Kaydie G. McCormick

10/13/2025

Sometimes a job in Extension means watching a PBS Deep Look video repeatedly to grab some screen captures from it, and getting itchier and itchier with each viewing.

If you want to put some Halloween Horror into your day, you can check the video out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD8SmacBUcU

Or come to WopsHops Brewing tomorrow night (10/14) at 7pm to hear my talk Bugs That Suck!

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08/29/2025

So when I get asked what an average day looks like at my job, I always laugh, and then stare in to space. Today I collected porterweed, put it in a dehydrator purchased in 1997 (and unused until today!), taught a class on vegetable gardening, answered plant questions, remembered my dehydrating porterweed, turned it in to tea, decided that wont really shine in our Knowledge on Tap brew with WopsHops Brewing company in two weeks, and started on picking beauty berries, roasting porterweed (will it taste different?) and dehydrating goldenrod as alternatives.

Find out what WopsHops Brewing Company actually makes with the ingredients I provided on September 9th at 7pm.

08/27/2025

While prepping my house for sale, I dug up and donated my Cherry of the Rio Grande (Eugenia involucrata) to the Extension office. It was really mad about the change of location for a few months, but since the rainy season hit it has been producing new leaves, and most excitingly, new fruit! Of the tropical cherries, I find these the closest in flavor to northern cherries that I've tried. These fruit are smaller than usual - I think the tree is still a little mad at me.

08/26/2025

Sometimes you go on vacation for a week and return to your office pet giving birth to dozens of babies. This millipede is one of my Insect Ambassadors and has so many babies sharing her container now. They are so cute! 🥰

10/04/2024

I have it on good authority (it is me, I'm the authority) that the beer for this month's Knowledge on Tap class will include honey from our Seminole County Extension Hives. Come down and learn all about bugs while drinking a sweet brew at Wops Hops in Sanford on Tuesday night! 🐝🐝🐝

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10/04/2024

😁 It is great to work with an award winning team!

CONGRATS! 🏆: The UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County team recently received 11 awards from the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS)!

Agents, fellow County staff, and volunteers were recognized by the national organization for their outstanding work in categories such as webinars, publications, training videos, and other educational materials, all focused on horticulture, invasive species, and sustainable landscaping. Agents Kaydie McCormick and Morgan Pinkerton also hosted talks at the 2024 ASHS Conference.

Seminole County is proud of its award-winning team!

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

09/25/2024

My teams and Master Gardener Volunteer collaborators helped me win seven of the Extension Awards today at the ASHS conference! I also gave a talk on Get Your Grove On and moderated the Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardener section.

09/24/2024

The Plenary Welcome and Awards Ceremony is this morning at the ASHS conference. I have a busy week planned!