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Yahoo
22-03-2025
- General
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Sweet Baby's Farm grows their love of gardening with 'Spring Fling' event
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Sweet Baby's Farm in Youngstown opened its gates for the spring season with its first 'Spring Fling' event. They are selling 500 different types of plants, including fruit trees, shrubs, and local vegetables. The family-owned business grows plants locally on their farm. 'We started out in around 2016. We've been growing since before then, but we made it official in 2016,' Sweet Baby's Farm Owner Rena Webb said. Many people stopped by to bring home fresh plants and learn from the Bay County Master Gardeners. 'Our goal is simply education. Everything we do is to educate our public. Our clients have better maintain the long the right way to take care of their shrubs,' Volunteer Master Gardener Steve Bates said. Panama City releases designs of Beach Drive multipurpose pathway project They are handing out educational pamphlets. One of their most popular guides is how to start a blueberry garden. 'They've been selling a lot of blueberries. So we have a blueberry handout. That tells them that they need to have an acidity sour for the blueberries. So almost any question you want to ask on home gardening, lawn care, shrubs, hopefully, we have the answer,' Bates said. 12 vendors are also selling locally grown products. Sweet Baby's Farm hopes the event introduces customers to the simple pleasures of gardening. 'It's very stress relieving and it is something I want to continue in the future because it's something I've grown up around,' Webb said. The Spring Fling event will continue on Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sweet Baby's Farm. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Port St. Joe's ‘Blues on Reid' festival offers free live music
PORT ST. JOE, Fla. (WMBB) – The streets of downtown Port St. Joe will be filled with the sounds of amazing music as 'Blues on Reid' returns for another year. On Saturday, March 22nd residents from all over will have the chance to hear five different bands perform completely free of charge. Along with all the live music the businesses along and around Reid Ave. will be open throughout the festival for people to shop at. That is one of the main reasons why 'Blues on Reid' consistently returns to Port St. Joe as it serves as a way to bring the community and local businesses closer together. Sweet Baby's Farm hosts first-ever Spring Fling event 'The first reason is that's what the Chamber of Commerce does,' Gulf County Chamber of Commerce CEO Joe Whitmer said. 'It connects people with businesses, and there's no better way to connect these than really to provide a free event in town.' The live musical performances will begin around noon Eastern time on Saturday and wrap up around 7:30 p.m. Following the entertainment, an after-party will be hosted at the Taproom on Highway 98 for anyone who wants to keep the good times going. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- General
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Sweet Baby's Farm hosts first-ever Spring Fling event
YOUNGSTOWN, Fla. (WMBB) – A Bay County farm is starting the spring season off in style by hosting their first ever 'Spring Fling' this weekend. Sweet Baby's Farm in Youngstown is inviting the public to join them for this free event which will include a variety of food trucks, vendors selling locally grown products, and more. Representatives from the Bay County Master Gardeners will also be in attendance this weekend. Kiwanis Club hosts 5th annual Charity Bass Tournament in Freeport They will be ready to provide important information on tending to gardens and plant care to anyone interested in creating their own this spring. 'Their Master Gardener booth will be an ask-a-gardener booth is what they call it,' Rena Webb of Sweet Baby's Farm said. 'They'll have multiple different pamphlets on different plant diseases, different kinds of plants, and how to grow plants. They'll be there to answer any questions that you might have.' The 'Spring Fling' is scheduled to be held on both Friday, March 21st and Saturday, March 22nd from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both days. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
