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The Florida Partnership for Water, Agriculture, and Community Sustainability at Hastings--UF/IFAS’s new demonstration unit--was conceived by a coalition of local farmers, business leaders, and politicians in 2004 as a way to address growth issues that were affecting northeast Florida, one of the fastest growing areas in the nation.

The unit will serve several audiences and perform multiple functions. The center will use "living" displays to show visitors alternatives, such as low-impact development (LID), Florida-friendly landscaping principles, and niche crops, to traditional practices in development, agriculture, landscaping, water quality and use, and land management.

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