by piecenter | May 17, 2016 | News
Sixty percent of Floridians agreed or strongly agreed that they are concerned about food waste in their household, according to a recent food waste survey of 500 Florida residents conducted by the Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources...
by piecenter | May 2, 2016 | Blog
Dr. Hannah Carter grew up surrounded by the potato fields of Aroostook County, Maine. She graduated 1995 with a B.S. degree in Environmental Science from the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Upon graduation, she began her career with the University of Maine...
by piecenter | Apr 21, 2016 | Easy as PIE, Recorded
Consumers have become more interested in reconnecting with their food and the farmers that produce it. This has sparked growth of the local food movement into a multi-billion dollar industry in Florida. Producers who can effectively communicate with consumers about...
by piecenter | Apr 14, 2016 | _FRONT, News
Leadership in Agriculture and Natural Resources winner — April Butler April Butler is from Tallahassee, Florida but moved to Okeechobee, Florida in 2005 when she married her husband Ben Butler, a forth generation dairy farmer. They have one daughter, Hannah....
by piecenter | Apr 12, 2016 | News
Nick Vitale was recently selected as the winner for the best overall and best of Florida categories with his photographs in the 2016 PIE Center Photo Contest. Vitale is a wildlife researcher for the University of Florida based in the Everglades. This has allowed...