Category: Farm & Outdoors

Rick Patrick  rick@greenepublishing.com With summer gardens coming into maturity, some folks may be wondering when is it time to pick some of the more popular fruits and vegetables. Sometimes it’s easy to…

Heather Ainsley news@greenepublishing.com They say that if you sit with animals quietly, they will show you their hearts, but if you sit with them kindly, they will help you locate yours. For…

Heather Ainsley news@greenepublishing.com For Josie and Cole Bridges, farming has always been a part of life. As they both come from farming family backgrounds, it seemed only natural for this husband and…

Halie Wetheringtonreporter@greenepublishing.com The Madison County High School (MCHS) FFAchapter has been very busy this year attendingconventions and winning awards. As the year comes toa close, one more award was given to a…

Florida Fish and Wildlife ConservationContributor The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in partnership with Wildlife Forever, is excited to announce the 25th Anniversary Fish Art Contest is now open. Since…

Emerald Greene Parsons emerald@greenepublishing.com The Annual Farm-City Week Celebration was held Thursday evening, Nov. 17, at the Madison Extension office, with teachers, principals, students, parents and guests attending. The highlight of the…

Grace McAlister news@greenepublishing.com Six years after Florida voters approved a medical marijuana ballot measure and six months after the Department of Health accepted applications, the first Black-owned business received its license to…

Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com The 15th Annual Farm Tour takes place on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16. It features 40 farms across North Florida and South Georgia, with dozens of vendors. Many stops…

Heather Ainsley news@greenepublishing.com For two local men, graduation from UF/IFAS Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources (WLIANR) marks the completion of a three-year leadership development experience focused on agricultural and…

Leah Androski reporter2@ greenepublishing.com Pine Trace Farm Alpacas specializes in alpaca sales, breeding, fleece and fleece products. The owner, Marisa Bryant is working on developing her alpaca farm business. Bryant’s primary focus…

FWC, Contributor At their Tuesday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 4 meeting, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners approved increasing hunting hours for the statewide alligator hunt and adding precharged…

Shelly Smith news@greenepublishing.com On Saturday, Dec. 4, Hickory Grove 4-H Club members headed to Newberry, Fla. to compete in the State 4-H Indoor Archery Tournament, at the Easton Newberry Archery Center. During…

Shelly Smith news@greenepublishing.com Madison County 4-H students set off to compete at the North Florida fair grounds for farm judging on Saturday,  Nov. 13. There were three teams representing Madison at the…

Shawn Jackson Contributor The Lafayette County Youth Farm Judging Contest was held on Friday, Oct. 8. Over 150 youth from Dixie, Madison, Gilchrist, Taylor and Lafayette Counties were represented at the 26th…

Devyn LeBlanc reporter@greenepublishing.com Promised Land Homestead Farm is located among the beautiful Live Oaks in Madison County. It spans over 62 acres of open pastures, oak hammock bottoms and uncultivated farm land,…

Christian Peterson news@greenepublishing.com Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District has a new conservation technician. Tyler DaSilva is hard at work for the community. He grew up in Suwannee County and grew…

Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com The 14th Annual Farm Tour, on Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10, includes 46 sites this year, 14 of which are in Jefferson and Madison counties. This year’s…

Devyn LeBlanc reporter@greenepublishing.com Everyone knows the saying “Beef, it’s what’s for dinner,” but have you ever been curious about the industry behind it all? There is so much to learn about the…