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Senior Voice of Hernando County • JULY 2020 • 5
Master Gardener Nurser y Reopens

By Dr. William Lester, UF/IFAS St., Brooksville, behind the Hernando of Master Gardeners is to amplify

Extension Hernando County County Fairgrounds, the nursery accepts and extend the outreach performed
cash or checks, no credit cards. by Extension personnel. We share
Great news! The UF/IFAS Extension The Hernando County Master Gardener research-based horticultural information
Hernando County Master Gardener Nursery will strictly adhere to the with the public in our community.

Nursery has reopened to the public state’s COVID-19 guidelines for public Sometimes that is in a classroom or
following a two-month hiatus due to the safety to include limits on number of lecture setting, other times it may be by
COVID-19 closures. customers, social distancing guidelines, answering questions at a community

Specializing in both Florida native and and sanitation. Individuals over 65 or forum. In this case, it is at the Master
Florida-friendly plants, the Master with underlying medical conditions are Gardener nursery. To become a Master
TM
Gardener nursery offers a wide variety strongly encouraged to avoid crowds Gardener a person must successfully
of healthy plants to the public at budget and limit their exposure. Face masks complete an intensive training program
prices. Selections offered for sale are and physical distancing remain the best and commit to ten hours of continuing
recommended for landscapes in west practices. With that in mind, we will education each year.

central Florida. The plants have not be limiting the number of customers in We encourage you to stop by the
been treated with pesticides. They are the nursery at any time to no more than nursery to view our selection of
propagated from seed or from cuttings six. Please assist us in our efforts to plants. During the summer months,
by our Master Gardener volunteers, protect yourself, other customers, and business hours will be Wednesdays and
then held in reserve until a healthy our volunteers. Saturdays, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., weather
root system has developed. Master The University of Florida Institute permitting. For more information
Gardeners are on hand to answer your of Food and Agricultural Sciences contact the Hernando County Extension
lawn and landscape questions and (UF IFAS) administers the Florida Office 352-754-4433 or inquire on the
advise you how to choose the right plant Master Gardener program through Hernando County Master Gardener
for your site. Located at 19490 Oliver the Extension service. The mission Nursery Facebook page.

Mid Florida Community WEEKI WACHEE

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Services, Inc., Partners Hernando County government

has taken on responsibility

with Local Restaurants for the city’s assets and debts,
said Kasey Kupcik, Hernando
County Government public
to Provide Meals to information coordinator.

Everything else will remain
Seniors the same.

“It’s a unique situation so we

Mid Florida Community To address these needs, understand why people are a small city. But the mermaids,
the park, and the history,
Services, Inc., (MFCS) has MFCS is pleased to announce confused,” she said. “The endure.
received meal funding from our partnership with The state park will continue to
the Families First Act and Main Street Eatery in operate as normal and people For more information on
the CARES Act which were Brooksville. This has not only who live in and around the Weeki Wachee Springs
passed by Congress. This been a big win for our seniors, city limits can use Weeki State Park, visit https://
funding is allowing local but also for the local economy Wachee or Brooksville as their weekiwachee.com/. For

service providers to serve as it has helped put people mailing address – the choice questions about the dissolution
more meals to hungry, low- back to work. is theirs. The only change of the City of Weeki Wachee,
income seniors over the age contact Hernando County
of 60 who are in need or For more information on is background government government at 352-754-4000,
are homebound because of MFCS’ Senior Services stuff.” or Rep. Ingoglia’s office at
COVID-19. Restaurant Initiative A sad, but non-dramatic end to
Program, call 352-796-1426. 352-688-5004.