Jul 27, 2020 | All, Ecological
You don’t have to live in Florida long to realize the state is full of bugs. In spite of our best efforts they crawl into our homes, buzz around our barbecues, and invade our gardens. While many of Central Florida’s insects can be annoying at best, there are others...
Jul 27, 2020 | All, Discover Ocala, Ecological
The Sunshine State is famous for its citrus. You can barely turn around in Central Florida without catching sight of an orange grove or a stand selling local oranges. But oranges aren’t the only fruit game in our region! Florida is home to a wide variety of fruit...
Jan 29, 2020 | All, Community Spotlight, Ecological
It’s likely that few people in Marion County are as conscious of the need for conservation of coastal resources than Jeff Miller, President of Miller’s Boating Center, and his wife Susan. Their livelihood and the lives of their customers are deeply affected by...
Jul 30, 2019 | All, Buy, Ecological, Equestrian, Local Resources
With the availability of affordable land, mild winters, and proximity to populous areas, small farms in Central Florida are popping up everywhere you look, from vineyards to market gardens to rolling horse pastures. If you’ve been thinking of creating your own little...
Jul 15, 2019 | All, D.I.Y., Ecological
“Wherever I go in America, I like it when the land speaks its own language in its own regional accent.” — Lady Bird Johnson, Wildflowers Across America (1993) Perfectly adapted to Central Florida’s often overwhelming conditions, native plants...
Jan 18, 2019 | Ecological, Equestrian
Many perceive large, bustling cities as the enemy of land conservation. Cities are, after all, easy to contrast against a wide green field of tall grass. Yet in today’s fight for land conservation, big cities aren’t what’s tearing up our pastures. The enemy of open...
