New farmers markets keep cropping up in the area

The newest addition to the Gainesville area's growing family of farmers markets, The Melrose Community Farmers Market, opened this month with a simple message: The demand for locally grown, locally sold, environmentally safe foods is a top priority in North Central Florida. The market, which runs every Friday at the Melrose Heritage Park, features more than 30 vendors coming from within a 10-mile radius selling everything from vegetables, fruits, herbs, eggs and organic meats to wood, metal crafts and handmade jewelry. With so many other markets in the Gainesville area — including the Hawthorne, Haile, downtown Gainesville, Micanopy and Town of Tioga markets — Ed Sherwood, director of the Melrose Market, wanted to carve out a spot for his agricultural community. "There's a hunger for community in modern-day America," Sherwood said. "I am just giving people a chance to come out and celebrate their community and help their neighbors build a local economy.

A sustainable life is not that difficult. Whether it is your room, your hotel or your B&B you can choose to arrange it in an ecological way while enjoying various advantages. On the one hand, you are doing good for the environment by reducing the impact on the planet. On the other hand, you will reduce your waste, minimize consumption… and save money!

This waste pollutes our environment and above all prevents the reuse of waste and reduces the abundance of resources as well. Make a commitment to create a place to sort your waste: perhaps outside or on a balcony and to better avoid unwanted odours, dispose of it regularly. Also be careful with the cooking oil used at home! If you dispose of them in the sewers, it can cause serious damage to the environment: it must be carried out at the appropriate collection points on the territory.