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Congratulations to Heather Blake of Natural Treasures Farm & Nursery on being awarded 2016 Outstanding Chapter Leader Award by FNGLA at FNGLA’s annual convention. Heather is the current president of the Frontrunners Chapter serving North Central Florida. We are so […]
AUGUST 2, 2016 DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS Draft Guidance for Pesticide Registrants on Pesticide Resistance Management Labeling Applies to all conventional agricultural pesticides (including herbicides, fungicides, bactericides, insecticides and acaricides). Focus is on product labeling to improve information about how […]
Attention FANN members and potential members — August 1, 2016 is our deadline to get member profile updates, plant availability updates, credentials/services survey inputs and display ad orders for both the Native Plant & Service Directory and the Guide for […]
The Florida Milkweed Project has acquired Asclepias humistrata (Pineland or Sandhill Milkweed) seed for production by FANN growers. This spring-summer blooming, sprawling groundcover-like perennial features pretty flowers but the leaves are even more spectacular — very large and colorful. This […]
At the end of May 2016, C & C Peat Company merged with Southeast Soils LLC to form Southeast Soils Peat Company Inc. C & C Peat Division Manager Mike Wolfe said customers will be better served by the combined […]
Renee Stambaugh, owner of Native Plant Consulting/Native Gardens Nursery in Elkton, St. Johns County, is seeking someone to take over her successful retail operation serving the St. Augustine region. Her husband has recently retired and she would like to pass […]
FREE program but registration appreciated. State specialist Dr. Lance Osborne will cover biology, identification, current distribution and management guidelines for growers in South Florida. The biotype Q has been detected in a number of landscapes in Palm Beach County. This […]
A farmer for 35 years, Richard Wiswall runs a certified organic farm in Vermont and wrote “The Organic Farmer’s Business Handbook.” Looking at the business side can be hard for growers who choose this path to be with nature, but […]
FANN received notice of a promising new book, Garden Revolution, How our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change, by Larry Weaner and Thomas Christopher, Timber Press. We were intrigued by the book’s advice, which we’ve been hearing from […]
Watch the video trailer! And that’s just a teaser! FANN’s full team will appear with our complete makeover of the Volkmann yard in Bradenton, on Season 7 Episode #12, howtodoFlorida (Flip My Florida Yard!). Where to watch August 20-21 throughout […]