extension connection June 2015 - Duval County Extension Office

July 2015
Duval County Extension Office
Program Location: 1010 N McDuff Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32254, unless noted
8 am - 5 pm
904–255-7450
http://duval.ifas.ufl.edu
Canning Classes
Peaches or Pears
August 1
9 am - 1 pm
Peach Chutney
August 3
9 am - Noon
Condiments
(Sizzlin’ Mustard and Cranberry Ketchup)
August 8 9 am - 1 pm
Registration and Pre-payment required
$20 per person - Call Jeannie to register
4-H At Large Club Meeting
July 16
6 pm
Learn about the 4-H program in Duval County
Contact GSchmidt@coj.net for more information
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July 1
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Help teach nutrition to the community
through food demos and workshops
Training begins August 12 and continues
for 6 Wednesdays
9 am - 4 pm
Email sfreeman@coj.net for more information
Fresh Start
Get Checking Workshop
July 24 and 31
9:30 am - 3 pm
A way to a second chance Checking Account!
Contact kmarin@coj.net for more information
and
4-H/Jaguars
Ticket Fundraiser
Jaguars vs Colts December 13
Tickets start @ $40
Contact tweaver@coj.net for more information
Camp Florida Friendly
for Adults
July 13, 15, 17
9:30 am - 2 pm
$5 per session
Registration and Pre-payment required
More Details on Back
Call Jeannie to register
Mid-Summer Vegetable Gardening
& Preparing for the Fall
August 1
10:30 am - Noon
Pablo Creek Regional Library
13295 Beach Blvd.
Call Jeannie to register
Backyard Poultry Seminar’s
7/14, 8/13, 9/10 6:30 - 8:30 pm
$5 Registration required
Call to register
Meets COJ Educational Requirements for
Hen Permit
Do you have a family history of diabetes?
Have you been diagnosed as having
prediabetes or high blood sugar?
Diabetes Prevention Program
July 16 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Register for the series to
Reduce Your Risk!
Email Sarah sfreeman@coj.net for details or
register at http://tinyurl.com/ml7b278
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July 2015
To register or to request an educational program at your location, call 904-255-7450
Educational program areas:
Family Life Education
Money Management
Nutrition, Health
Agriculture / Small Farms
Florida Friendly Landscaping
Natural Resources
Commercial Horticulture
Commercial Pest Control
Home Gardening
Community Gardens
Free soil testing for pH
Urban Trees
Food Preservation
Healthy Homes
Financial coaching by Florida Master Money Mentors
Mon - Fri, 9 am - noon & 12:30 - 3:30 pm - Master
● July 17
Camp Florida Friendly for Adults: All About Compost, DIY How to
Save $$ in the Landscape, Make & Take Vermicompost Bin,
9:30 am - 2 pm, $5 for class only - additional $10 for each
vermicompost bin, Call Jeannie to register
Application deadline for Master Food and Nutrition Volunteer
program, Training begins August 12 and continues for 6
Wednesdays, 9 am - 4 pm, email Sarah sfreeman@coj.net for
more information
Gardeners available to answer your gardening questions .
● July 24
4-H clubs - Contact Stacie Amolsch (SMSachs@coj.net) to enroll Fresh Start Get Checking Workshop, 9:30 am - 3 pm,
Contact kmarin@coj.net for more information
youth in a club or to organize a club in your neighborhood
4-H School Enrichment - Contact Andy Toelle
Embryology Science
Model Rocketry
Public Speaking
Relationship Smarts!
On My Own Financial Simulation
YUM (Youth Understanding MyPlate) & Health Rocks!
● July 10
Financial Day Camp (Ages 13 and up), 9 am - 1 pm,
Email kmarin@coj.net to register
● July 13
Camp Florida Friendly for Adults: A Florida & Wildlife Friendly
Yard, Attract Butterflies & Bees, Make & Take Mason Bee House,
9:30 am - 2 pm, $5 for class only - additional $5 for bee house,
Call Jeannie to register
● July 14
Backyard Poultry Workshop, 6:30 - 8:30 pm,
$5, Registration required
● July 15
Camp Florida Friendly for Adults: Rain Gardens, Reducing
Runoff, Fertilizer, Irrigation, Make & Take Rain Barrels,
9:30 am - 2 pm, $5 for class only - additional $40 for each rain
barrel, Call Jeannie to register
● July 16
Diabetes Prevention Program, 12:30 - 1:30 pm,
email Sarah sfreeman@coj.net for more information or
register at http://tinyurl.com/ml7b278
● July 31
Fresh Start Get Checking Workshop, 9:30 am - 3 pm,
Contact kmarin@coj.net for more information
● August 1
Canning Class: Peaches or Pears, 9 am - 1 pm,
$20, Call Jeannie to register
Mid-Summer Vegetable Gardening & Preparing for the Fall,
10:30 am - Noon, Pablo Creek Regional Library, Call Jeannie to
register
● August 3
Canning Class: Peach Chutney, 9 am - Noon,
$20, Call Jeannie to register
● August 8
Canning Class: Condiments (Sizzlin’ Mustard and Cranberry
Ketchup), 9 am - 1 pm, $20, Call Jeannie to register
● August 13
Backyard Poultry Seminar, 6:30– 8:30pm, $5, Registration
required
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