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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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