Eric Bandin
Eric is a reporter who can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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Swallowtail Farm in Alachua believes strongly in the farm-to-table movement, a movement that emphasizes creating the shortest distance possible between growing food and putting it on a plate to eat. The farm has invited chefs from local restaurants like Crane Ramen to cook meals using ingredients from Swallowtail itself.
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Founders Mike Myers and Sarah Goff created an environmental cooperative, The Repurpose Project, three years ago to help alleviate reusable trash from entering landfills. Today, Goff and Myer's efforts are widely celebrated throughout the Gainesville community with local residents joining in the festival of saving the planet through shared responsibility.
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For weeks now, a 60-year-old woman has felt the pressure of an increasingly aggressive "IRS officer" calling to demand owed money. These supposed back taxes are not the first time Valerie Sicher has been targeted by con artists looking to financially exploit her.
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A local non-profit organization is helping veterans transition into their futures by echoing their selfless service done in the past.
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A hog infestation at Williston Municipal Airport's grass runway is causing delays in the approval of the runway by the Federal Aviation Administration.