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National Seafood Month – shrimp
Shrimp… nothing says seafood along the Gulf coast like shrimp. It has been a staple part of our diet for decades; boiled, fried, steamed, stuffed, shish-kabobbed, As Forrest Gump said there are a...
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National Seafood Month… Red Snapper
If shrimp are king of the shellfish industry, then red snapper are the king of the finfish world. It is arguably the most economically and ecologically important reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico. This...
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National Seafood Month – Blue Crabs
Well… we have talked about the “big two”… snapper and shrimp, but there are other popular fin and shellfish harvested from the Gulf of Mexico. This week we look at my personal favorite… blue crab....
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National Seafood Month – the future of seafood
So what now? What lies ahead for the seafood industry in the Florida Panhandle? Well I will start by saying I do not have a crystal ball… so I truly do not know, but most people plan for the future...
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Happy National Volunteer Appreciation Week!
Our volunteers help make clubs, camps, and other educational programs possible so that we can Grow 4-H in Florida! Photo credit: National 4-H Council Sunday, April 10th, marks the beginning of...
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Red Hills Small Farm Alliance Recognized by National Farm Credit for...
Customers can buy plants through the Red Hills Online Market. Photo by Cassie Dillman. Announced at the National Ag Day in Washington, D.C., the Red Hills Small Farm Alliance (RHSFA) became one of the...
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National Beekeeper Reports Reveal a Significant Decline in Colonies,...
Bees and Brood. Photo by Judy Biss It has been a tough year for beekeepers. Two recent national reports revealed that beekeepers suffered the triple whammy of colony loss, reduced honey production,...
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February is National Snack Food Month
February has been designated National Snack Month by the Snack Food Association of America, and the National Potato Promotion Board. As Americans, the one thing that we can all agree on is our love of...
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Keep an Eye on Your Eye Health – August is National Eye Exam Month
Most of us are willing to go to the doctor or the dentist, which are both part of taking care of our health. However, do you go to the eye doctor? If not, you definitely should add it to your healthy...
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National Grandparents Day 2017: September 10
For nearly 40 years, National Grandparents Day has been celebrated as an opportunity to express gratitude for all that grandparents do for families and communities. According to the U.S. Census...
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