A bounty of greens

Phillippi Farmhouse Market News Greetings! Market vendors and FRIENDS OF SARASOTA COUNTY PARKS are looking forward to a great market season in 2017. Winter is the prime growing season in southwest Florida and farmers expect this year to yield a...

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Our Farmers Markets are back!

The 2016-17 season of the Phillippi Farmhouse Market and the Englewood Farmers Market HAS BEGUN! BETTER THAN EVER!! Welcome back all the vendors - your favorites as well as new ones. There will be lots of local fruits and vegetables,...

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Giving Challenge 2016 – Mark your calendars!

The 2016 Giving Challenge -- the most successful giving event in Sarasota -- runs September 20-21, 2016 NOON to NOON     Friends of Sarasota County Parks, Inc. provides support to our community PARKS, we continue to partner with many of...

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See you Wednesday Oct. 5th!

We are off for the summer… That's right … the Phillippi Farmhouse Market is closed for the season. The market features local produce and the growing season in Southwest Florida extends from October through April. All the market vendors are...

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Sarasota at Play in May

A monthly e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events. Birding Diversity at the Carlton Reserve Calling all birding enthusiasts! Be tantalized and wowed by the vast array of bird species and nature found at the beautiful Carlton Reserve. Join local birder,...

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Legacy closing times in May

The Legacy Trail will be closed for maintenance periodically throughout the month of May. Sections of between 1 to 3 miles will be closed for periods of 1 to 5 days, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The trail will...

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Seeking Shade – To Fight Skin Cancer

[clearboth]       [clearboth] *In early February 2016, The Friends of Sarasota County Parks, Inc. will begin a new program to FIGHT SKIN CANCER by raising funds to support the purchase and installation of SHADE STRUCTURES at Sarasota County athletic fields and recreational...

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Why Shade is Good

by Carol Kranitz Nonprofit organizations -- whether focusing on helping the homeless, providing better socialization activities for our aging adults, offering great cultural events or WORKING to IMPROVE and ENHANCE our community parks -- all have ONE common operating challenge,...

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September in our Parks

A monthly e-newsletter sharing our nature news and events Demonstration Garden Tours at Shamrock Park Join the master gardener volunteers as they provide free demonstration garden tours and advice on Florida gardening. Meet at the central garden area near the Nature...

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Patterson Foundation Mission Ignition

      The Friends of Sarasota County Parks, a partner of the Sarasota County Department of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources, is pleased to announce that our organization has been selected by The Patterson Foundation to participate in Margin & Mission Ignition,...

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