UF/IFAS will be helping to replant some 100,000 blueberry bushes at Frogmore Fresh Farm, a 125-acre blueberry farm in Pasco County after they were downed by Hurricane Irma.
Volunteers from the University of Florida, UF/IFAS Extension agents, researchers, 4-H youth and local residents will be helping the cause.
If the plants are not re-staked and reestablished, they will die, a significant loss for the grower and the Florida blueberry industry.
Searching for a solution, Whitney Elmore, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County director, worked through the UF/IFAS network to recruit volunteers to come to the farm and help save the plants. Organizers expect more than 100 volunteers. Volunteers should bring gloves, hats and sunscreen.
For more information:
Samantha Grenrock
Tel: +1 352-294-3307
Mob: +1 949-735-1076