Growing in SWFL

As environmentally concerned families start decorating for the holidays, they might ask themselves: Which is better for the planet, a real tree or a fake one? The simple answer is a real tree.

What’s growing in Florida? A billion-dollar wine industry.

Summer gardens can be tricky to maintain in SWFL due to the rain and intense heat. So, we reached out to our friends at ECHO Farm for some advice on what to grow.

School’s out for summer, but it’s never too soon to find back-to-school deals for your kids.

There’s a ghost making an appearance in the swamps of eastern Collier County, and you can catch a glimpse in broad daylight. This ghost is not an aberration nor anything scary, but it’s certainly something rare and wonderful: the ghost orchid.

This day-venture is a life-changing experience. ECHO Global Farm is passionately fighting to end world hunger. Researchers are creating appropriate technologies for farmers around the world to overcome environmental barriers that families face.

If you are like most of us, you probably wish you could spend less and save more. It is easier than you think with a few simple changes.

Hemp farming may take a new direction, with positive impacts on Florida’s agricultural exports. Hemp is used in making rope, clothing, animal feed and building products. Lawmakers are hopeful that this crop will help North Florida’s timber industry, which suffered greatly after Hurricane Michael.

Typically, young women are not exposed to the keys to financial success until later in life.

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) studies the agricultural, natural resource and food-industry trends as they relate to our economy.