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Extend your knowledge

Orange County / University of Florida Cooperative Extension - Whether you need to know how to design a more energy-efficient house, plan a nutritious meal for the family, care for native plant life or develop a youth leadership program, Cooperative Extension can provide educational resources for your use.

Visit the NEW Cooperative Extension facility!

We are located at 6021 South Conway Road, Orlando, FL. Our new office phone number is 407-254-9200.

Cooperative extension is . . .

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 The University of Florida and Orange County helping people, business leaders, and government officials address issues and needs through education and research.

Extension has access to the latest research and information on more than 2,000 subjects of interest. The University's expertise is available to small business owners, farmers, builders, home owners, parents, children and the general public.

Our mission

To help people identify and solve problems to enhance their quality of life. Extension faculty provides practical, researched generated information in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H/Youth Development.

We provide education . . .

  • to improve the quality of human life;
  • to protect and sustain natural resources and environmental systems; and 
  • to help food, fiber and agricultural industries of Orange County stay competitive.

    Cooperative Extension is dedicated to serving the educational and research needs of area residents. Additionally, volunteers devote countless hours to Extension programs. Advisory Committees provide guidance in determining future program needs and developing long range plans.

Extend your knowledge through the UF/Orange County Cooperative Extension

Research-based educational information from the University of Florida is available through workshops, seminars, special classes, learn-by-mail programs, clinics, volunteer training, phone, media, bulletins, factsheets, newsletters, and individual consultations. There is something for everyone.

Check out our newsletters:

"Food for Thought"

"Family Update"

How Extension can help you . . .

Here is a sampling of the information available in three major program areas:

Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Horticulture:


  • Animal/plant production and marketing
  • Agribusiness management
  • Education for small farm owners
  • Safe and efficient use of pesticides and fertilizers
  • Commercial greenhouse crops
  • Integrated pest management
  • Environmental landscape design and maintenance
  • Selection and placement of plant materials for energy and water conservation
  • Mulching and composting practices that reduce, reuse and recycle yard trash
  • Use of plants to attract desirable wildlife
  • Commercial nursery production and marketing
  • Master Gardener Program

Family and consumer sciences

  • Food, nutrition and food safety
  • Parenting and nurturing infants and young children
  • Family financial management/consumer education
  • Community leadership development
  • Hurricane/disaster preparation
  • Housing, energy and home environment
  • Building or remodeling a more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly home

4-H / youth development

  • More than 50 project areas from which to choose
  • Leadership and citizenship training for teens and adults
  • Organizing community and school 4-H clubs
  • School enrichment curriculum
  • 4-H volunteer training

Horticulture training and workshops:

For more information about Orange County's Cooperative Extension Service trainings and workshops, go to these pages on the Orange County/University of Florida Extension Office website:

Links to related web sites

For more information

Orange County University of Florida Cooperative Extension
6021 South Conway Road
Orlando, Florida 32812-3604
Phone: (407) 254-9200
Fax: (407) 850-5125
E-mail: orange@ifas.ufl.edu
Web Page: ocextension.ifas.ufl.edu

University of Florida Cooperative Extension Web: 
edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ (contains large knowledge-base)

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