Author: EcologyFlorida
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500 Million Plastic Straws a Day? Let’s Go With the Paper
Part I of a three-part series on plastics an Ecology Florida Editorial A trending ecological initiative is the contra-straw movement. USA Today has a good short article on the “anti-straw movement,” and Fast Company has an article about cities that have banned or are considering banning the plastic drinking tubes. As it pertains to Florida,…
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Florida Loquat Festival News – No. 30 – September 2018
Florida Loquat Festival News – No. 30 September 2018 Celebrating Florida’s Urban Fruit An Ecology Florida/Friendship Farms & Fare Annual Event Florida Loquat News The Newsletter of The Florida Loquat Festival No. 30 September 10, 2018 ANNUAL LABOR DAY EDITION Published by Ecology Florida and Friendship Farms & Fare First Flowers Edition Florida Loquat News…
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Florida Loquat News #29, July 2018
Florida Loquat News The Newsletter of The Florida Loquat Festival Celebrating Florida’s Urban Fruit No. 29 July 15, 2018 Published by Ecology Florida and Friendship Farms & Fare http://www.ecologyflorida.org/ https://tarrylane.wixsite.com/friendship Here is Your Post-Festival issue of the Florida Loquat News Poets, planners, canners, volunteers, vendors, and sponsors at the 2018 Florida Loquat Festival. Fifth Annual…
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University of Florida IFAS: Invasive Species Cost ‘Tens of Millions’, Seeks Help
By Jack Payne A snake so voracious it can swallow a fully-grown deer prowls the Everglades. An insect’s arrival in Florida seemed innocuous enough until the discovery that it carries a fungus that kills avocado trees. A spiny newcomer to Florida is eating fish that could have been on your plate, and it is wreaking…
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Florida Loquat Festival News #28 – March 2018
Celebrating Florida’s Urban Fruit An Ecology Florida/Friendship Farms & Fare Annual Event The Florida Loquat Festival Fifth Anniversary America’s Only Loquat Festival March 24, 2018 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Frances Avenue Park New Port Richey Commemorative Brochure The Florida Loquat Festival: Celebrating Florida’s Urban Fruit Fifth Annual Celebration March 24, 2018 Tentative Program 10:00…
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Florida Loquat News #27 – January 2018
Florida Loquat News The Newsletter of The Florida Loquat Festival No. 27 January 18, 2017 2018 Florida Loquat Festival March 24, 2018 – 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Frances Avenue Park, New Port Richey Mark Your Calendars The 2018 Florida Loquat Festival will be Saturday March 24. Mark your calendars and make arrangements now to…
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Florida Loquat Festival News #25 – October 2017
Florida Loquat Festival News – No. 25 October 2017 Celebrating Florida’s Urban Fruit An Ecology Florida/Friendship Farms & Fare Annual Event Florida Loquat News The Newsletter of The Florida Loquat Festival No. 25 October 1, 2017 Loquat buds and Hill Country Red Okra Loquat budding season coincides with the peak of the okra harvest season.…
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Florida Loquat Special Edition – Hurricane Irma Damage
Florida Loquat News The Newsletter of The Florida Loquat Festival No. 24 September 20, 2017 Celebrating Florida’s Urban Fruit An Ecology Florida/Friendship Farms & Fare Annual Event SPECIAL EDITION Hurricane Irma Our thoughts of care, comfort, and positive expectancy are shared with all readers and subscribers to the Florida Loquat News. As most readers know,…
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Florida Loquat Festival News – #19 January 2017
Celebrating Florida’s Urban Fruit An Ecology Florida/Friendship Farms & Fare Annual Event 2017 Florida Loquat Festival April 8, 2017 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Frances Avenue Park, New Port Richey Mark Your Calendars Friends, Supporters, and Patrons at the 2106 Florida Loquat Festival The 2017 Florida Loquat Festival will be Saturday April 8. Mark your calendars…
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Florida Loquat News #17
Florida Loquat Festival News No. 17 August 10, 2016 Celebrating Florida’s Urban Fruit An Ecology Florida/Friendship Farms & Fare Annual Event Growers Update A New Season Begins As First Buds Appear The first buds of the 2016-2017 season have begun to appear. A number of trees are budding at both the Friendship Farms grove and…