From Visit South Walton:
Walton County is widely regarded and celebrated for its 26 miles of sugar-white sand paired with incredible turquoise waters. It’s truly a breathtaking sight and the reason that many of our residents were attracted here.
Our beaches are what draws visitors here as well, generating an economic impact of more than $6 billion annually and supporting more...
Local school districts including Walton County School District, Liberty County Schools and Washington County School District will join 10 other schools across Florida in a pilot program that will integrate local produce into school cafeterias.
This is due to a 6.5 million dollar grant the Florida School Nutrition Association (FSNA) just received from the USDA and FDACS.
The grant is aimed...
By: Bernadette Canut, Public Outreach Coordinator and Amy Anguiano, Field Biologist
If Florida mosquitoes weren’t bad enough, yellow flies are here to steal their thunder. These devilish insects will begin to arrive around mid-April and normally stick around for six weeks. They are quiet flyers and are hard to hear approaching. Once the female yellow fly decides you are the...
Freeport High School boasts an innovative aquaponics program that integrates culturing fish (aquaculture) and various crops (agriculture) using an array of growing systems, including deep-water well, nutrient-film technique (NFT), Dutch buckets, and clay media beds. Spearheaded by the foresight of Walton County School District’s Superintendent A. Russell Hughes and aided by a $500,000 appropriations funding initiative from the Florida...
by Kimberly Stanley, SEASIDE Institute™
SEASIDE Institute™ recently sponsored a pivotal resilience workshop in DeFuniak Springs, led by The Water Institute from New Orleans, Louisiana. This series of discussions focused on how to advance resilience efforts in Walton County. It also shed light on crucial strategies to fortify inland and coastal regions against threats posed by climate change, hurricanes, flash...
By Heather Bennett Eye
Walton County has a few local celebrities that are familiar with the spotlight, but our woodland neighbors, the Florida Black Bear, are getting their time to shine. The Paper Bear, a nonprofit, is creating a soon-to-be-released feature film to bring awareness of the importance of biodiversity through the lives of the Florida Black Bears and a...
Sandestin Wine Festival April 11-14
The 37th Annual Sandestin Wine Festival at the Village of Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort will take place April 11 - 14, 2024. Topping area polls as a must-experience event, this beloved festival offers four full days of unique events including wine dinners with celebrity chefs, yoga, live music, interactive experiences, culinary...
Seagrove Garden Club members Linda Romano, left, Marie Spafford and Tracy Bielamowicz hosted Flower Wave, a spontaneous public flower give-away, at Hibiscus Guesthouse in Grayton Beach in late February to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the bed and breakfast. Hibiscus’ original guest house once belonged to the family of long-time garden club member Rose Rogers. In addition to...
Sip, savor and share a glass among friends at the Second Annual Pairing and Sharing Wine Dinner at Churchill Oaks on Thursday, May 2 at 6 p.m. Proceeds from this event will directly benefit Caring & Sharing of Walton County.
Guests will begin the evening with cocktails, conversation, and passed hors d'oeuvres followed by a four-course dinner from Swiftly Catered...
La Luna Children’s Boutique will host their second annual Mommy and Me Picnic on April 14 from 2-4 p.m. at Grand Boulevard’s Grand Park. This special afternoon picnic for mothers and their children will benefit a worthy cause with all proceeds benefiting Caring and Sharing of South Walton.
“Caring and Sharing is thrilled to be a part of this sweet...
