Hey there Redland Ramblers! This is guest blogger Melissa Contreras, founder of Urban Oasis Project. Last night, a group of Redland and Miami farmers and I returned home after a weekend at the 2nd Small Farms/Alternative Enterprises Conference in Kissimmee. I have always been a farmer wannabe, and as such, I grow food for my [...]
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Redland farmers road trip to Small Farms Conference, Part One
Posted in events, farmer/grower, location, people, politics, tagged Bee Heaven Farm, Margie Pikarsky, Mario Yanez, Melissa Contreras, Muriel Olivares, small farms conference, UF/IFAS on August 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Avocado threat surfaces
Posted in farm, location, media, photo, tagged avocado, laurel wilt, redbay ambrosia beetle, UF/IFAS on March 10, 2010 |
If you have avocado trees growing in your yard, heads up! The feared redbay ambrosia beetle has surfaced in west Miami-Dade County, in Emerald Lakes. One beetle was caught in a trap on March 2. Scientists are testing the captured bug to see if it carries a fungus that kills avocado trees (and others in [...]
Chilling out
Posted in csa, food, tagged csa, UF/IFAS on February 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m starting to get overwhelmed by my CSA share. Opened the refrigerator door and all I saw is a sea of green in plastic zipper bags. What was I thinking when I signed on to eat a full share all by myself?? (In full disclosure, I eat what I shoot. The share I photograph goes [...]
Beating the beetle
Posted in farm, fruits, location, media, tagged avocados, laurel wilt, redbay ambrosia beetle, UF/IFAS on December 26, 2009 |
This summer, there was great concern among commercial avocado growers in Redland (including Bee Heaven Farm) about the apparent discovery of the redbay ambrosia beetle, which rapidly kills avocado trees, and has been located in North and Central Florida. At least one tree in Redland was suspected of infestation and was burned. UF/IFAS held a workshop [...]
Laurel wilt symposium
Posted in events, farmer/grower, fruits, location, tagged Extension, laurel wilt, redbay ambrosia beetle, UF/IFAS on November 1, 2009 |
If you have only one avocado tree in your yard, or a grove full, come get the latest information on the laurel wilt disease. It was spotted in Northern Florida earlier this year, and this summer in a grove in Redland. If the disease spreads, it could wipe out not only commercial groves but also [...]
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