Escambia County Extension Calendar
November 2009
- "Plan Well. Spend Well. Eat Well." - ongoing
community food & nutrition education programs for limited-resource families and youth**
Contact Angela Hinkle 475-5230 ahinkle@ufl.edu - "Learn by Doing" - ongoing 4-H programs, projects, events and activities for youth 5-18** (4-H Calendar)
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - "To Make the Best Better " - ongoing 4-H Volunteer opportunities for teen & adult volunteers** (Calendar)
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - UF Master Beekeeper Program-Apprentice & Advanced
November 5, 2009 Registration 7:30am
Green Industries Institute, Monticello, FL
(352) 273-3904 www.UFHoneybee.com - Forestry Field Day for AgriScience Students** (flyer)
November 5, 2009 9:00am through lunch
Langley Bell 4-H Center, 4810 W Nine Mile Rd
Contact Libbie Johnson 475-5230 libbiej@ufl.edu - Cooking Healthy with Diabetes, Holiday Edition (flyer)
November 10, 2009 10:00am to 12:00noon
Escambia County Extension, cost: $8.00
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230 dclee@ufl.edu
- Cooking Healthy with Diabetes, Holiday Edition (flyer)
November 12, 2009 10:00am to 12:00noon
Escambia County Extension, cost: $8.00
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230 dclee@ufl.edu - Limited Commercial Landscape Pesticide CEUs
November 13, 2009 8:00am to 4:00pm
Escambia County Extension Office
Contact Beth Bolles 475-5230 bbolles@ufl.edu - Beef: It's What's NEW for Dinner (must pre-register)
November 16, 2009 Monday 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Langley Bell 4-H Center cost: $5.00
Contact 475-5230 or dclee@ufl.edu or libbiej@ufl.edu - Holiday Classics 2009 - Recipe & Craft Demonstrations
November 18, 2009 10:00am to 12:00noon
Langley Bell 4-H Center Auditorium cost: $7.00
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230 dclee@ufl.edu - How to Burn Your Cookies - Holiday Eating Survival Tips
November 19, 2009 10:00am - 12:00noon
Escambia County Extension cost: Free
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230 dclee@ufl.edu
** enrollment limited to targeted group - call about your group
December 2009
- HCE Holiday RecognitionTea
December 9, 2009 10:00am to 12:00noon
Langley Bell 4-H Center Auditorium
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230 dclee@ufl.edu
** enrollment limited to targeted group - call about your group
January 2010
- Victory Garden - Egg and Poultry Production
January 25, 2010 Monday 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Escambia County Extension cost: $5.00
Contact Libbie Johnson 475-5230 libbiej@ufl.edu
** enrollment limited to targeted groups
January 2009
- Victory
Garden - Deciduous Fruit & Citrus for the
Home Yard
January 24th, Saturday 10am - noon
Pre-registration required: Call Beth Bolles at
(850)475-5230, or email bbolles@ufl.edu
February 2009
-
Tri-State Watermelon-Cucurbit Meeting
February 3rd, Tuesday 3:30pm - 8:00pm
Contacts: Charles Brasher, clbrasher@ufl.edu,
or Sharon McRoy (850) 482-9620 -
Muscadine Grapes & Roses Pruning
Workshop
February 9th, Monday 9am - 11am
Escambia County Demonstration Garden
call 475-5230 for information -
Forest Stewardship Workshop Series:
Use Prescribed Fire Safely & Effectively
February 17th, Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Blackwater River State Forest, Santa Rosa County
Contact Santa Rosa County Extension (850) 675-6654 - Boyd Seminar on Hazmet Safety Goals, Regs
February 19th, Thursday 9:00am - 11:00am CST
RSVP to Vicky Morris (850) 875-7115 or vpmorris@ufl.edu - Eco-Nomic Living Expo -
Get Green with $avings
February 21st, Saturday 9am - 2pm
NWF State College, Niceville, FL
Contact (850) 797-4902 or (850) 689-5855 - Victory Garden
- Growing Your Own Fish Dinner
February 21st, Saturday 10am - noon
Pre-registration required: Call Beth Bolles at
(850) 475-5230, or email bbolles@ufl.edu -
2009 Gulf Coast Agribusiness Conference
"Growing Small Farms" - pdf flyer & map
February 26th, Thursday 7:30am - 3:30pm
Jay Community Center, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay, FL
Robin Vickers, (850) 983-5216 x 113 or rvickers@ufl.edu - Bridges Out of Poverty Training
February 28th, Saturday 9am - 11am
Holy Cross Episcopal, 7979 N. 9th Ave, Pensacola, FL
Information/registration, Janet Westlake
850-429-7296x18
March 2009
- Farm Bill 2009 - Information & Programs
March 3rd, Tuesday, 6pm - 8pm
Jay Community Center, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay, FL
Questions, contact Jeff Norville, (850) 482-2002 x 110 - Agricultural Community Outreach - flyer
March 10th, Tuesday, 8:30 am, Lunch included
Century Agricultural Building/Community Center
RSVP by noon 3/6/09 (850) 587-5404 x 102 - Crop Production Meeting & Sponsored Lunch
March 12th, Thursday, 8am - 1:30pm
Jay Community Center, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay, FL
Preregister by March 9th, (850) 675-6654 - Bee College/Honey Show/Master Beekeepers
Program
March 20-21, Friday & Saturday St. Augustine
Contact Michael O'Malley, omalleym@ufl.edu or
Dr. Jamie Ellis, jdellis@ufl.edu - Victory Garden - Homegrown Vegetables
March 21st, Saturday 10am - noon
Pre-registration required: Call Beth Bolles at
(850) 475-5230, or email bbolles@ufl.edu - Forest Stewardship Workshop Series:
Manage for Multiple Resources
March 24th, Tuesday 8:30am - 4:00pm
UF West FL Research & Ed Center, Jay, FL
Contact Robin Vickers, (850) 983-5216 x 113 - Florida 4-H 100th Year Celebration
March 28th, Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Langley Bell 4-H Center, 4810 W Nine Mile Rd,
Call Kay Brown, 475-5230 for information - Victory Garden - Citrus & Vegetables
March 28th, Saturday 10am - noon
Perdido Bay Community Center
Pre-registration required: Call Beth Bolles at
(850) 475-5230, or email bbolles@ufl.edu
April 2009
- Victory Garden-Build Your Own Rain Barrel
Registration form
April 4th, Saturday 10am - noon
Pre-registration required: Call Beth Bolles at
(850)475-5230, or email bbolles@ufl.edu - Southeastern Beef Cattle Marketing School
April 46th, Thursday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Jackson County Extension, Marianna, FL
Contact: Doug Mayo, (850) 482-9620
May 2009
June 2009
- Blueberry Jamboree -"Blueberries & Bluegrass"
Vendor registration form
June 13, 2009, Saturday 8am - 8pm
Live music, Kids' Zone, Foods, Arts & Crafts
Barrineau Park Community Center, Molino, FL
Call Brandi Daigle, 475-5220
July 2009
- 'Growing a Pizza' Day Camp**
July 7 & 8, 2009, Tuesday & Wednesday, 9am-1:30pm
Langley Bell 4-H Center
Contact Angela Hinkle, 475-5230, ahinkle@ufl.edu - 'From Grower to Grocery to Kitchen' Day Camp
July 9, 2009, Thursday, 9am - 2pm
Langley Bell 4-H Center, cost: $5.00
Contact Angela Hinkle, 475-5230, ahinkle@ufl.edu - Clothing Construction Lock-In**
July 10th 7pm to July 11th 10a, Friday & Saturday
Langley Bell 4-H Center
Contact Kay Brown, 475-5230, kdb@ufl.edu - Food Preservation Update
July 15, 2009, Wednesday, 10am - 12noon
Escambia County Extension Auditorium
Contact Dorothy Lee, 475-5230, dclee@ufl.edu - 'Surviving Until Sundown' Day Camp
July 18, 2009, Saturday, 4pm - 7pm
Langley Bell 4-H Center, cost: $2.00
Contact Beth Bolles, 475-5230, bbolles@ufl.edu - Construction Professionals Continuing Education**
July 21 & 22, Tuesday & Wednesday, 8am - 4pm
Escambia County Extension Windstorm Bldg
Contact Janice Bates, 475-5230, jmbates@ufl.edu - 'Magic & Bubbles Extravaganza' Day Camp
July 21, 2009, Tuesday, 9am - 2pm
Langley Bell 4-H Center, cost: $2.00
Contact Kay Brown, 475-5230, kdb@ufl.edu
- Tax Savings & Conservation Opportunities
for Agricultural Lands
July 22, 2009, Wednesday, 8am - 1:30pm
Santa Rosa County Extension, Milton, FL
Contact Ellen Dube, (352) 392-6568 - Rain Barrel Workshop - NAS 4-H Club**
July 23, 2009 Thursday 8:00am to 12:00noon
Contact Carrie Stevenson ctsteven@ufl.edu - Florida 4-H Congress - Tallahassee**
July 27-31, 2009 cost: variable
Contack Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu
- Health Department (WIC) Continuing Education**
July 31, 2009, Friday, 8:00am - 2:00pm
Escambia County Extension Office
Contact Angela Hinkle 475-5230 ahinkle@ufl.edu
** enrollment limited to targeted group - call for your group
August 2009
- "Plan Well. Spend Well. Eat Well." - ongoing
community food & nutrition education programs for limited-resource families and youth**
Contact Angela Hinkle 475-5230 ahinkle@ufl.edu
- "Learn by Doing" - ongoing 4-H programs, projects, events and activities for youth 5-18** (4-H Calendar)
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - "To Make the Best Better " - ongoing 4-H Volunteer opportunities for teen & adult volunteers** (Calendar)
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - WILDLIFE EXPO 2009 (flyer pdf 534kb)
August 1, 2009, Saturday, 9am - 4:30pm
UF / PJC Milton Campus, cost: adults $5.00
Contact Robin Vickers 983-5216, rvickers@ufl.edu - Florida Small Farms Alternative Enterprises Conf.
August 1-2, 2009, Saturday & Sunday Kissimmee, FL
Contacts: Danielle Treadwell, ddtreadw@ufl.edu
Mandy Stage, mstage@ufl.edu - Living with Africanized Honey Bees - FILLED
as of 3pm 7/28/09
August 3, 2009, Monday
Homeowners - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Escambia County Extension Office
First Responders** - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Escambia County Public Safety
Contact Beth Bolles 475-5230, bbolles@ufl.edu - Living with Africanized Honey Bees
August 4, 2009, Tuesday 9:00am to 12:00
Pest Control Operators & County Personnel**
Escambia County Extension Office
Contact Beth Bolles 475-5230, bbolles@ufl.edu - Portion Distortion - Portion Control & Eating Healthy**
August 6, 2009, Thursday 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230, dclee@ufl.edu - "Childproof Your Home" Mom-to-Mom Program**
August 13, 2009 10am - 12noon NAS Pensacola
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230, dclee@ufl.edu - Fall sHort Course - Winter Vegetable Production**
August 13 & 14, 2009 UF Milton Campus
Contact Libbie Johnson 475-5230 libbiej@ufl.edu - 4-H Leadership Lock-In**
August 14 & 15, 2009 NAS Youth Center
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu
- 2009 FL-GA Game Management Update Series (link)
August 21st Friday, 8:30am, Cost: $25
Pickey Hill Plantation Ashville, FL
Contact Will Sheftall, 850.606.5200 sheftall@ufl.edu - Developing a Small Garden**
August 22, 2009 Habitat for Humanity Office
Contact Beth Bolles 475-5230 bbolles@ufl.edu - The Master Gardener Volunteer Program**
August 24, 2009 Escambia County Extension Office
Contact Beth Bolles 475-5230 bbolles@ufl.edu - 4-H Volunteer Leaders Up for the Challenge Inservice**
August 25 & 26, 2009 Corry Station Crosswinds Center
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - 2009 Extension Farm Field Day
August 27, 2009 Thursday 8am until after catered lunch
North FL Research & Education Center, Jay, FL
Robin Vickers 983-5216 x 113 rvickers@ufl.edu
** enrollment limited to targeted group - call about your group
September 2009
- APPLY to join the 2010 Master Gardeners Class
September 1st -18th, 2009 Classes begin Wednesday
October 14, 2009 and continue through February, 2010.
Contact Beth Bolles 475-5230 bbolles@ufl.edu - "Plan Well. Spend Well. Eat Well." - ongoing
community food & nutrition education programs for limited-resource families and youth**
Contact Angela Hinkle 475-5230 ahinkle@ufl.edu - "Learn by Doing" - ongoing 4-H programs, projects, events and activities for youth 5-18** (4-H Calendar)
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - "To Make the Best Better " - ongoing 4-H Volunteer opportunities for teen & adult volunteers** (Calendar)
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - Equine Nutrition and Feeding-Quality Hay
September 3, 2009 Thursday 6:00pm
Langley Bell 4-H Center
Contact Libbie Johnson 475-5230 libbiej@ufl.edu - 4-H Just for the Fun of It - Information Program
September 8, 2009 Tuesday 6 - 8 pm (flyer)
Langley Bel 4-H Center, 4810 W. Nine Mile Rd
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - Beneficial Insects in the Garden
September 9, 2009 Wednesday 5:30pm
Port City Farmers Market Downtown
Contact Beth Bolles 475-5230 bbolles@ufl.edu - FL Small Farms Outreach (flyer) (link to website)
September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 2009 6pm to 8pm
Santa Rosa County Extension cost: Free
Contact Dan Mullins 623-3868 kalmia@ufl.edu - NWFL Equine Management School (flyer) (registration)
September 14 & 28, October 12 & 26, 6pm to 9pm
Escambia County Extension, cost: $40 + $10 ea. add'l
Contact Libbie Johnson 475-5230 libbiej@ufl.edu - Hunter Safety Course (flyer) (link to website)
September 15, 17, 22, 24, & 26, 2009
Langley Bell 4-H Center
Contact Libbie Johnson 475-5230 libbiej@ufl.edu - Fall Field Day & Open House (link to flyer & registration)
September 19, 2009 Saturday 8:00am EDT
North FL Research & Education Center, Quincy, FL
Contact Charlene Cupp (850)875-7100 x 0 - Taste of the South - Food, Nutrition & Customs of the Deep South** Gonzalez United Methodist Church
September 22, 2009, Tuesday 9:00am - 12:00noon
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230 dclee@ufl.edu
** enrollment limited to targeted group - call about your group
October 2009
- "Plan Well. Spend Well. Eat Well." - ongoing
community food & nutrition education programs for limited-resource families and youth**
Contact Angela Hinkle 475-5230 ahinkle@ufl.edu - "Learn by Doing" - ongoing 4-H programs, projects, events and activities for youth 5-18** (4-H Calendar)
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - "To Make the Best Better " - ongoing 4-H Volunteer opportunities for teen & adult volunteers** (Calendar)
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - 4-H Fall Harvest Days**
October 1&2, and 6&7, 2009, 9:00am to 2:00pm
Langley Bell 4-H Center
Contact Libbie Johnson 475-5230 libbiej@ufl.edu - Equine Nutrition & Hay Quality
October 3, 2009 Saturday 6:00pm
Langley Bell 4-H Center
Contact Libbie Johnson 475-5230 libbiej@ufl.edu
- Green Thumb Jamboree (flyer)
October 10, 2009 Saturday 8:00am to 12:00noon
Escambia County Extension Demonstration Garden
Contact Beth Bolles 475-5230 bbolles@ufl.edu - Victory Garden - Preparing Garden Beds: All About Amendments
October 10, 2009 Saturday 9:00am
Escambia County Extension Demonstration Garden
Contact Beth Bolles 475-5230 bbolles@ufl.edu - Cooking Healthy with Diabetes**
October 20, 2009 Tuesday 11am to 1pm
Gonzalez United Methodist Church
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230 dclee@ufl.edu - Pens. Interstate Fair Country Store & 4-H Displays
October 22-31, 2009 Fairgrounds Building 3
Contact Dorothy Lee 475-5230 dclee@ufl.edu
Contact Kay Brown 475-5230 kdb@ufl.edu - Rain Barrel Workshop - Build Your Own Barrel
October 24, 2009 Saturday 9:00am - 10:30am
Barrineau Park Community Center
Contact Carrie Stevenson 475-5230 ctsteven@ufl.edu
** enrollment limited to targeted group - call about your group


