Episodes
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Okay, okay, last year's hurricane episode was for the old timers but this year we have many, many new residents (even new folks from other places in Florida) that might not know what to expect in terms of how the Farms reacts to major hurricane forces. This is the episode for you because we have our local treasure Janet Burfield the President of C.E.R.T. the Jupiter Farms Community Emergency Response Team to tell us what we need to know as hurricane season 2022 is upon us.
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is in partnership between Homeland Security and the public. CERT became a national program in 1993. CERT prepares volunteers for disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact our area.Jupiter Farms CERT is a 501 © (3) not for profit organization. We meet 3 times per year with no dues. Our next meeting is June 14th at 7 pm at the Jupiter Farms Park Pavilion.
We are active at sharing information about storms developing and those that may strike our area with pertinent information before and after a storm. Hurricane Season runs from June 1st to November 30th. This may change as storms have been developing earlier in May for the past 6 years.
Email C.E.R.T. [email protected]
Next Meeting – June 14th (Tuesday) @ 7 p.m. at the Jupiter Farms Park Pavilion
Hurricane Tracking Information Websites
National Hurricane Center (NHC) http://nhc.noaa.govWeather Predication Center (WPC) http://wpc.ncep.noaa.gov
Weather Underground www.Wunderground.com/hurricane
Ham Radio Information: Bert Moreschi – JTRG President Email - [email protected]
Ham Radio testing is available throughout the year. Please contact Bert for more information and testing dates.
Governor DeSantis signed a tax relief bill in early May. Be sure to research these tax holidays for their limitations. Some of the upcoming tax relief programs are:
The Disaster Preparedness tax holiday runs from May 14 until August 14th.
Reinforce Your Home tax break on impact resistant doors, windows, and garage doors for a 2 year period beginning July 1st.
The Atlantic Hurricane Season is projected to be above normal season similar to the 2021 Hurricane Season. This will be the 7th year in a row for a more active season. We are under a La Nina influence as far as water temperatures.
After a storm passes our area, please use extreme caution when going out in your yard. There most likely will be standing water which could have live power lines, snakes, red ant piles and other things that you won’t want to step on. More deaths are caused after storms than during a storm from careless actions.
So be prepared ahead of the storm season, stay inside during the storm, and be extremely careful venturing outside of your house after a storm. If you feel safe, please check on your neighbors to make sure they weathered the storm safely.
Be weather wise and alert!
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New land owners, this one is for you!
If you’re new to the area, haven’t experienced a heavy rainy season before and aren’t sure what to expect in a reclaimed swamp area with no sewer system, do yourself a favor and listen to this podcast.
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On this month’s edition of the Jupiter Farms Resident Podcast, Matty, Jillian, Kristen and producer David sit down with Mike Dillon, manager of operations of SIRWCD. What is this group? Who is this guy? Before you call him when you discover your shed has flooded, we’ve got you covered.
The daily operations of the South Indian River Water Control District are overseen by the Manager of Operations who manages a crew of ten skilled operators that maintain the roads, canals and swales with graders, back hoes and other heavy equipment.
Michael Dillon has worked for the South Indian River Water Control District for twenty years and was named Manager of Operations in March of 2011. He moved to Florida from Chesapeake, Virginia, in 1991 and was Supervisor of Field Operations for C&L Hawthorne from 1991-1996. In 1996, Mr. Dillon came to work for SIRWCD and in 2000 was promoted to Shop Supervisor. Three years later, he advanced to Operations Superintendent and worked closely with the General Manager on the day-to-day operations of the District.
Mr. Dillon was instrumental in establishing the District Safety Program and headed the Program from 1998-2011. In 2000, he was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to sit on the Board of Supervisors of the North Palm Beach Heights Water Control District and was then elected for a two-year term through 2003. Mr. Dillon completed the Florida Institute of Government Management Development Program in 2002. He has been a board member of the Loxahatchee River Management Coordinating Council since 2010.
Mr. Dillon maintains a working relationship with South Florida Water Management District, the Safety Council of Palm Beach County, FEMA, and the National Resources Conservation Service, as well as various departments of Palm Beach County, including the Sheriff's Office, Road and Bridge, and the Department of Environmental Resources Management.
ONLINE: https://www.sirwcd.org/index.html
The District is open from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Landowners are welcome to visit or call 561-747-0550 during office hours or email: [email protected] -
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Welcome to Season 4 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast! This month we have a very special guest, Palm Beach County District 1 Commissioner Maria Marino!
Maria joins, Matty, Jillian, Kristen and producer David Charles Guggenheim as we discuss how Jupiter Farms fits into Commissioner Marino’s district and we learn all about her vision for our area as well as the County as a whole.
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Holy cow, it’s been another year of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast!!! We conclude Season 3 with a VERY special episode featuring the grand marshal of the 29th Annual Jupiter Farms Community Christmas Parade! This year’s honoree is none other than Graham Huls, Jupiter Farms Resident and noted local historian.
So, join Matty, Jillian, Susan and Producer David as they dive into the life and times of the one and only Graham Huls - and we find out quite a bit about Jupiter Farms history (did you know about the hidden Mammoth? — you will!!!!)
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Welcome to Season 3, episode 5 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast: this month Matty, Jillian, Kristen and Susan are making horse jokes (or are they dad jokes?)Anne DuPont, President of the Jupiter Horseman Association joins us this month to talk all things horses. Did you know JHA is the oldest Jupiter Farms organization? They sure are!
If you have a horse in Jupiter Farms or even if you’re horse-curious or interested - this is the podcast for you? Trade secret: You can enjoy the horse hijinks even if you don’t have a horse.
Did someone say community service hours and scholarships? Yes we did.
Next JHA shows are Sunday, October 10th & Sunday, October 24th
Watch out for the Spring Events we talked about during the show.
Meet the new JHA board!!!! On Wednesday, September 15th from 6:30 - 7:00pm (milk & cookies and brownies)
WEBSITE: https://www.jupiterhorsemensassoc.org
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/jupiterhorsemensassociation
Buy our Christmas Trees before they sell out: www.JupiterFarmsResidents.com
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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 4 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast! We have a supersized show for you this month with Matty, Jill, Kristen, Tara and producer David. Our VERY special guests are the 2021 JFR Scholarship winners: Grace, Carly and Hana. Find out who they are, what they've done in the Farms and where their dreams and ambitions are taking them.
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Stock up on snacks, fuel up the generators and clear out those lawn gargoyles because this is going to be one for the books. Welcome to season 3, episode 3 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast. This month we have a full crew for you with Matty, Jill, Kristen and David. With hurricane season approaching we decided to take a light hearted view of the very serious season and give you some insider tips on hurricane prep.
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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 2 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast.
We have no guest this month and we’re running with a skeleton crew – but guess what? That’s the way we like it. So, join Matty, Jillian and David as we discuss the crazy confluence of events that brought us to Jupiter Farms, Jupiter Farms Residents AND this odd little community podcast that has been downloaded more than 7,000 times. You won’t want to miss this podcast… and make sure to listen to the end to witness the birth of Chimpy our new mascot.
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Happy New Year! And welcome to our first episode of our 3rd season!
As we welcome 2021, we decided to look back on all the real differences we as Jupiter Farms Residents made with our community. So, sit back and enjoy a very different episode as we review 2020 with Matty, Jill, Kristen and Susan in our first in-person (but socially distant) episode since the Quarantine. It was a year like no other…
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Welcome to Season 2 Episode 12 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast! This is our final episode of the season but you’ll be happy to know… it has some bite!
This month we have two very special guests, Gary Goode, the Mosquito Control Director at Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management/Mosquito Control Division and his trusty cohort and a returning guest to the show, Benji Studt, the public outreach supervisor for the Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management, commonly called ERM.
So, when you’ve got the guy in charge of controlling the mosquito population in the Farms, what do you ask? Will a chopper be out tonight spraying for mosquitos? What’s the best way to control mosquitos on my property? Do all mosquitos carry disease? Those questions and much, much more answered on this edition of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast!
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Welcome to season 2, episode 11 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast!
This month we have a very special guest, sharing with us some amazing news. The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary is moving to Jupiter Farms!
Busch Executive Director Amy Kight joins us to discuss everything that comes with moving her incredible Sanctuary from its current location in Jupiter to right here off Rocky Pines and Indiantown Road.
Looking to support the Sanctuary while enjoying some COVID-safe hijinks? Then check out “Wine in the Wild” an evening of virtual wine tastings, animal encounters and more! To reserve your spot go to: https://www.buschwildlife.org/wineinthewild2020
Amy also talks about the Sanctuary’s new podcast “Inside Busch Wildlife Sanctuary”, which drops the first Monday of each month. You can subscribe to their podcast right here: https://insidebusch.buzzsprout.com
For more information on the Sanctuary, just visit their website: www.buschwildlife.org/ or you can call them 24/7 at: 561-575-3399
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Welcome to season 2, episode 10 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast! This month we have Matt, Jillian, Kristen and... Susan on deck. Our very special guest is Mike Martinez one of the three commissioners of the Jupiter Inlet District.
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Believe it or not Mike represents YOU and if you're not sure what the Jupiter Inlet District is or what it does, you're in for a real treat (no tricks, we promise)!
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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcasts. This month we have Matt, Jillian, Kristen and Susan in the mix with our very special guest Nina Shirley.
Not only is Nina a Jupiter native and a current Farmer, she is also the proprietor of an amazing service, www.thedirtacademy.com And she knows what she’s talking about having studied environmental science and sustainability.If you want to start your vegetable garden here in the Farms but are dealing with poor soil, veggie-hungry critters, or not knowing where to start or anything else, don’t worry, with Nina here we’ve got you covered.
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The Soccer Complex proposal is dead. It’s a time to celebrate this win, ponder the future and learn from the past (because we as a community did a kick-ass job of blocking this massive, completely inappropriate complex from being built in our rural residential area).
So, the podcast crew of, Matt, Jillian, Kristen and our fourth leg of the stool, Susan Kennedy are here to break down everything that happened from the beginning of the proposal to now (August 2020).
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Welcome to Season 2, episode 7 of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast. This month, joining Matt, Jillian and Kristen is the unstoppable Susan Kennedy. She guides us through all the history surrounding, saving and protecting the environmental resources with our amazing guests Commissioner Karen Marcus and Rob Robbins the former director of the Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management (ERM).
We wanted them to come on to discuss some of Jupiter Farms environmental resource issues. In all of Susan’s time fighting for the land protections to keep Jupiter Farms’ character she realized that all those issues were tied to water management issues. You can’t separate the two.
04:49 – Rob and Karen explain some of the protections they have historically (in the 2000’s) worked on and the current issues that demand our attention and efforts.
12:50 – We get into how people like Karen, Susan and Rob were able to communicate the problem to local officials and to actually get the funding to solve the issues of the day.
17:37 – While the work 20 years ago was significant, there is a lot more to do.
23:20 – The wet season is getting wetter and the dry season is getting drier – what needs to be done to make sure we have fresh drinking water all year long (and protections against sea level rise).
33:49 – Where does the 20-year, $150-million bond to support environmental projects stand as of now?
38:29 – Why it’s important to have a county-wide perspective on water/land issues even if you care mostly about what happens in Jupiter Farms.
42:21 – If we want to improve our water quality, we can’t rely on the Federal Government – we have to act locally.
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Welcome to another episode of the Jupiter Farms Residents Podcast! This week the marvelous Susan Kennedy joins the regular group of Matt, Jillian and Kristen and we have a very special guest, former Palm Beach County Commissioner of District 1 Karen Marcus.
02:06 – If you appreciate all the natural wildlands and accessible beaches near the Farms, Karen is one of the main people you should thank for protecting them. Karen was originally elected to the commission in 1984.
05:31 – The bond program and the comprehensive plan were two key elements Karen helped implement to protect The Farms. Many of the lands we take for granted that are protected were purchased by the county under Karen’s watch. Places including Loxahatchee Slough were protected instead of putting Florida Atlantic University out there.
11:44 – How “protected” are the wildlands surrounding Jupiter Farms? Can development still threaten the character of our area?
18:56 – Is there anything that can be done to educate County Commissioners on the unique nature and characteristics of Jupiter Farms?
20:35 - Karen is proud to be a part of getting Scripps Research in the Jupiter area.
22:33 – The greatest challenges facing the North County right now are…
24:12- Karen explains why Jupiter Farms was designated as a “rural tier”
25:12 – Karen weighs in on the Soccer Complex battle and what must be done to protect against it.
28:28 – Karen has decided to come out of retirement and run for her old seat for a very good reason. The election is August 18th.
34:39 – Karen talks about the importance of going out and experiencing the lands the county considers purchasing.
38:16 – Beach preservation has been a major issue for Karen and she sees it as a big issue going forward.
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This month we're again maintaining social distancing so please excuse the sub-par sound quality of the podcast. Once again we're recording from our homes using Zoom.
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The good news is, we're able to virtually connect with most of the winners of the 2020 Jupiter Farms Residents Scholarship contest. We received a record number of applicants this year, so choosing the top five was more than difficult, but here they are! Joining us for the podcast are four of the five winners: Kylie Ilhardt, Mia Brunson, Walker Bensch and Rebekah Stamos.
Congratulations to all and remember to stay safe out there! -
We discuss what's going on in Jupiter Farms during this pandemic outbreak of Coronavirus. For suggestions on what we should talk about next month, email us at [email protected].
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Stay safe and be well! -
This month we’re happy to welcome Jim Kovalsky of www.eFirstAlert.com
When an emergency strikes, there’s nothing more comforting than having the support of your friends and family.
eFirstAlert’s single address notifications can automatically notify anyone you want if there is an emergency at a specific address. Once you register an address with their service, they monitor every fire rescue dispatch, and if emergency responders are sent they'll alert you before the responders even arrive at the door.
00:30 – Jim explains what eFirstAlert is and what events you’ll be alerted to (within a 2-mile radius) of what type of first responders are being dispatched.
05:36 – Jim tells us eFirstAlert was a passion project that came from his knowledge of computer science and his work as a volunteer firefighter
07:52 – You no longer need to call the fire department or turn to Facebook to figure out what’s going on around you. Your alert will be sent directly to your inbox.
09:30 – There is a business-tier version of eFirstAlert that many news reporting outlets utilize.
10:43 - Jim Kovalsky is also the guy behind Honestware tech support.
11:08 – When using eFirstAlert, be aware that the address associated with the event may not be where the actual issue is. And just because units have been dispatched doesn’t mean there is an actual issue – could be a false alarm.
12:57 – PLEASE, make sure your written address is visible – especially at night! Those with reflective numbers will save crucial seconds when it really counts.
15:03 – If you have an emergency in your home, now your neighbors can be alerted (and may be able to help). This is all public information, no one’s privacy is being compromised.
17:07 – Sign up now – this is a FREE service because its supported by local business sponsorship. And new features are in the works.
20:57 – Jim goes through some of the stations that dispatch in different areas.
22:29 – COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Jupiter Farms Residents Meeting Tuesday, March 10th at 7pm, March 14th SIRWCD Land Owners Day BBQ at 11:30am at the District Office, March 19th SIRWCD Monthly Board of Supervisors Meeting at 7pm at the Pavilion, March 21st Talkin’ Trash Community Cleanup at 8am at the Pavilion, on April 4th TWO EVENTS IN ONE – Spring Family Fun Day at 11am and at 4pm the Music Festival kicks off, both at the Pavilion.
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We take a deep dive into the Soccer Complex being proposed at the corner of Indiantown and Rocky Pines. With us to share her institutional knowledge is Susan Kennedy of the Jupiter Farms Environmental Council and the JFR Advisory Board. This Soccer complex is massive folks, way denser than any other “park” in the county. We go through the proposed complex, break down the land use and zoning code and explain why this particular proposal has no business being developed in Jupiter Farms.
THANK YOU, to the over 350 residents who came out last month to voice your opinion on the proposal. It was needed then and will be needed again in April, culminating at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on April 29th.
We also get into the history of Jupiter Farms development and explain why our land use and zoning rules are in place and why it is so important that we not allow our RR10 [Rural Residential 10 (1 housing unit per 10 acres)] and Ag RSA status to be altered. That’s not even mentioning how our work is intended to preserve the natural lands and parks surrounding Jupiter Farms.
10:05 – This area has historically always been an agricultural-based community and since the 1980’s we’ve fought to keep it that way.
19:02 – A Commercial Recreational proposal has come to town that would require major land use rule changes for it to be built. Unlike everything else in JF this proposal does not have an agricultural intent behind it.
24:24 – What if the County Commission okays the Soccer Complex proposal? What would happen next? What if it is actually built, would that open the flood gates of commercial construction on Indiantown Road?
39:49 – Other projects have gotten in that JFR opposed – we fought them tooth and nail but sometimes, especially if the community hasn’t come out in force inappropriate things get through.
42:45 - Thanks to Susan Kennedy and others who came out using their institutional knowledge to benefit and preserve Jupiter Farms.
45:00 – COMMUNITY CALENDAR: JFR’s Monthly Meeting happens February 11th , 2 Talkin’ Trash Cleanups this leap month on February 1st and February 29th both at 8am, SIRWCD Meeting on February 20thand remember our third annual JFR Shootout is on February 8th
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