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This is an evidence-based course developed by the American Heart Association and Aramark that teaches participants practical ways they can improve their health.
Topics covered are:
- How to excercise within reach: The elderly and individuals with less mobility learn practical excercises they can do at home. Participants have the chance to exercise during the session.
- Eating a rainbow of colors: Dive into the world of colors in foods and what each color mean to our health!
- Mindful eating: Using mindfulness for consuming your food! Expand your mind, not your waistline!

This is an evidence-based course developed by the American Heart Association and Aramark that teaches participants practical ways they can improve their health.
Topics covered are:
- How to excercise within reach: The elderly and individuals with less mobility learn practical excercises they can do at home. Participants have the chance to exercise during the session.
- Eating a rainbow of colors: Dive into the world of colors in foods and what each color mean to our health!
- Mindful eating: Using mindfulness for consuming your food! Expand your mind, not your waistline!

What or who is considered a pest in the garden? Learn the difference between a pest and a beneficial insect, and how to build a healthy garden.

Join our UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Master Gardeners to learn about various gardening techniques and explore new topics for your landscaping ventures through lectures and discussion to help you excel in your yard.

As land and natural resources become scarcer, finding alternatives for growing food is a necessity. In this training, you will learn and receive resources about simple small-scaled hydroponic systems you can create at home, and for a low cost.

Fall is right around the corner and now is a great time to begin prepping your vegetable gardens. Come join the UF/IFAS Extension Urban Horticulture Agent, Jeremy Rhoden, as he discusses best practices to ensure a plentiful fall harvest.

Join faculty from the UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Service to learn the basics of home water treatment options. This course covers several treatment methodologies, pros and cons, and finally, where to apply them. This course is designed to give just enough info to allow consumers to feel informed enough to purchase the correct treatment and avoid the "snake-oil" salesman.

The UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Service is an equal opportunity institution that partners the Marion County Board of County Commissioners with the University of Florida to bring you non-biased, research-based information to help you find solutions to your life. http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/marion/

Are you a new resident or are you simply interested in learning more about Florida's water and landscaping that conserves water? Join faculty from the UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Service and fellow new residents to learn about Florida's water resources and the principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping together. Participants will receive free educational materials.

The UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Service is an equal opportunity institution that partners the Marion County Board of County Commissioners with the University of Florida to bring you non-biased, research-based information to help you find solutions to your life. http://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/marion/

The orchid family is the 2^nd largest plant family in the world.  This presentation will focus on some of the beautiful more common orchids that you can grow at home.  There will also be a demonstration on repotting your orchids.

Join our UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Master Gardeners to learn about various gardening techniques and explore new topics for your landscaping ventures through lectures and discussion to help you excel in your yard.

Do you look forward to the new varieties of holiday plants each year? These plants can provide beautiful displays both indoors and outdoors. Join us to learn best practices to have healthy holiday plants.

Join our UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Master Gardeners to learn about various gardening techniques and explore new topics for your landscaping ventures through lectures and discussion to help you excel in your yard.

You may have seen it on social media, or maybe one of your neighbors have tried it; straw bale gardening is one of the newest gardening trends! It's simple and it's easy! Come learn about a gardening method that can save you tons of time and money.

Join the county Extension Director in this course, where she will review who the agents are and their areas of expertise from Water Resource agent to Florida Friendly Landscape agent. She will also discuss the services the extension department has for residents of Marion County and the programs that are offered through the extension service. The volunteer opportunities through Master Gardeners and youth develop residents may be interested in participating.

Come join UF/IFAS Extension Livestock Agent Caitlin Bainum to hear about agriculture awareness and increase your knowledge on our rural industries and how they affect each person's daily lives.

A weed can be invasive or be a beautiful groundcover.  Learn how to differentiate what weeds are beneficial and which are not wanted in our lawns and gardens.          

Join our UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Master Gardeners to learn about various gardening techniques and explore new topics for your landscaping ventures through lectures and discussion to help you excel in your yard.

Strawberries are delicious and have many nutritional benefits! October is the prime time to start strawberry plants in Central Florida. Join Jeremy Rhoden, the UF/IFAS Urban Horticulture Extension Agent, as he discusses how to successfully grow strawberries.

Herbs are beautiful, fragrant, and tasty, and can be used for many different things. In this class, we will discuss growing various herbs, common pest problems, and best practices for sustaining a healthy, abundant herb garden.

July in Florida is hot, our reptiles and amphibians may be looking for a it of relief. Learn to identify common reptiles and amphibians and which ones may be harmful to you or your pets.  

Join the UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Ag & Natural Resource Agent to learn about wildlife, natural resources, and agriculture in Marion County.   

August is a great time to experience our local springs. Florida springs offer unique resources and support an abundance of wildlife. Join us to learn more about the springs around us and some of the ‘natives’ you may see when swimming, hiking, or kayaking around our Florida springs. 

Join the UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Ag & Natural Resource Agent to learn about wildlife, natural resources, and agriculture in Marion County.   

Join us to learn about the status of our Florida bear populations, how they move around our urban neighborhoods and how to prevent nuisance issues. We will discuss appropriate concerns as well as resources to support our local black bears.  

Join the UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Ag & Natural Resource Agent to learn about wildlife, natural resources, and agriculture in Marion County.   

Wild hogs can be very problematic and can cause thousands of dollars in damage overnight. This course will discuss the biology of wild hogs in Florida, resources that may attract them and methods of control.  

  Join the UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Ag & Natural Resource Agent to learn about wildlife, natural resources, and agriculture in Marion County.

Bats provide many ecological benefits in Florida including assisting with mosquito and insect pest control. Join in to learn more about bat species that may be inconspicuously flying around your neighborhood. 

Join the UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Ag & Natural Resource Agent to learn about wildlife, natural resources, and agriculture in Marion County.