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POLK COUNTY

CATTLEMEN’SASSOCIATION

P.O. Box 9005 • Drawer HS03Bartow, FL 33831-9005

OFFICERS& BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President - Charles Clark(863) 528-8537

[email protected]

Vice President - Dave Tomkow(863) 665-5088

[email protected]

Secretary/Treasurer - Justin Bunch(863) 425-1121 [email protected]

Al Bellotto - (863) 581-5515

Ray Clark - (863) [email protected]

L.B. Flanders, DVM - (863) 644-5974

Dewey Fussell - (863) 984-3782

Mike Fussell - (863) [email protected]

David McCullers - (863) 528-1195

Moby Persing - (863) 528-4379

Ned Waters - (863) [email protected]

J.B. Wynn - (863) [email protected]

Alternate - Mike Facente - (863) 697-9419

Standing Committee Chairs:

Membership - J.B. Wynn

Events - Kevin Fussell (863) 412-5876

Rodeo - Fred Waters (863) [email protected]

Cattlewomen - President

Marjorie Wood (863) [email protected]

Extension - Bridget Carlisle (863) [email protected]

Sheriff’s Dept. - Sgt. Howard Martin

Cover StoryCowboyin’ is theWay of Life

Page 34Cover photos by Lacey Waters

VOL. 7 • ISSUE 3

Master Gardener

Page 10

Andrea Adair

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Tampa Bay’s Fishing Report

Page 14

Truly Touching Lives

Page 16

Polk County Sheriff’s Office

Page 18

Rocking Chair Chatter

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Grub Station

Page 28

Recipes

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Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to thehonest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitudewill allow. ~Edward Sandford Martin

In 1621 the colonists shared an autumn feast with theWampanoag Indians. This day is acknowledged today asone of the first Thanksgiving celebrations. It wasn’t until1863 that the day was proclaimed a national holiday byPresident Abraham Lincoln.

This Thanksgiving Day, take the time to consider all thatyou have to be thankful for. This is a time to focus onwhat we have, not what we don’t. Slow down and taketime to appreciate things that are often overlooked. TheThanksgiving season isn’t about giving gifts. It is aboutenjoying food and fellowship. Include the farmer andrancher as they made it possible for you to gather yourfamily and friends together around the Thanksgiving tableby producing the safest most abundant food supply in theworld.

When shopping for your holiday fare, as every day, be sureto select Fresh From Florida products. It will help boostyour local economy and ensure your food is fresh!

Among my many blessings, I am thankful that In TheField magazine has been covering what is growing for afull eight years, starting with our Hillsborough edition!The magazines bring you stories of farmers and rancherswho work tirelessly to feed our country, state and nation.We look forward to many more years in the agricultureindustry.Happy Thanksgiving!

Until Next Month,

Sarah

PUBLISHER/PHOTOGRAPHY

Karen Berry

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Al Berry

SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR/ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

Sarah Holt

EDITOR

Patsy Berry

OFFICE MANAGER

Bob Hughens

SALES MANAGER

Danny Crampton

SALES

Al BerryTina Richmond

Danny CramptonCalli Jo Parker

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Mona Jackson

PHOTOGRAPHY

Karen BerryAl Berry

Stephanie HumphreyLacey Waters

STAFF WRITERS

Al BerrySandy Kaster

James FrankwoiakSean GreenGinny Mink

Libby HopkinsCallie Jo ParkerLindsey English

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Woody GoreLes McDowell

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The Lord make His faceshine upon you andbe gracious to you.–Numbers 6:25

Agro-CultureLiquid Fertilizers ........................24Andy Thornal Company ............17Arrington Body Shop, Inc ..........41Art’s Golf Cars, Inc....................30Ballclover .....................................7Carlton & Carlton, PA ..............21Cecil Breeding Farms .................20Chemical Containers..................31Discount Metals.........................39Eli’s Western Wear, Inc...............44Ellison RBM Inc. .......................41Erwin Technical Center..............33Fancy Farms, Inc........................24Farm Credit ...............................30Florida Farm &Ranch Supply.............................41Florida Dept. of Agriculture.........2Florida Mineral & Salt ..............21Fred’s Market.............................15Grove Equipment.......................19Gulf Coast Turf & Tractor ........48Harold’s Feed & Pet Supply.......23Helena Chemical-Tampa............31Hinton Farms Produce, Inc. .......26International Market World.........9Key Plex.......................................3Kinkaid Auction.........................44Lake Miriam Pawn ....................29Lightsey Cattle Co. ....................41Mary Adsit.................................37Mosaic .......................................26Parkesdale....................................5Pathway .....................................47Polk CountyCattlemen’s Association ...............4Polk Equine, PL .........................23Polk Land Surveying, Inc ...........44Repair Solutions.........................23Ring Power Corporation............39Seedway .......................................9Southeastern Septic, LLC .............7Southwestern Produce................27Stephanie Humphrey..................15Stingray Chevrolet .....................43The Bug Man.............................41Walt Bethel ................................41

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November 15 is the date for the Polk CountyCattlemen’s Association Annual Dinner Meeting.The current President of The Florida Cattlemen’sAssociation, Woody Larson, will be in attendance togive us an update on issues currently facing the industryand answer questions you may have. Local problemscan be addressed by working with the State Association.

Just as your local association works to promote the beefindustry through education and service to the industry,the State Association works at the local, state andnational level to promote your industry. Educating thepublic to the benefits of consuming beef increasesdemand for our cattle. Sponsoring educational seminarsand field days helps producers increase production tomeet that increased demand and do it in a profitable

manner. Working with government and regulatory offi-cials gives input into problems we face and how some ofthese regulations add an unnecessary burden on theindustry.

The list is long of the many ways that the organizationhelps the cattle industry. Officers and committee mem-bers are all volunteers, serving the industry because it issomething that they believe in and are willing to workto support. The many committees at the state level arealways in need of dedicated people to serve on thesecommittees.

While it does take time and effort it is worth what ittakes to support an industry that gives us our livelihood.


Charles ClarkCharles ClarkPolk County Cattlemen’s Association President


• Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday inNovember in the USA.• Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday inOctober in Canada.• The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate Thanksgiving.They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day in the fall of 1621.• The Wampanoag Indians were the people who taught thePilgrims how to cultivate the land.• The Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford, organized thefirst Thanksgiving feast in the year 1621 and invited theneighboring Wampanoag Indians to the 3 day feast.• The state of New York officially made Thanksgiving Dayan annual custom in 1817.• The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began in the 1920s.• Thanksgiving did not become an official national holiday untilmore than 200 years later, when in 1863 President Lincolnproclaimed the event.• It is tradition for US Presidents to issue a pardon to the WhiteHouse Thanksgiving Turkeys. Since about 1947 the NationalTurkey Federation has presented the President of the United Stateswith one (and in recent years - two) live turkey(s) in a ceremonyknown as the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation.

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My love/hate relationship with vines isprofound and sincere. Now, don’tmisunderstand me—I love all of

God’s creations in the proper place. ButRangoon Creeper belongs in Rangoon.Although the beautiful scarlet blooms can’t bebeat, the mature woody canes of the Creeperare very weighty on a limb and are equippedwith four-inch talons which would make aBald Eagle envious.

It’s for this reason that you need to bejudicious in your vine selection process,because you don’t want to end up hatingyour Pandora vine like you detest yourvolunteer Air Potato vines.

Vines, in the right landscape and trained tobehave, are a great way to soften andtransform difficult areas such as walls andchain-link or privacy fencing. You may alsouse them in a narrow spot for a verticalpresentation using a trellis. In order to selectthe proper scaffolding on which your vinewill climb, you need some knowledge ofhow the vine will grow. Vines are eithersprawling (like a Bougainvillea), twining orclinging in nature.

Adhesive rootlets are specialized organs bywhich clinging vines attach themselves tosurfaces such as masonry. Unfortunately, theroots of clinging vines can actually loosenthe mortar between blocks and bricks.Passion vine is an example of a clinging vinethat could be used as over on walls, trees,posts and fences. Remember its popularitywith butterflies and the edible fruit thereon.I have passion vines that have now covered aCrape myrtle, a water oak and a field fencepen and doghouse that no dog has ever sleptin because my mother said, “Oh poor Buster,poor Dudley! Bring the beagles in thehouse!”

A sprawling vine would be characterized asone which puts off long runners that have noway to attach themselves. These runnerswould have to be wound around a supportand anchored in some way. In the case of theBougainvillea, old-growth plants willbecome self-supporting and densely woody,with impressive thorn-like modifications.The Bougainvillea, available in severalcolors, really needs lots of sun to produce thelovely bracts which make the plant a desir-able focal point addition to your yard. Infact, most vining plants flower best in fullsun partial shade. And please remember tolocate your trellis at least several inches fromwalls, thereby providing for air flow toreduce humidity and prevent proliferation ofmildew and mold.

Vines considered as twining climb byencircling their supports. Twining vinesinclude Allamanda and Mandevilla. Twiningvines normally only circle or spiral in onedirection. If you attempt to circumvent thisbehavior, the vine will display a non-cooper-ative attitude. You may use them on latticeand vertical structures.

You may plant vines year ‘round in theSunshine State, being careful not to plantwhen frost threatens. Water regularlyfollowing installment. And I may have men-tioned (harped-on) the fact that a soilpH test is advisable before you attempt togrow any plant material on your property.Vines prefer well-drained soils with a pHof 5.5 to 6.5.

When planting, excavate the hole two orthree times the diameter of the plants rootball. Make sure that the plant is well hydrat-ed while it is still in the pot, then place thevine straight in the hole, being sure that theroot ball is at the same level as the soilsurface. Then you simply backfill the holewith the excavated soil. Do not tamp thisdown with your foot!

Should you need to trim or prune, you maydo this after the flowering season. Normally,I recommend only trimming back a third ofthe plant at a time.

By Debra Howell

Mulching with environmentally friendlymaterials like pine bark, pine needles, woodchips, oak leaves or melaleuca mulch willinhibit weed growth and retain moisture.You’re also amending your soil when youmulch, but you need to keep it at a depth oftwo or three inches. Keep the mulch pulledback from the plant stems about three inch-es to abate stem rot. You’ll also want to keepit pulled away from your house a few inches,as well.

You will only need to fertilize two or threetimes during the first year. Use half-doses inthe winter. If you choose a Bougainvillea, doyour homework. They have differentrequirements than most other vining plants.After the initial year, you may choose to onlyfertilize if the plants show nutrient deficien-cies. After all, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it.

Now, among the vines that proliferateunabated in my yard, there are a few that Itolerate. One climbing vine is the Garlicvine. This vine has exuberant purple bloomsreminiscent of giant bubbles in a grape soda.One drawback to this low maintenancebeauty is it’s pronounced odor of garlic. Theevergreen perennial blooms spring and falland thrives in sun and part shade with verylittle water. You will need a trellis, arbor orlattice for the Garlic vine, and although newstems are brittle, the vine is easily trained.

My Thunbergia, also called Sky vine orBengal Clock vine, was very aggressive inscaling an old Camphor in the yard. Thiswas my fault, as I didn’t supervise the plantand it was more committed than I. Earlierthis year, the limb on which the Thunbergiarested came tumbling down. The bundle wasexpansive and heavy, so I wasn’t overlycompelled to attempt its removal. Timepassed, and the mound began to resemblehabitat and so there it still lays, home to whoknows what.

Other good vines in my yard are Mandevilla,Allamanda, Butterfly Pea, Calico Flower,Trumpet Honeysuckle, Passionvine, EnglishIvy. There are also Glorioso Lilies, BrazilianFirecracker and Chinese Hat plants, which Ididn’t even realize were vines. I would alsoinclude Morning Glories, Blanket Asters andSweet Potato vines on my short-list of whatI consider “good” vines.

My least favorite vines include, but are notlimited to, Cat’s Claw, Air Potato, Smilaxand the dreaded Rangoon Creeper.

One vine which I do not have but wouldconsider buying is the gorgeous Queen’sWreath, which resembles the Wisteria, but is

less aggressive. Its purple blooms create apath-framing arbor. And don’t forget theGrape vines for a shady, edible arbor vine tograce your garden.

If you perform your “due diligence” inadvance of planting, you will find that thevine on your new trellis or arbor will createthe perfect focal point or shady nook andintroduce a splash of color and southerncharm to your landscape. •


When Andrea Adair of Lakeland, got a subscription to“Ranger Rick” magazine from her mother at age 7, itchanged her life forever. The magazine was issued by

the National Wildlife Federation and not only did it have articlesabout wildlife, it also gave instruction on how to turn your prop-erty into a backyard habitat. This magazine brought out Adair’sinner green thumb and she realized that gardening was in herblood.

She grew up in Chicago and her family was fortunate enoughto own a vacant lot next door to their home. Her mother plant-ed trees, raspberry bushes, asparagus and various other plants.Her grandmother also had an elaborate garden at her summercottage in Germany.

Years later when Adair moved to Lakeland, she read an articlein the newspaper about the Polk County Extension Office’sFlorida Yards and Neighborhood Program and wanted to learnmore about it. “I already had a Backyard Habitat certificationfrom the National Wildlife Federation so I thought I wouldn’thave too much trouble meeting the requirements,” Adair said.She wanted to learn more about xeriscaping, native plants andhow to embrace the challenges of Florida’s environment andmeet people with similar interest.

She contacted Anne Yasalonis, who is the Florida-FriendlyLandscaping (FFL) Program Coordinator at the UF/IFAS PolkCounty Extension Service, to learn more about the program.“People who participate in our program are interested in reduc-ing their water use, not only to save money, but to do their partin protecting our valuable natural resources,” Yasalonis said.“They are also interested in providing habitat for wildlifethrough our butterfly gardening and wildlife programs.”

According to the program’s website, “The Florida-FriendlyLandscapes Program protects Florida’s unique natural resourcesby conserving water, reducing waste and pollution, creatingwildlife habitat, and preventing erosion. Any landscape can beFlorida-Friendly if it is designed and cared for according to thenine Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles, which encourageindividual expression of landscape beauty.”

In 2009, Florida Legislature found that the use of FFL andother pollution prevention measures to conserve or protect thestate’s water resources, serves a compelling public interest. Theparticipation of homeowners’ associations and local govern-ments is vital to the state’s efforts in water conservation andwater quality protection as well as restoration. “In Polk Countythere are hundreds of people participating in our free work-shops and events,” Yasalonis said. “ We also work with youthto educate over 3,000 fourth grade students about water con-servation each year at Agri-Fest.”

The program encourages their clientele to use the principlesthey are taught at the workshops to tackle any landscapingproject from installing a landscape in a newly built home to ren-ovating an existing landscape. It is important to follow the prin-ciples during the installation of a landscape and during themaintenance of it. Adair’s yard was the first yard to get certifiedin the program and the program also helped her receive herFlorida Wildlife certification.

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“What I like most about these programs isseeing all the activity that goes on in my yardbecause it has a balanced healthy system thatallows dragonflies, cicadas, Carolina wrens,gopher tortoises, hummingbirds, and owls toget something to eat, drink, find a place torest and raise a family,” Adair said. Whatshe learned about plants has kept her yardlow maintenance so she can spend timeenjoying it. Yasolonis and Adair both feelthat the FFL program is becoming more andmore popular because people are concernedabout the water quality and preservingFlorida’s natural resources and wildlife. “Ithink as we become more distracted withtechnology, our souls cry out for the peace-fulness it needs to restore balance to our ownconsciousness,” Adair said. “When we taketime to sit back, watch birds or catch a mag-

nificent sunset, we realize we are the stew-ards who need to protect the planet so oth-ers can enjoy the outdoors.”

Adair would recommend this program andthe others the Extension office offers becausethey are a great way to get your familyinvolved with gardening and wildlife. “Myhome is my sanctuary and through this pro-gram, you can make your home one, too.”

For more information on the Florida-Friendly Landscaping Program, you can visitthem on the web at wwwwww..ffyynn..iiffaass..uuffll..eedduu orcall them at 352-392-1831, ext. 330. TheFlorida-Friendly Landscaping Program willbe at the Lake Alfred Farmer’s Market onSaturday, December 29 from 8 a.m.– 4 p.m.



Over the years I’ve written manyarticles about fishing how’s andwhere to catch fish. Personally, I’m

a dock, oyster bar and mangrove person. Ilove tossing artificial lures around docks,oysters and mangrove point with eddies.The dilemma comes when everyone else isfishing these same locations.

Does that mean I stop fishing these loca-tions? I don’t think so! I just need to makesure I fish them at the right time. Thatmeans I need to be there before others haverun all the fish off!

If you’ve spent any time on the water youknow there are days when the fish getstubborn and decide not to eat. It might bedue to weather conditions, or it could befishing pressure has them shut down.There are still some things you can do tocatch fish regardless of the weather or fish-ing pressure.

One of the worst to overcome is fishingpressure, because the fish tend to get high-ly selective, but you still have a couple ofoptions. Probably the best option is to getaway from the pressure. If the area you'refishing has a lot of anglers, get away andgo somewhere else. Simply move to theedge of the existing activity, or take off andfind another spot all to yourself. While thesecondary areas may not be quite asappealing with the numbers of fish, thefish in the new area just might be morewilling to bite.

Check out places that just look fishy. Theapparent places might be where a currentcomes around a point forming an eddy, afew scattered oyster beds, an old barnacle

covered dock that doesn’t appear to beused often, or a creek mouth. I teach folksto fish the right places, but these are thesame places I fish and look for when I’msearching for new locations.

Everyone is always looking for that magicfishing report. But once those fishingreports get out, the word spreads like awildfire and everyone goes to that area.I’ve seen this fishing pressure happen timeafter time in Tampa Bay. A school of red-fish will move onto a flat and in less thana week they are so beat up from beingfished every day, the school splits into sin-gles and doubles and seems to disappear. Irealize everyone wants to catch fish, buthaving 15 to 25 or more boats sitting on aschool of redfish every day is ridiculous.

Weather has its effects on fishing, hot dayswarm the shallow flats and backcountrydepleting the oxygen levels. Windy daysmuddy the water, rainy days cause a tanninstain runoff, and calm sunny days makethe water crystal clear. All of these condi-tions might call for a different presenta-tion, muddy and stained you might slowdown and clear you might speed up.Smaller might be better so either way it’salways good to remember to match thehatch. And always remember to keep trackof what they are feeding on because thereare times when fish get selective as towhich baits they want to eat. If you keepthe above ideas in mind, you'll know whatto do when those finicky feeding timesoccur.

LET’S GO FISHING!

SNOOK bite is going strong and with

cooling water temperatures they shouldbecome even more active. Cooler watermeans snook become more comfortableand not as lethargic, which should bright-en up the bite. Although we’ve maintainedsome decent snook action all summer,November usually turns out nicely. We’vebeen catching exciting amounts of fish onboth half and three-quarter day trips withmost averaging in the 25-29 inch rangeand several over 30 inches. Our big fish forOctober was a 36 incher.

REDFISH action was active in the lastmonth and should continue intoNovember. Good redfish action shouldcontinue with catches around oyster bars,mangroves and grass flats. We’re catchingplenty of slot sized reds with our big fishtipping the measuring stick at 34 inches.

SEA TROUT bites will continue gettingstronger right into and through the wintermonths, so be prepared for some decentwinter trout action on strong incomingand outgoing tides. Try fishing the grassflats with both artificial, live greenbacksand shrimp.

MACKEREL should still be hangingaround the Bay area feeding on bait schoolsthroughout the Bay and near the beaches. Ifyou’re interested in some extra excitement,and possibly a nice kingfish or two, checkout the mackerel bite.

MANGROVE SNAPPER are found onevery rock pile or structure around TampaBay and are fairly easy to catch. A smallknocker rig with a #1 or 1/0 hook shouldproduce a nice meal. They’re really partialto the small greenbacks and shrimp. When

by Captain Woody Gore

To Much Fishing Pressure


you find them and get a good bite going it seems like they wiseup shortly after you start catching them using one bait or theother. I always take both with me and when that happens I’llswitch around.

COBIA are often found around range markers, channel mark-ers and bridges during November. Toss them a pinfish, green-back or artificial eel bait and hold on.

Give Me a Call & Let’s Go Fishing813-477-3817Captain Woody Gore is the areas top outdoor fishing guide. Guidingand fishing the Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Tarpon Springs, andBradenton for over fifty years; he offers world class fishing adventuresand a lifetime of memories.

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Amy with Snook


Sometimes you meet people, or talk tothem over the phone in this case, andyou think, “Man, this is a really cool

individual. I could totally be friends withher.” Other times, of course, you are all toohappy to move on to the next person or thenext interview. Stephanie Young, the womanwho heads up FortMeade Community 4H, isone of those people you could chat with forhours, she’s just that cool.We suspect that thesize of her club is a testimony to that as well.

Stephanie shared a little history with us, shesaid, “I wasn’t really raised on a farm.I grew up in the country. Of course, we hadcats and dogs and pigs every now and then.We had a pig there for awhile that hadpiglets every now and then. I wasn’t reallyinvolved in 4H or FFA. I became involvedin 4H when my daughters were old enoughto join. We were part of a group, my hus-band’s aunt, actually, was the leader. Whenher daughter graduated I became the leader.That was probably about 12 years ago.”

It’s pretty amazing, the things our childrencan get us involved in, especially when wehave no prior experience therein.Obviously Stephanie learned a good deal

from being an active parent in her chil-dren’s club. When she took it over though,she says, “It was a fairly small club, maybe20 members and this year we are up to 41.My son Alex couldn’t wait to get involved.He’s been a member since before he wasborn, of course I was pregnant with himwhen I was the leader, and he loves it!My husband is also involved in the group.”Stephanie has turned this into a familyaffair, and the newest addition to theirclub’s activities has really reeled herhusband in.

She explains, “This year he became evenmore involved because we started archeryin the club. We became archery certified inFebruary. We had our first archery meeting,where the kids could actually shoot thebows, behind the horse arena at the youthfairgrounds. We had 17 members show up.We’re now meeting at Peace River Park inFort Meade. We had 18 members show upMonday the 22nd, because we’re trying toget the kids ready for the Youth Fair or justto become more familiar with shooting abow, building their skills. Some of themmay not want to compete, they just want tolearn archery.” It’s obvious that Stephanie

is thrilled about the archery addition, butthat’s not all there is to do in her club.

She continues, “We also have other projectsthat the members do in the club. We havehogs, rabbits, poultry, horses, horticulture.We participate in the working booths at theYouth Fair (it’s when you show the publichow to do something, make something, orput something together). We participate inthe chili cook-off. We also do family andconsumer sciences where they bake, can,sew and craft. They also do table-settingand menu planning (that’s always fun towatch them do) and whip popping.”Certainly all the competitive stuff thesekids are involved in is great, and no doubtit teaches them a good deal, the thing thatwe found most impressive though, wasthe service activities Stephanie’s club isinvolved in.

She elaborates, “We participate in commu-nity service projects. We always sell straw-berry shortcake at Relay for Life. We par-ticipate in Project Fill a Bag. We fill upZiploc bags full of personal hygiene itemsfor the homeless kids in Polk Countyschools. There were over 100 last year! I

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was overwhelmed with the number of itemsthat came in last year. I was just awed.”The number of homeless children in thePolk County school district is astoundingand begs further investigation and perhapsassistance from this readership. That’s notthe only arena that Fort MeadeCommunity 4H extends a helping hand tothough. Stephanie continues, “We collectfood for the Thanksgiving and Christmasbaskets that are given out by HELP of FortMeade.” These kids are truly learning theimportance of making a difference in thelives of those less fortunate and that’sadmirable!

Stephanie makes a point of bragging abouther parents, she says, “I have really greatparents in my group. I couldn’t do it with-

out the parents. Whenever I need anythingI’ve got a parent that will do it. Without theparents we couldn’t do a lot of things.” Ofcourse, the parents aren’t the only thingsthat she is proud of. She adds, “The kidsare just awesome. It’s a lot of work but it’srewarding to see the kids learn and grow,learn new things, watch ‘em grow up. Thekids always do well with whatever theyenter.”

In closing, Stephanie elaborates on heropinions about agriculture in general. “It’sa field that most people overlook. It’s not afield that they think they can do somethingin job-wise. Once they’re exposed to it, likethe kids who raise horses or work withplants, they might see that there’s jobs inthose things. So many of our kids are

brought up in homes with TVs and they’renot taken out to the woods or to pickstrawberries. It amazes me how much thekids aren’t exposed to and by doing this,hopefully we can expose them to more out-door stuff rather than seeing it on TV orthe computer.” While technology has itsplace, it is definitely important that weteach our children about agriculturebecause its position in life is infinitely moreimportant than that tablet or iPod.Stephanie Young and other 4H leadersunderstand this and thusly they strive toeducate the future. May they continuedoing the work they do with enthusiasm! •


It should come as no surprise that ashumans continue to encroach into naturalbear habitats, encounters between bears

and humans are more likely. The Floridablack bear is frequently sighted in the Ocalaand Osceola National Forest regions, St.Johns River area, Big Cypress NationalPreserve, Apalachicola National Forestregion, and Eglin Air Force Base. Florida Fishand Wildlife Commission keeps statistics onbear sightings, however, we also receive callsat the Sheriff’s Office about bear sightings.

On Sunday, October 7, 2012, Polk CountySheriff’s deputies responded to several loca-tions in the Poinciana area after receiving twocalls of black bear sightings during theevening and pre-dawn hours.

The bear (or bears) was described as beingapproximately 250 pounds and was seenrummaging through garbage cans. It isunknown if there was only one bear or sever-al bears. One of the residents had noticed thathis trash can had been turned over andopened occasionally within the previous twoweeks. This was his first bear sighting sinceliving in the area for eight years.

During the investigation, deputies conductedmore patrols and encountered a single bear –they used air horns and sirens to drive off theanimal. Deputies and residents reported thebear was not aggressive and ran off whenencountered. Ultimately, the Florida Fish andWildlife Commission was contacted andadvised of the encounters.

We’d like to take this opportunity to remindyou that wildlife are attracted to food sourcesand it is important to ensure garbage canscontaining kitchen waste are secured indoorsuntil the waste can be properly disposed of.

Seeing a bear can be rather enjoyable, butremember – they are wild animals, and caninjure you if you are not careful. If you see abear, here are three tips to remember:

• Do not approach the bear• Do not attempt to attract it with food• Make some noise so that it knows youare there

The FWC provides additional tips about bearencounters online at hhttttpp::// //mmyyffwwcc..ccoomm//wwiillddlliiffeehhaabbiittaattss//mmaannaaggeedd//bbeeaarr// eennccoouunntteerr// . If you have observed a bear or bears in your

neighborhood, please contact the FWC SouthwestRegion Office at 863-648-3200, or call the

Wildlife Alert hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).

Support Services BureauWelcomes Lieutenant

Steve Horstman

Due to retirements and promotions, thePolk County Sheriff’s Support ServicesBureau, which houses the Aviation

Unit, Marine Unit, and Agricultural CrimesUnit, has recently undergone a change in com-mand. Last month we told you that CaptainRob Oakman replaced Captain Andy Ray,who recently retired, as commander of theBureau. This month we introduce LieutenantSteve Horstman, who directly oversees theAviation, Marine, and Ag deputies.

Steve Horstman was hired as a deputy sheriffat PCSO in 1996 after serving 1.5 years as anofficer with the Dundee Police Department.He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in2003, and then to Lieutenant in 2008. He isexcited about this new opportunity to super-vise the deputies who work in the groves, inthe air, and on the water.

Lt. Horstman brings with him a wealth ofknowledge, including patrol, undercover viceand narcotics investigations, Meth lab investi-gations, Animal Control (animal cruelty andneglect) investigations, and Traffic investiga-tions. Lt. Horstman is a native Floridian. Hehas a Bachelor’s degree from Warner SouthernUniversity, and a Master’s degree from TroyUniversity.

If you need to reach Lieutenant Horstman forany agriculture, marine, or aviation concerns,please contact him at 863-514-9153.

By Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd

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As a senior citizen I have a lot to be thankful for.First, I survived the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s. And now I amfighting to keep up with 2012. There are so many new electronicgadgets that will do just about every thing but flush the toilet.Plus, there is the belief that a cataclysmic or transformative eventwill occur on December 21 of this year. Not to mention the NewAge interpretation of this transition is that this date will be thetime in which our planet earth and all inhabitants may undergo apositive physical or spiritual transformation. Also, one of thescenarios suggests the end of the world, when the earth willcollide with a black hole or a passing asteroid.

Frankly I am not worried about any of that. As Jay Leno saidon one of his late night TV shows, we survived being born tomothers who smoked and drank while they were pregnant. Asinfants and children, we road in cars with no car seat, no boosterseat, no seat belt, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.I remember drinking water from the garden hose, sharing an RCCola with my friends, and no one actually died from this. I lovedMama’s cupcakes, ate lots of white bread with real butter andbacon. Drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar, and I wasnever overweight ‘cause I was always outside playing.

There was a time when I would get with the boys and we wouldtalk about hunting and fishing. Now as a senior citizen we talkabout the medicine we are taking and the aches and pains wehave.

Being a senior citizen isn’t bad at all. We are more valuable thanany of the younger generation. We have silver in our hair, gold onour teeth, stones in our kidneys, and lead in our feet. Not tomention we are loaded with natural gas.

I went to the first pre-season Bucs games this year. On my left wasa vacant seat. I asked the man on the other side of the seat, wholooked to be in his 80s, if anyone was going to sit there.

“No,” the man replied. “The seat is empty, however it doesbelong to me. My wife was supposed to come with me to thegame, but she passed away. This will be the first pre-season gamewe haven’t been together since we have been married.”

“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. That’s terrible,” I said. “But couldn’tyou find someone else… maybe a friend or relative, or even aneighbor to take the seat?”

The old man shook his head. “No, they’re all at her funeral.”

My father, Albert Berry, as a senior citizen had a pretty sharpmind right up to his death at age 88. He spent a lot of timefishing after retirement, and I went along on many of his trips.One day he overslept and hurriedly put his fishing tackle in thecar, dropped by and picked me up, and we headed for Trails Endon the Withlacoochee River. He let me drive after he realized thathe had left his billfold (which contained his fishing license) athome on the dresser.

We had a great day, and caught a lot of bluegills. As we werepulling into the boat landing I noticed a game warden on thedock. He saw the bluegills swimming in the live well, and said,“May I see your fishing license?”

Dad spoke up and said, “Well I got in a hurry and left my billfoldat the house. Actually officer, these are my pet fish.”

“What do you mean, pet fish?” the officer said.

“I take these bluegills out about every week and let them swimaround for a few minutes. Then I whistle and they jump rightback into the live well.”

“You don’t expect me to fall for that, do you?” he replied.

“It’s the truth,” dad replied.

“Okay, I’ve got to see this,” the officer said. So dad pitched all thefish back into the lake.

“Well?” said the game warden.

“Well what?” said dad.

“When are you going to whistle to call them back?”

“Call who back?”

“The Fish!”

“What fish?”

The game warden laughed and said, “Well that’s a first. You boysload your boat and get out of here.”

Thinking back over theyears. I remember mymother would threaten mewith a dose of Castor Oil ifI didn’t do the dishes orsweep off the walkway tothe house. For you young-sters who do not knowwhat Castor Oil is, I sug-gest you take a dose sometime.

How many remember Lydia Pinkhams pills, thought to be afertility pill that would make your newcomer a girl.

Then there was the wonder medi-cine, Hadacol, a patent medicinemarketed as a vitamin supplement.Its principal attraction, however,was that it contained 12 percentalcohol (listed on the tonic bottle'slabel as a "preservative"), whichmade it quite popular in the drycounties of the southern UnitedStates.

I remember White’s CentralPharmacy in Plant City, now thelocation of the Camellia Rose Tea

room. Over the years the pharmacy became know as “WherePaul White Stays,” namely because they were open from 7 a.m. till11p.m. six days a week. They had a soda fountain where theyserved a cherry smash with a pretzel hung over the straw for anickel. Around the block was Barwick’s Drug Store. They had asoda fountain too, and made the best chocolate malt in town fora quarter. My sister, Nettie Mae, once told me the soda fountainwas invented to introduce the customer with an upset stomach tobicarbonate of soda. They would drink a glass of the bubbly min-eral water, burp, and feel as good as new.

Back then life was simple, the top six discipline problems inschool were talking, chewing gum, making noise, running thehalls, getting out of turn in line and not putting paper in thewastebasket. Today it’s drug and alcohol abuse, pregnancy,suicide, rape, robbery and guns in the school.

I have been thinking about all the big changes we seniors haveseen in our lifetimes. Men on the moon, landing on Mars, the iPadand iPod! As a senior citizen we are faced with the fact that we’re17 around the neck, 42 around the waist, and 109 around the golfcourse. The little old gray haired lady you help across the street isyour wife. We have too much room in the house and not enoughin the medicine cabinet. Our pacemaker makes the garage door goup when you see a pretty girl walk by the house.

Yes, life was different when I was growing up. We got marriedfirst, and then slept together. Back then a meaningful relationshipwas when your uncle would take you to the movies.

All and all, I take today’s life. It’s hard to beat indoor plumbingand life-saving pharmaceuticals. To be honest, if I’d been mycurrent age back in those good old days, I’d be dead right now. •



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SSWWEEEETTWWAATTEERR SSUUNNDDAAYY OORRGGAANNIICC MMAARRKKEETTSweetwater Community Farm, 6942 W. Comanche AvenueTampa, Florida • Open-air / seasonal • November throughMay Sundays, Noon to 4:00 p.m. Contact Information: Andrea Harms, Market Manager 6942 Comanche Avenue Tampa, FL 33634Telephone: (813) 887-4066 • www.sweetwater-organic.org

TTAAMMPPAA DDOOWWNNTTOOWWNN MMAARRKKEETTLykes Gaslight Square Park400 and 500 Block Franklin Street and200 and 300 Madison Street, Tampa, Florida 33602Open: Mid-October through Mid-MayFridays, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Contact Information: Ms. Tiffany Ferrecchia601 North Ashley Drive, Suite 1100Tampa, Florida 33602 • Telephone: (813) 649-8747Email: [email protected]

TTAAMMPPAA WWHHOOLLEESSAALLEE PPRROODDUUCCEE MMAARRKKEETT2801 East Hillsborough Avenue Tampa, FloridaOpen year-round: Monday through Saturday from 3:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.Contact Information: Peter Filippello2801 East Hillsborough Avenue Tampa, Florida 33610Telephone: (813) 237-3314

YYBBOORR CCIITTYY SSAATTUURRDDAAYY MMAARRKKEETTCentennial Park at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 19th Street, Ybor City Tampa, FloridaYear-round, Saturdays: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Contact Information: Lynn SchultzP.O. Box 5294, Tampa, Florida 33675-5294 Telephone: (813) 241-2442Email: [email protected] Web: www.ybormarket.com

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DDOOWWNNTTOOWWNN BBRRAADDEENNTTOONN FFAARRMMEERRSS’’ MMAARRKKEETTOld Main Street (12th Street West) Bradenton, Florida October through May • Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Contact Information: Susan Blake, Market Manager 101 Old Main St. - City Hall Bradenton, Florida 34205Telephone: (941) 544-8077 Fax: (941) 932-9552Email: [email protected]

LLAAKKEEWWOOOODD RRAANNCCHH FFAARRMMEERRSS’’ MMAARRKKEETTMain Street, Lakewood Ranch, Florida Street-side MarketOpen November through May Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Contact Information:Bob Fernandez, Market Manager 301 North Hillcrest Drive Clearwater, Florida 33755 Telephone: (727) 461-7674 Email: [email protected]

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DDOOWWNNTTOOWWNN NNOORRTTHH PPOORRTT RRIICCHHEEYY MMAARRKKEETTHistoric District, Railroad SquareNebraska Avenue, one block east of GrandNew Port Richey, FloridaOpen: Year-Round, Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Contact Information: Carlene Hanlon6231 Grand Boulevard, New Port Richey, FL 34652Telephone: (727) 842-8066 • Fax: (727) 264-0460Emails: [email protected] [email protected] • www.nprmainstreet.com

FFLLOORRIIDDAA EESSTTAATTEESS WWIINNEERRYY MMAARRKKEETT25241 State Road 52, Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639Second and fourth Saturday of each month 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. • Contact Information: Ron Hunt25241 State Road 52, Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639-7172Telephone: (813)996-2113Email: [email protected] • www.floridaestateswines.com

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DDOOWWNNTTOOWWNN CCLLEEAARRWWAATTEERR FFAARRMMEERRSS’’ MMAARRKKEETTDowntown on Cleveland Street (500 block) Clearwater, FL • Mid-October through May-Wednesdays, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact Information:Bob or Pat Fernandez, P.O. Box 1017, Clearwater, FL 33757Telephone: (727) 461-7674 • Email: [email protected]

DDUUNNEEDDIINN GGRREEEENN MMAARRKKEETTPioneer Park, corner of Main Street and Douglas AvenueDunedin, FloridaMid-October through April • Fridays, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Contact Information: Richard Kendler, Market Manager200 Woodette Drive, No. 803, Dunedin, FL 34698Telephone: (727) 733-4215Email: [email protected]GGUULLFFPPOORRTT TTUUEESSDDAAYY FFRREESSHH MMAARRKKEETTBeach Boulevard, near 29th Avenue South Gulfport, FL Open year round • Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Contact Information: Daniel Hodge4920 29th Avenue South, Gulfport, FL 33707Telephone: (727) 366-4086 • Email: [email protected]: www.gulfportma.com/Freshmarket.html

LLAARRGGOO’’SS DDOOWWNNTTOOWWNN MMAARRKKEETTUlmer Park • 301 West Bay Drive, Largo, FL 33771Open November through April Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact Information: Kinsit CooleyP.O. Box 296, Largo, FL 33779Telephone: (727) 587-6740 • Fax: (727) 586-7406Email: [email protected] • Web: www.largoevents.comMMAARRKKEETT IINN TTHHEE PPAARRKKHeritage Village, 11909 - 125th Street Largo, FL 33774November through mid-April Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Contact Information: Richard Kendler, Market Manager200 Woodette Drive, No. 803, Dunedin, FL 34698Telephone: (727) 733-4215Email: [email protected]

OOLLDDSSMMAARR DDOOWWNNTTOOWWNN FFRREESSHH MMAARRKKEETT100 State Street West next to City HallNovember through AprilWednesdays, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Contact Information: Richard Kendler200 Woodette Drive, No. 803, Dunedin, FL 34698Telephone: (727) 733-4215Email: [email protected]

SSAAFFEETTYY HHAARRBBOORR FFAARRMMEERRSS’’ MMAARRKKEETT400 Main Street - Downtown Safety John Wilson ParkSafety Harbor, Florida • Mid-October through MayThursdays, 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Contact Information: Bob Fernandez301 N. Hillcrest Drive Clearwater, FL 33755 Telephone: (727) 461-7674 • Email: [email protected]

SSTT.. PPEETTEERRSSBBUURRGG SSAATTUURRDDAAYY MMOORRNNIINNGG MMAARRKKEETTFirst Avenue South and First Street St. Petersburg, FLOctober through May • Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Contact Information: Gail Eggman104 Fareham Place, North • St. Petersburg, Florida 33701Telephone: (727) 455-4921 Email: [email protected]

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AAUUBBUURRNNDDAALLEE FFAARRMMEERRSS’’ MMAARRKKEETTDowntown - 119 West Park Street Auburndale, FLNovember through April • Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Contact Information: Larry Helms119 West Park Street Auburndale, FL 33823 Telephone: (863) 965-5545 • Fax: (863) 965-6319Email: [email protected] www.auburndalefl.com

HHAAIINNEESS CCIITTYY FFAARRMMEERRSS’’ MMAARRKKEETTRailroad Park - Downtown(Sixth Street and Jones Avenue) Haines City, FLYear-round, Wednesdays, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact Information: Tommy Cassel, Market Manager P.O. Box 1507, Haines City, FL 33845 Telephone: (863) 421-3700 • Fax: (863) 421-3701Email: [email protected] http://www.ci.haines-city.fl.us

LLAAKKEELLAANNDD DDOOWWNNTTOOWWNN FFAARRMMEERRSS’’ CCUURRBB MMAARRKKEETT200 North Kentucky Avenue, Lakeland, FLOpen September to July • Wednesdays 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. • Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact Information: Mr. Jim Luna228 South Massachusetts Avenue Lakeland, FL 33801Telephone: (863) 687-8910 • Fax: (863) 683-2783Email: [email protected]/curbmarket

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PPHHIILLLLIIPPPPII EESSTTAATTEE FFAARRMMEERRSS’’ MMAARRKKEETTSSPhillippi Estate Park5500 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FLOpen November - April, Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Contact Information: Tim Brown, c/o Phillippi Estate Park,5500 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida 34231Telephone: (941) 266-6691 • Fax: (941) 373-7080Email: [email protected]

SSAARRAASSOOTTAA DDOOWWNNTTOOWWNN FFAARRMMEERRSS’’ MMAARRKKEETTDowntown Sarasota - Corner of Lemon Avenue and Main Street Sarasota, FloridaYear-round • Saturdays, 7:00 a.m. to noonContact Information: Leann Aldridge, Market Manager1365 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34236Telephone: (941) 951-2656Email: [email protected]

CCOOMMMMUUNNIITTYY FFAARRMMEERRSS MMAARRKKEETTSSFor More Information Contact:Agriculture Industry Development Program HillsboroughCounty Economic Development Department P.O. Box 1110, Tampa, Florida 33601-1110Phone: (813) 272-5909 Fax: (813) 276-2638http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/econdev/agriculture/

Listings in this directory are not paid advertisements andare provided as a free service. A listing in this directorydoes not imply an endorsement by Hillsborough CountyBoard of County Commissioners, the EconomicDevelopment Department, or the Agriculture EconomicDevelopment Council.

Sources: Hillsborough County Agriculture IndustryDevelopment Program and the FL Department ofAgriculture & Consumer Services.

Community Farmers Markets

Information courtesy ofwww.hillsboroughcounty.org



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Cut Okra .............................................$13Breaded Okra.....................................$13Whole Okra ........................................$13Sliced Yellow Squash........................$13Sliced Zucchini ..................................$13Brussel Sprouts..................................$13Baby Carrots ......................................$13Broccoli...............................................$13Cauliflower .........................................$13Mixed Vegetables..............................$13Soup Blend.........................................$13

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More than 20,000 attendees bravedhigh winds and unexpected lowtemperatures at the 15th Annual

Hispanic Festival of Polk County on Oct. 27held at Lake Mirror Promenade and BarnettFamily Park in Lakeland.

Since inception the event has been spon-sored by the Club Hispano de Lakeland,est. in 1987, to foster unity among familiesfrom various Latin American countries.Although a private organization, the club isa not-for-profit 501(C) 3 organization thatseeks to help Hispanics in need and pre-serve the Hispanic heritage, as well as, pro-vide educational scholarships.

The family-oriented event annually featuresall manner of diverse Latin music anddance, and, of course, food varieties.

One of the food vendors, El Coqui, a moth-er-daughter family affair, has been sellingtheir Puerto Rican specialties and partici-pating every year of the festival. A fledglingstart-up business 15 years ago, they nowhave a mobile restaurant making a circuitthe length of the state from Winter Havento Miami and back to Polk County.

Since living in Argentina during the late1970s, my Spanish occasionally needs a lit-tle dusting off. So not having any idea ofwhat a Coqui may be, I had to resort tosome investigative research via the internet.Apparently it is an unusual Puerto Rican,very tiny (one-inch-long), translucent treefrog. The male of the species make a noisethat sounds like, ''co-quí'' and that is howthe frog got its name. However that doesnot explain how a Florida restaurant,named for a frog doesn’t serve frogs legsbut does serve pig tripe. Now tripe is stom-ach lining of cow or sheep, not pig or pork.Confusing, isn’t it?

Well, I did take some photos of the pig tripebut, honestly, did not have the temerity toactually try it.

What I did taste was something morefamiliar and common to almost everycountry with a Spanish heritage, anempanada. Empanadas are baked or fried,spicy or sweet turnovers and cousins to theCornish pasty and Indian samosa. The onesserved at El Coqui are verging on the gigan-tic and filled with shrimp or con queso(with cheddar cheese).

It was interesting to note that a Hispanicstaple (in addition to black beans and rice)seems to be versions of what is also recog-nized as staple fare of the Middle Easterndiet and known as shish-kabob, a marinat-ed beef or lamb (never pork) served onwooden skewers.

Whether Spanish-style or from the east,wood skewers are soaked in water (so theywon’t burn) then meat is marinated insauce and spices for one or more days,placed on the skewers, served alone or withadded vegetables such as onion, mush-rooms, tomatoes, etc. and char-grilled overhot coals. Spanish-style kabobs primarilyuse chicken or pork.

Volunteers from St. Joseph’s CatholicChurch on Lemon Street were cooking tra-ditional Puerto Rican alcapurrias, consid-ered “beach food," meaning casual foodyou can hold in one hand, and is, more-or-less, a complete meal. The stuffed frittersconsist of a batter called taro (yautía) andgreen bananas (guineos verdes). They arefilled with either a meat (pino) filling orwith crab, shrimp or lobster.

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Mexico was also represented with traditional guacamole dip madewith mortar and a pestle in a vessel called a Molcatete, served withfried tortilla chips, fresh salsa and lettuce. The demonstrationswere equal to the best mainstream restaurant presentation.

Another Mexican favorite is "Migas," also called "migas al pas-tor." Pastor refers to the simple or pastoral shepherd’s way of lifeof that inspired the dish of leftover meat in tomato sauce andbecame one of the ways Spanish people made use of their stalebread. Now the pastor (filling) is placed in a corn tortilla after fry-ing in olive oil and garlic.

One of the most influential factors with regard to the differencesbetween Mexican food and American food is the longer period inwhich Mexico was under Spanish rule. In any case, much of theSpanish influence in American food can be seen in the areas bor-dering Mexico, which were predominantly under Spanish ruleprior to becoming American states.

Both Mexican and American food are the sum total of variousother cultural influences cultivated through years of traditionalculinary methods and the abundant use of locally available ingre-dients. Both countries have varied climates but with similar grow-ing patterns, as well as, an abundance of fresh fruits and vegeta-bles.

The Hispanic Festival is an excellent way to learn about differentcustoms and foods. I love this kind of experimenting. It is inexpen-sive as opposed to eating in a regular restaurant, affording theopportunity of testing just how adventurous your palate may be.

15th Annual Hispanic FestivalA celebration of Latino heritage with diverse cuisine

Sponsor: Club Hispano de Lakeland, est. in 1987Contact: [email protected]//ppaaggeess//CClluubb--HHiissppaannoo--ddee--

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Phone: 863- 644-5362.Annual Festival Location: Mirror Lake & Barnett Family Park

Festival Purpose: Acquaint public with Hispanic food and culture; funding for scholarship program

for county Latino students





The cornucopia, or horn of plenty, is an ancientsymbol of abundance and nourishment. In Greekand Roman mythology it is associated with theharvest, prosperity and spiritual abundance.The cornucopia is typically a large horn shapedcontainer overflowing with various kinds of fruitsand vegetables, flowers, nuts, or any harvestbounty. This month we will celebrate the harvestand abundance (in whatever abundance you aregifted with). An edible cornucopia, like our gifts ofabundance, is not necessarily something that ismanifest with a formula, but rather a gift thatresults from the spirit of abundance.

Materials Needed:

Large Sugar Cones – This is the horn of theproject, everything else is what you fill thehorn with

• Nuts (suggestion)• Dehydrated Fruits (suggestion)• Baby Corn (Suggestion)• Candy Corn (suggestion)• Berries (suggestion)• Grapes (suggestion)• Raisins (suggestion)• Popcorn (suggestion)

Naturally Amazing Activities

Edible CornucopiaBy Sean Green

• Mini Marshmallows (suggestion)• Mint Leaves (suggestion)

The idea here is to be creative, use what you have,anything you have. It does not take much to makethis project a grand success, great stuff can befound in the bottom of what would otherwise beconsidered “empty” boxes of cereal or othersnacks. I have provided suggestions above andtend to encourage raw or natural foods overprocessed foods and sugary treats, but I have toadmit, some sugary foods are fun and I haveincluded some in my suggestions.

Fill your sugar cone with an abundance of treats.Be creative with it, there is no harm in going crazywith decorating the outside of the horn withchocolate, and sprinkles or chopped nuts. Thereare also many small leafy foods that make this bothattractive and tasty, consider mint leaves, parsley,licorice leaves or any number of other herbs. Babycorn is fantastic for an authentic looking miniaturecornucopia.

Whatever you decide to fill your horn with, themost important step is the acknowledgement andgratitude for the abundance you have been givenand sharing it with others. Have Fun! •

Photo by Mandy Heaston (Gormetmom)Photo is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0


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Westerns have lost their appeal totoday’s generation. Rarely do yousee young boys (or girls for that

matter) running around playing cowboys andIndians. While we may live in an area thatstill has an affinity for Wranglers and Ropers,it would appear that the beloved cowboyimagery has all but escaped our future careerplans. How many kids grow up saying theywant to be cowboys versus football players?This decline in the understanding of agricul-tural and ranching importance will undoubt-edly have negative effects on the condition ofthis country. Yet, there is still hope! Yes, thereare still men out there who dream of the cow-boy life and are willing to sacrifice for thefreedom that life provides them. They areranch day workers and we had the opportu-nity to talk to two fine examples: JB Wynnand Donald Conroy.

JB tells us, “When I was growing up myfather always had cattle. He had a full timejob with Publix but he did cattle part timeand he always loved it. He would take mybrother and I with him to work cows withpeople and work his cows with him and mybrother and I always wanted to be cowboys.That’s kinda how we got started in it.”

Donald has a similar story, though hisexperience centers around horses. He says,“Our family always messed with horses alittle bit. My dad did a little farrier work,blacksmith work, when he was younger.He dabbled in it and liked to mess withhorses.” One thing is certain here, it wouldbe impossible to be a ranch day workerwithout horse and cattle expertise.

Returning to JB’s story, he says, “When Iwas in high school I was in FFA. I showeda few steers. I was chapter president myjunior and senior years and a FederationOfficer those two years. After high school Iwent to Santa Fe Community College inGainesville. I went to school a little whileup there. I met my wife while I was inGainesville. She was from Lake Wales andI was from Lakeland. She graduated and Ifinished up at Santa Fe, came back homeand I’ve been cowboyin’ ever since.”

So, JB went off to college after high schoolthinking he might do something else, andDonald got a job right after, thinking thesame thing. He explains, “I went to workwith Robert Jukich at his vet office becauseI thought I wanted to be a veterinarian.Then being around that, I just got to help-ing ranchers. I’d rather be a cowboy than aveterinarian.”

Though neither of these gentleman hadextensive family ties to ranching, they bothdiscovered that being a cowboy was fun. JBsays, “I was around cattle growin’ up andI’ve always been interested in it. I workedfull time on a ranch and then after a fewyears I went off day workin’.”

Donald’s story is comparable. He says,“When I was in high school, my brother,Bobby, went to work for Buck Mann onBuck Mann Ranch in Dundee and I wentwith him and helped around there. Weliked to rodeo and we liked the horses sothat branched into, at Buck Mann’s, tractordriving, fence work and general ranchwork. That’s kind of how we got started.”So, now that we know what brought thesecowboys into the ranch day work careerfield, perhaps we would do well to under-stand what exactly it is that they do.

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JB explains, “As far as day workin’, otherranchers, certain times of the year, aredoing things with their cattle like markingand branding in the spring and then in thefall everybody’s shipping and in the sum-mer time people are bull gathering andpickin’ their bulls up. Basically, otherranchers need help penning their cows andI’ve got a couple of horses and some dogsand they hire us for the day, or a coupleweeks, and we help them with their cowwork.” He further illustrates the specificsof the job, “When we’re marking andbranding in the spring, we’re worming thecows and vaccinating the cows. And we doeverything from giving shots to castratingcalves.”

Here Donald adds, “You saddle up yourhorse. We gather the cattle up, once theyget in the pen we take turns cutting thecalves, vaccinating, deworming, runningthe chute (sometimes when there’s not achute and you have to catch them – two orthree men have to get a hold of the calf andwrestle it to the ground and hold its legs sothe man doing the cutting doesn’t getkicked). It’s like a team, if the ball flows toyou, you run with it, you do what yougotta do.”

JB continues his explanation, “In the fall,the late summer and fall, people are ship-ping. A lot of people contract their calves togo out West to a feed lot, Texas or Kansas

or somewhere and that’s what we’re doingwhen we’re shipping, we’re loading theyearlings on semis, getting’ ‘em up on thetrucks. A lot of time people will be preg-nancy testing their cows. Basically, whenwe’re day working we’re helping the ranch-ers with everything they do with their cows.Most of the time when someone hires you,they’re hiring you to be a grunt, do sometough work for them. They’re usually nothiring us to run their ranch for them. It’s alot of work in the cow pens, sorting, some-times we catch the calves to work thecalves, it’s a lot of physical labor.’

Perhaps you are thinking, ‘that doesn’t real-ly sound like a lot of fun, manual labor



bites.’ Well, there are benefitsand perks to leading the cowboylife. When questioned aboutwhat’s so great in the day work-ing field, Donald says, “I thinkit’s going different places, youget to see different things. It’snot the same old thing, it’s not arut. You get out on your horse. Ilike old-timey things so it givesyou a chance to do that.”

JB agrees, “I just enjoy the free-dom of being able to basicallywork for myself. Everybodygets to know each other andyou make some friends. I’ve gota lot of freedom. I couldn’t goto the same office every day anddo the same thing every day.”

At this point the enthusiasm fortheir career paths kicks in. JBsays, “above anything else, Ilove cowboyin’. I love my hors-es and dogs; I’m willin’ to doanything else to supplement justto be able to do what I love dur-ing those times of the year.”Donald concurs saying, “Theremight be a better way to makemoney, or more money, but Idon’t think there’s a more funway. Sometimes it’s hard work,but we try to make our workfun.”

JB’s comment about supple-menting is probably something

that most ranch day workersunderstand. In fact, both he andDonald thought that it washighly unlikely, or at least verydifficult, to solely day workunless you were located inSouth Florida where there aresome larger ranches. The truthis, both JB and Donald havetheir own cattle and thuslyspend time working their ownherds, especially when it’sdown-time in the day workingseason.

In addition, JB says he buildsfences and barns. Donaldadmits that he’s done the samething, but currently he’s up inMaine working on a natural gaspipeline (this is the first timehe’s done anything like that). Itwould appear that JB’s state-ment about being willing to doanything else just to make surehe could continue his cowboydreams was no exaggeration foreither of them.

Given all the hard workattached to this field, and theseemingly endless hours in sea-son, one would wonder whatthese guys might do to unwind.Interestingly enough they areboth actively involved in rodeo-ing. Donald explains, “Mywhole family rodeoed. Bobbyand I rode bareback horses a lit-

tle bit, but mostly bulls. JimmyStokes was the one that kind ofgot us into that. It was a dare.He dared one of my olderbrothers to get on a bull and heliked it.”

JB makes the connectionbetween ranch day work androdeo. He says, “Everybody outthere pretty much does thesame thing for a livin’ so it’spretty fun to get out there andcompete with one another.”Then he boasts, “We won thePolk County rodeo a few yearsago and been to the state finalsthree times.”

You could probably talk to tonsof people in a slew of differentcareers but it seems doubtfulthat you’d find two people asenthusiastic about theiremployment choices as thesetwo men are. It seems that ifyou are given the opportunityto gain the necessary experienceto work with horses and cattle,and if its something you findenjoyable, then it’d be a smartchoice to look into day workingat a ranch near you. •

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Florida kale is one of the most nutritiousfoods that exists. Its dark green leavesare exploding with vitamins, minerals,

antioxidants, and important anti-cancercompounds. This low calorie leafy vegetableis a member of the Brassica family, whichalso includes cabbage, broccoli, Brusselssprouts, collard greens, and cauliflower.Fresh Florida kale is a cool-weather crop andat its peak between November and April.Kale is also available frozen year round.According to the University of FloridaExtension Office, kale is grown in one out often Florida gardens.

NUTRITIONAL PROFILEWith plenty of antioxidant and anticancercompounds, kale is as much medicine asfood. Kale contains health promoting com-pounds that prevent carcinogen formation,inhibit tumor growth, and enhance detoxifi-cation of free radicals in the body.

According to the American Institute forCancer Research, a diet rich in dark greenleafy vegetables lowers risk for cancers of thelung, colon, breast, ovaries and bladder.Current research studies show that peoplewho eat the most cruciferous vegetables havea much lower risk of prostate, colorectal andlung cancers, even when compared to thosewho regularly eat other vegetables.

Kale is extremely nutrient-dense. In additionto its cancer-fighting properties, kale is con-sidered an excellent source of vitamins A, C,and K and manganese, and a very goodsource of fiber, calcium, copper, tryptophan,potassium, and vitamin B6 and a good sourceof iron, magnesium, protein, phosphorus,and omega 3 fatty acids.

According to the United States Departmentof Agriculture (USDA) National NutrientDatabase for Standard Reference, one cup ofboiled cooked kale (130 g) contains 36 calo-ries, 4.01 g protein, 0.68 g fat, 9.33 g carbo-hydrate, and 5.3 g of dietary fiber. One cupof kale also provides a whopping 1328 per-cent of the Daily Recommended Value(%DV) for vitamin K, 354% for vitamin A,89% for vitamin C, 27% for manganese,10.4% for dietary fiber, 10% for copper,9.3% for calcium, 5.4% for omega-3 fattyacids, and plentiful amounts of the B vita-mins and important minerals includingpotassium, iron, and magnesium. All of thissums up to an incredible amount of vitaminsand minerals for very few calories.

PHYTONUTRIENTSBeneficial compounds found in kale and othervegetables, phytonutrients are potent promot-ers of good health. Some of these such as glu-cosinolates and sulforaphane, boost the liver’sdetoxifying enzymes and help neutralize harm-ful substances. In animal studies, these com-pounds seem to slow or halt the growthof cancer cells in the breast and colon.Other compounds such as carotenoids andflavonoids act as powerful antioxidants. Theyprotect the body from oxidative stress, whichcan lead to chronic health problems such ascancer, lung disease, and atherosclerosis (thebuilding of plaque on artery walls).

VITAMIN KKale is one of the richest sources of vitaminK that exists, containing over 1300% ofyour daily requirement in just a single serv-ing. Just a few bites of this powerful veg-etable would meet your daily requirementsfor this vitamin! Vitamin K is an essentialcomponent for proper blood clotting in thebody. This vitamin also helps your bodytransport calcium and metabolizes the min-eral into your skeleton. Several researchstudies have found that vitamin K boostsbone mineral density and reduces fracturerates in people with osteoporosis.

MANGANESEFlorida kale is considered an excellent sourceof manganese, an important mineral thatplays a role in a variety of physiologicalfunctions throughout the body. Manganeseis needed for glucose, protein, lipid, and cho-lesterol metabolism from the foods we con-sume, as well as for pancreatic function anddevelopment. The mineral is important innormal skeletal growth and development,prevention of sterility, and synthesis of thy-roid hormone. One cup of boiled kale pro-vides over a quarter of your daily require-ment for manganese.

CALCIUMGreat news for the lactose-intolerant andthose who don’t like milk or dairy--- you canmeet all of your daily calcium needs throughkale, other vegetables, and calcium-fortifiedfoods. Kale is an excellent non-dairy sourceof calcium, providing 22.6% of your dailyrequirements in one cup of cooked vegetable.Calcium is important in the maintaining thestrength and density of bones. Additionally,this mineral has been shown to prevent boneloss and reduce symptoms of pre-menstrualsyndrome. Adequate calcium intake is neededto prevent calcium stores being leached out ofbones. Calcium also plays an important rolein muscle contraction, nerve conduction, andcell membrane function.

HOW TO SELECT AND STOREChoose kale that has fresh, deeply coloredleaves free of wilting, yellowing, or holes.Smaller leaves are more tender and mild thanlarger leaves. The stems should look hardyand moist. Store kale in a ventilated plasticbag in the refrigerator for up to five days.Cooked greens also freeze well for up to sixmonths in an airtight container or freezerbag.

HOW TO ENJOYWash well to remove all sand and grit imme-diately before use. Kale can be eaten raw,steamed, or sauteed. To preserve kale’s manynutrients, cook the vegetable quickly andlightly. It can easily be added to salad, soup,vegetable stir-fries, or eggs. More ways toenjoy this delicious vegetable include:

• Braise with collards, apples and onions,then drizzle with balsamic vinegar

• Lightly steam with garlic and herbs• Sautee lightly with olive oil and herbs• Boil with smoked or salted meat, suchas smoked turkey wings or ham hocks

• Combine with feta cheese and pasta• Toss with olive oil, spread into a singlelayer on a baking sheet for a healthiersubstitute for potato chips

• Stir-fry with chicken and soy sauce• Juice in a juicer with apples and ginger

Fresh Florida kale is at their peak today.Enjoy more of these leafy greens in all oftheir nutritious glory!

SELECTED REFERENCEShttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/

http:// www.floridata.comhttp://www.whfoods.com

http://www.florida-agriculture.com

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Greetings Area IV,

Here we grow again!! October did not disappoint. This monthbrought so many amazing adventures and chances to spend timewith you working to develop competent and assertive AgriculturalLeadership.

During the month of October, your Florida FFA StateOfficer Team had the opportunity to facilitate the COLTConferences around the State of Florida. What an incred-

ible time for us as an Officer Team to work with you, hands onlearning Chapter Officer Leadership Techniques! TheseConferences were a huge success this year. We focused in onTeamwork, dressing to impress and Leadership. Our theme was“Game On.” Students left with real and tangible skills empower-ing them to be ready for the game as they went back to theirChapters prepared to share what they learned with their Teams.As I think back on my High School career, COLT was always ahighlight for me and I am so happy that I had the opportunity togive back some of what has been provided to me over the years.

Following COLT, we were able to participate in District Forestry.Wow, this stuff was so much fun!! I would like to say a HUGEcongratulations to the winning Teams that will be going on toPerry to compete in the State Forestry Competition.

Florida FFA Hall of Fame honors individuals who have renderedoutstanding service to Agriscience Education and FFA in Florida.Florida FFA Hall of Fame began in 2007, and was created in orderto pay tribute to those individuals who have helped make theFlorida FFA Association the premier youth leadership organiza-tion in our state. As a result of the contributions of these individ-uals, Florida FFA has grown to more than 16,000 membersstrong. Since 2007, each year a few distinguished people areinducted into this elite group and are recognized at a dinner host-ed by the Florida FFA Leadership Training Center in Haines City.This year the following gentlemen were inducted and honored:Harold "Ray" Clark (taught agriculture for 36 years at Plant CityHigh School before retiring in 2008), Gary Doyle Lee (taughtagriculture at Fort Meade High School, serving 38 years in educa-tion and still works as a part-time resource teacher for FFA pro-grams) Alfred R. Cox Jr., Donald C. Hurst, and Winton "W.O."Whittle. Our Florida Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam Putnamattended this dinner. It was a great honor for your State OfficerTeam to be allowed to participate in this Event. Florida FFA owesan immense debt of gratitude to these outstanding leaders.

Toward the end of the month the Florida FFA State Officer Teamtraveled to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.There we served as National Delegates. This year Florida FFA hada National Officer Candidate, Clay Sapp. Clay served asPresident of the Florida State Officer Team for the 2010 -2011Term. The Florida FFA 2012–2013 State Officer Team send ourvery best wishes to Clay as he pursues the next level of leadershipwithin the National FFA Organization. Clay has devoted muchtime to study, gone to great lengths to prepare for National Officeand has done an exemplary job. We are pleased to announce thatClay Daniel Sapp was elected on October 27,2012 as the NationalFFA President for 2012-2013. Congratulations to Clay on a jobwell done.

In the coming month I will continue to make my way around Area4 facilitating Chapter Programs and spending time with each ofyou one on one. These Chapter Programs are among my favoritethings to do. Seeing the impact that happens as a result of just oneday through a Chapter visit is incredible.

Always remember that whenever the times get tough, the toughget going and never, never, ever give up. Because the secret is, youcan achieve your goals if you are willing to work for them.

I believe in each Chapter and I am proud of all of you.

Until the next time.

Sincerely,

KatieKATIE HUTCHINSON

AREA 4 STATE VICE PRESIDENT



Skillet Beefwith Red Potatoes and Greens

Florida Salad

Recipes Courtesy of the Florida Department of Agricluture

INGREDIENTS

3⁄4 lb Round beef steakNon-stick cooking spray4 red-skinned potatoes, halved1 cup finely chopped onion2 cups (16-oz. can) beef broth, low-sodium2 cloves, minced or 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon chili powder2 large carrots, peeled and cut into thin strips2 bunches (1 lb total) mustard greens, kale, orturnip greens, stems removed, chopped

PREPARATION

Thinly slice beef across the grain. Spray skilletwith nonstick cooking spray. Preheat pan. Addmeat; cook, stirring for 5 minutes to brown. Addpotatoes, onion, broth, and spices. Cook covered,over medium heat for 20 minutes. Stir in carrots,lay greens over top, cover, and cook until carrotsare tender, about 15 minutes.

PREPARATION

Toss all ingredients together in a large salad bowl.Serve with the dressing of your choice.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup romaine lettuce, torn

1/2 cup escarole, roughly chopped

1/2 cup endive, roughly chopped

1 bunch cilantro, chopped

1 avocado, peeled and sliced

1 cucumber, peeled and sliced

4 radishes, sliced

2 carrots, peeled and sliced

1 green bell pepper, seeded and sliced

1 tangelo, peeled and sectioned

1/2 cup kale, roughly chopped

1/2 cup strawberries, sliced

1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, whole

RECIPES





Hopefully some of you were able to make itout to St Marks National Wildlife Refuge forthe Monarch migration. If not, there is noneed to sing the blues when you can watchthem. It’s no secret that the blues havealways been associated with the Deep South,not just in music, but there is a pretty amaz-ing subfamily of butterflies that they call TheBlues. Polyommatinae is a subfamily ofLycaenidae, or gossamer-winged butterflies.Lycaenidae is the second largest family ofbutterflies, second only to the Brush-footedbutterflies. Gossamer is a very delicate sheerfabric or light cobweb, from which thesebutterflies derive their name. These true but-terflies are distinguished for their featherywings; a closer look will reveal some of thisbutterflies extraordinary characteristics.

Have you ever wondered what it would belike to have insect friends that would stick byyou, cover your back, and divert your ene-mies from bringing you harm? Well, theLycaenidae do just that, with one of the mosteffective group of insects known to man, theant. About half of the gossamer winged but-terfly species worldwide have an associationwith ants in one way or another. Some havea hostile relationship in which the caterpillarwill prey on ant brood. Most of the Blues(Polyommatinae) are opportunistically car-nivorous but have a mutualistic relationshipwith ants. Caterpillars of the Blues have aspecial organ that produces a sugary proteinrich solution that attracts and feeds the ants,in return the ants protect the caterpillar frompredators and parasitoids. Some caterpillarsare even capable of producing low pitchedsounds by stridulating a scraper and file sim-ilar to the way a cricket chirps. The soundsmade by the caterpillar are thought to be adefense mechanism but some researcherssuggest it’s a means of communicating withants.

Adults have equally interesting characteris-tics. We think of adult butterflies as beingimportant pollinators, and they are. Mostadults visit flowers for nectar but some mem-bers of the Lycaenidae subfamily, such as theharvester butterfly, feed on wooly aphid hon-eydew, the hairstreaks feed on both honey-dew and bird droppings. Adults do not relyon the ants for protection so much as theirmarkings. Many adults have antenna shapedtails and a spot on the base of the tail that

mimics a head. This deception tricks preda-tors into attacking from the front. With theelement of surprise removed from the preda-tor’s strategy, the butterfly has a greaterchance of escape.

The Blues are a delicate indicator species andpopulations are easily diminished with envi-ronmental changes, in fact one species, theMiami Blue (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebak-eri) is the only subspecies of Cyclargusthomasi found in the United States and isfound only in Florida. Needless to say, it isone of Florida’s most endangered insects.Some sources suggest it may even be therarest insect in the United States. As ofSeptember 2012, a single extant populationsupporting less than 100 individuals remainsin an isolated colony site within BahiaHonda State Park in the lower Florida Keys.

Before urbanization and the loss of coastalhabitat jeopardized this species it rangedfrom Hillsborough, Volusia and Monroecounties south through the Florida Keys andthe Dry Tortugas. Some scientist suggest thatbutterfly species that are associated withants, such as the Blues, are more susceptibleto environmental changes and are predis-posed to extinction more so than species that

are not dependent on ants. Species such asthe Blues require not only the correct hostplants, but also particular ant species manyof which are considered pest ants in urbanenvironments and controlled with toxins.

In general the Blues can be found all year inFlorida flying low in open woodland. TheCassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) has the great-est populations in the southern peninsular ofFlorida. Its intolerance of cold weather pre-vents it from surviving winters in northernFlorida but is abundant here in centralFlorida. The Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus cer-aunus) can be found in all 67 counties inFlorida all year long

The Miami Blue (Cyclargus thomasibethunebakeri) produces multiple genera-tions (February through November) andadults are found all year long in the FloridaKeys. The McGuire Center for LepidopteraResearch at the University of Florida hasimplemented a highly successful captive rear-ing program to attempt recovery of thisspecies. In 2003 the program began with lessthan 100 eggs collected from the wild andsince then has reared thousands of pupae forrelease at select sites. The successful releasewas thwarted by the 2005 hurricanes butpersistence has resulted in the recovery of theBahia Honda colony. More colonies werediscovered on other islands in the FloridaKeys, more surveys and conservation beneeded to prevent a Miami Blue extinction.

By Sean GreenPhoto by April WietreckiA Closer Look

Florida Blues (Polyommatinae)

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