovation Center has launched a climate tech incubator program to help startups work on solutions to the significant challenge climate change poses to communities and businesses in Florida and across the world.

Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Chief Conservation Officer Jason Lauritsen
How Hurricane Ian can affect Florida Wildlife Corridor

Conservation expert talks about the impact Hurricane Ian will have on the Florida Wildlife Corridor. 

Intergenerational gardening is a common sight at the gardens.
Carrollwood community garden feeds so many needs

When neighbors opened VISTA Gardens on the site of a former water treatment plant in Carrollwood Village back in 2014, no one quite envisioned how much it would provide sustenance beyond fresh veggies and herbs to Tampa families and friends so many years later.

Local restaurant owners also shop at Sanwa Farmer's Market for fresh produce and exotic packaged foods not found elsewhere.
The road to food sovereignty pauses in East Tampa

Sanwa Farmer's Market provides an oasis for fresh produce and ethnic choices in East Tampa as much of the surrounding community remains a food desert lacking grocery stores that populate other neighborhoods.

A Florida black bear walks through a cypress swamp on a cattle ranch adjacent to Big Cypress National Preserve. The movements of wide-ranging black bears helped inspire the identity of the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
Florida Wildlife Corridor gains traction, eyes future conservation

Tampa-based nature photographer Carlton Ward, Jr., who has been photographing natural beauty and wildlife in his native Florida for decades, came up with the idea for the Florida Wildlife Corridor Coalition.

Clearwater Hispanic Farmers Market debuts Saturday

''The focus is to celebrate Hispanic heritage,'' says co-Founder Dina Ramos. "We have a huge Hispanic community in Florida and we want to celebrate that culture and create a cultural experience.''

The Palmetto Book by Jono Miller
Book excerpt: The Palmetto Book by Jono Miller

Jono Miller, a longtime educator, activist, and natural historian in Florida, writes about the natural and cultural history of the iconic palmetto plant, also known as the cabbage palm or Sabal palmetto (the state tree of Florida and South Carolina). Read one chapter to get the flavor of the book.

Water taxi view of Tampa skyline.
For Good: Tampa church hosts forum on regional water crisis, leadership

The speakers at the faith-based community conversation on water are among the Tampa Bay region’s leading experts in wildlife conservation and marine biology.

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