This is an opportunity to highlight that sexual abuse has always involved grooming. Our recognition and understanding of this is more recently developed and that explains why people haven’t disclosed historically.

Frog Song Organics in Hawthorne will pilot a new “food hub” model to get more local produce into schools, prisons and community centers, Alachua County announced this week.

Barnyard antics served as a perfect setting for the annual Alachua County Youth Fair & Livestock Show, where young agriculture enthusiasts spent almost a week showing off their prize livestock, poultry, crafts, youth projects, and farm products in an educational space.

From Hall of Fame innovation to classroom education, the Cutts family continues a century-old commitment to honey bees.

Some water management practices in farming can reduce groundwater pollution and water use while maintaining farm profitability, while others may require financial incentives to be widely adopted, according to a recent UF study.

Alachua Greens grows and delivers leafy produce to local establishments as far as St. Augustine. Though he owns the business with his wife, Lisa Sanders, a doctor at the University of Florida, the farm is, for the most part, a one-man operation. Patrick Gruninger does everything from planting the peat moss plugs to cleaning out the algae.

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Food insecurity in Alachua County is higher than the 14.4 % average across the Sunshine State, and it's an area of focus for one local entrepreneur.

For farm owners in Florida, learning about new ways to build profit for their farm is a necessity amid the ongoing loss of agricultural land.

Unlike surface waters, which swell hours or weeks after a good storm, aquifer levels depend on about two years’ worth of rain. One wet weekend can’t fully restore the Floridan Aquifer’s flow, especially as an ever-growing number of wells competes for its water.