Tag: Florida
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Urban farming would help New Port Richey
Editor’s Note: Read the following column carefully. It outlines a vision for a sustainable, neighborly, and food-secure New Port Richey through Urban Farming support. It reads like it was written for this morning’s news cycle. The surprise? This article published in the Pasco Times nearly a decade ago, on May 20, 2016. Despite the “unanimous…
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West Pasco Urban Growers Report – Sept 15
West Pasco Urban Farm Report The One & Only Farm Report for Urban Growers on the Pasco’s Gulf Coast September 15, 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 Plant Swap, Evening Farmers’ Market, and Educational Program…
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West Pasco Urban Farm Report – Sept 8 2025
The One & Only Farm Report for Urban Growers on the Pasco’s Gulf Coast September 8, 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 Plant Swap, Evening Farmers’ Market, and Educational Program – September 16, 5:30 to…
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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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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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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 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…
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Vanishing Swifts: UK Birds in “Freefall” – Is Florida Next?
The UK’s guardian published an opinion piece this week on the severe decline that they call a “Freefall” of the Swift, a migratory bird that summers in England and winters in Africa. The author laments that this Spring has seen a near complete absence of the migratory species. A graphic from the British Trust of…