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Christmas tour of homes in DeFuniak Springs Dec. 2

St. Agatha’s Episcopal Church is hosting their annual historic tour of homes on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 in DeFuniak Springs.  Proceeds will benefit the church’s Preservation Fund, reserved for major repairs of St. Agatha’s three historic structures on Circle Drive. The homes and businesses selected this year are primarily from circa 1885-1920, the era of the Florida Chautauqua Assembly.  They represent historic preservation, planned, in progress or completed.  The star of the show might be the restored Sun Bright Manor, slated to be...

Learn about cane syrup making in Chipley Nov. 4

Head over to Chipley and spend the day helping or observing the way our ancestors made homemade cane syrup on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. The event is hosted by Maphis Nursery and Tree farm located at 814 Rattlebox Road, Chipley, FL. Try chewing a piece of real sugar cane. The event is free....

Tree and plant planning lecture in DeFuniak Springs Nov. 1

Arbor Day in Florida is the third Friday in January. It is the optimum time to install new landscape plants, giving them the opportunity to establish before hot weather arrives. In 2024, Florida Arbor Day falls on Friday, January 19.  The Walton County Master Gardener Volunteers will have your pre-ordered plants ready for pickup on Friday, 1/19 and Saturday 1/20. In preparation for ordering, we will have our Lecture Series feature Horticulture Agent, Evan Anderson and Forestry Agent, Ian Stone, who will present...

Hummingbirds visit Northwest Florida during fall months

Fill up your feeders and enjoy a hummer show! Between now and early spring, rare hummingbird species from out West turn up in Florida on their way to their winter homes in the tropics. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are year-round residents throughout Florida, but many from up North also pass through here on their annual migration to Central America. Floridians who put up hummingbird feeders or grow red or orange tubular flowers may get a glimpse of one of at least nine...

Sunflower Festival in Vernon Oct. 21

Join Black Barn Blossom for their annual Sunflower Festival in Vernon on Sat. Oct. 21, 2023 from 12 Noon – 4 p.m. The afternoon will include food, live music, shopping, and flowers. Bring your own chair to listed in live music from Woods The Band, Hurricane Party, and Anthony Peebles Band. The farm is located at 3535 Dickinson Ln Vernon, Fl. Tickets $12 (kids 5-under free) rain or shine....

Citrus and fruit tree lecture in Grayton Beach Oct. 4

Local man, Calvin (Cal Fin) Chester advocates growing food producing plants anywhere there’s soil.  If it’s conveniently located, even better! He will be giving a program on growing citrus and fruit trees suited for Northwest Florida on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. – noon at the UF/IFAS – Walton Extension Coastal Branch.  The location is 70 Logan Lane in Grayton Beach.  He will tell us about some of his projects which include Trader.Dog – a Digital Farmer’s Market. ...

Mushroom cultivation seminar in DeFuniak Springs Oct. 9

The UF/IFAS Walton Extension Office is offering a seminar on growing mushrooms on Oct. 9, 2023 from 1 – 5:30 p.m. Learn all you need to do your own home or farm mushroom cultivation and get an inoculated log to take home. Special guest instructor and mushroom expert Mark Hainds from Sweetbill’s Farm will be on hand. This class will demonstrate multiple different cultivation techniques for growing mushrooms on wood substrates. The class will include numerous mushroom species and types...