Category: Feature
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Okra Occasion On Its Way Aug 23; West Pasco Urban Farm Report 6/23/25
The New Port Richey Environmental Committee and City of New Port Richey have announced the 2025 Okra Occasion will be held Saturday, August 23rd at the New Port Richey Library from 11 AM – 1 PM. Stay tuned for details West Pasco Urban Farm Report The One & Only Farm Report for Urban Growers on…
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West Pasco Urban Farm Report – June 16
New Port Richey FarmNet Committed to a healthy community, food sovereignty, and agrarian ideals Join us at Ordinance One in downtown New Port Richey for Evening Farmers’ Market – June 17, 5:30 to 7:30 Weather Report Last week’s rain was most welcome. We received about ¾ of an inch over three days. As helpful as…
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6/9/25 -West Pasco Urban Farm Report
The One & Only West Pasco Urban Farm Report June 9, 2025 New Port Richey FarmNet Committed to a healthy community, food sovereignty, and agrarian ideals Join us at Ordinance One in downtown New Port Richey for Evening Farmers’ Market – June 17, 5:30 to 7:30 Weather Report Late Spring heat and arid conditions have…
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New Planting at NPR’s Fruit Tree “Peninsula”
Volunteers from New Port Richey’s FarmNet, Environmental Committee, and Public Works came together in an effort to promote public produce in food desert areas. Here are images from the tree planting at the Fruit Tree “Peninsula” April 15. The trees in the image are Barbados Cherry – one of two planted. The Fruit Tree Peninsula…
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Pollution and Policy
by Jamale Stanley It is odd that so many in the West (and America in particular) are detached from the very things that support and nourish our existence. Clearly, we rely on natural systems for survival (e.g.: water, food, and clean air), so it stands to reason that we should have a fundamental commitment to…
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After Hurricane Milton; Climate Change, Old Hickory
The Lost Hickory Tree, Global Heating, Time, and What’s to Come by Dell deChant We lost the massive Swamp Hickory at our community garden when Hurricane Milton swept through New Port Richey. Well over 100 years old and at least 50 feet tall, the majestic tree had lived here longer than human frames of age and…
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Rediscovering A Lost Local Treasure: Okra and its Occasion
Written by Dell deChant Did you know? It is okra season in Florida and throughout the south, and here in New Port Richey we’ve been growing it for years. Okra is also one of those wonderful foods of the Florida summer that can be grown in great quantities, is highly nutritious, and easy to prepare,…
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Okra Occasion Brings Unique Flavor for 9th Year
Presented by New Port Richey FarmNet & New Port Richey Environmental Committee Hosted by New Port Richey Public Library Major Sponsor ~ Rotary Club of New Port Richey Announcement of Winners of the 2024 Okra Tasting Everyone who participated in the 2024 Okra Occasion was a winner: the chefs, library staff, volunteers, guests, and hosts…
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Mango Mania Continues!
Written by Dell deChant. Collaborator: Tia Rowe Welcome back to the mango-lovers and mango-curious alike! Our last article provided a taste of the growing popularity of mangos and shared that the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (known as “UF/IFAS”) is devoting its energy, resources, and genetic research to “growing the…
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Mango Mania at New Port Richey FarmNet
August 1, 2024 By Dell deChant Contributor: Tia Rowe Did you know that you have a choice of which mangos to enjoy this mango season? While you can always buy mangos in the commercial grocery store, all of those mangos come from Mexico. Luckily for our Florida readers – and especially our New Port Richey readers…