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Beyond pythons, Florida termed “cesspool” of world’s invasive species problem
By WUFT News on May 2nd, 2013 | Last updated: May 2, 2013 at 2:29 pm
From giant snails to lionfish, Florida has become home to a variety of invasive species in recent years.
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UF study shows buying local food popular among Floridians
By Amanda Jackson on March 26th, 2013 | Last updated: March 27, 2013 at 12:48 pm
A new University of Florida study shows locally grown food makes up 20 percent of food purchased for at-home consumption in the state
Gainesville high school students chosen to attend World Food Prize conference
By Keighly Chambers on November 26th, 2012 | Last updated: November 27, 2012 at 10:17 am
Two Eastside High School juniors represented Florida at the three-day Global Youth Institute hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation. Abigail Eisenstadt and Amaleah Mirti were the only Florida students chosen to attend the event in Iowa, which revolved around food security and agricultural issues.
Slideshow: UF edible landscaping builds vegetable beds on campus
By Sara Drumm on October 10th, 2012 | Last updated: October 10, 2012 at 5:11 pm
The new Eternally Edible Landscaping Club at the University of Florida aims to build interactivity in the Student Agricultural Gardens and to get students thinking about organic gardening.
Concern over the Everglades
By Fernanda Ponce on June 5th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:09 pm
Over the past years, the runoff from agricultural areas have polluted and caused a quarter of the Everglades to be lost. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Fernanda Ponce reports on a plan that will expand the sizes of treatment facilities to restore [...]
