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July 2023 2023 scholarship winners Congratulations SVEC’s 2023 Scholarship Winners Each spring, SVEC awards scholarships to outstanding high school seniors who are dependents of co-op members. The scholarships go toward the costs of attending an accredited community college, 4-year college,…

July 2023 Insulation helps keep your home cool. When you save energy, you save money. Check back here each month for new ways to make your home or business more energy-efficient. We usually think about insulation as something that keeps…

July 2023 By Michelle Bearden, Visit Florida Elly Lamme loves exploring Florida, but the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park was not high on her list. “I thought it was a zoo, and I’m not fond of looking at…

July 2023 Ingredients 3 cups of half-and-half ⅔ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt ⅓ cup cornstarch 8 egg yolks, beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup butter, softened Vanilla wafers 6 bananas Toppings Vanilla Wafers 1 pint heavy cream, whipped…

June 2023 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO Hurricane season probably isn’t most SVEC members’ favorite time to be a Floridian. For most of the year, we can revel in the ample sunshine and natural beauty that defines this region.…

June 2023 Keep up with Restoration Use SVEC’s outage map to track restoration progress in your area. Visit our Outage map webpage to see: Outages under investigation Verified outages Crew assignments The number of meters in your area affected by each…

May 2023 Researchers reflect on lessons learned from local Smart Garden Bob Hochmuth has been a regional extension agent at the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center-Suwannee Valley for more than 30 years. For much of that…

May 2023 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO Planning ahead comes naturally for a cooperative. Going back to our earliest days, SVEC’s founders laid out a roadmap for the cooperative but knew they couldn’t put it into practice until they…

May 2023 2023 Annual Meeting On Saturday, April 22, at the Suwannee County Agricultural Coliseum, SVEC held its first in-person annual meeting since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The 1,456 members who registered for the meeting by proxy or in person…

May 2023 When you save energy, you save money. Check back here each month for new ways to make your home or business more energy-efficient. Finding the next energy efficiency project around your home might be as easy as looking…