EDUCATION | YOUTH PROGRAMS

Education | The Pasco Schools EMC Celebrates a 50 year milestone

The Energy and Marine Center, nestled along the shore of the Salt Springs Run estuary, is where county students have been coming for decades to learn about how the mangroves, oyster beds, the marsh and the adjacent hammock play in the food chain as well as the impact the estuary has on the world and the environment […]

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

County News | Pasco addresses food insecurity and nurtures empowerment one garden at a time

There’s a strategy to Pasco County’s community garden program and it’s not just about what’s being planted in the plots, said Pasco County Extension Director, Dr. Whitney Elmore who oversees the program with Community Gardens Program Coordinator Chris Carreiro. […]

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Community Spotlight | Want to join the urban garden movement? Here’s a way in

“There are so many things I like about this garden,” said volunteer, Amelia Maseda, a ten-year member whose plot was filled with sweet potatoes, papaya, white eggplant, Malabar spinach and rosemary. “I think what I like most about it is that it’s a safe, peaceful place for the community.” […]