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  • More than 80 children, ages 5 through 12, enjoyed a four-week day camp exploring a wide range of topics related to agriculture and natural resources. Photo by Evett Kilmartin
    Ag-Venture campers dive ‘head first’ into agriculture, natural resources

    Aug 30, 2023

    • 4-H
    • Agriculture
    • Family
    • Food
  • At the MORE campus garden, a program participant holds up a fava bean root to show its nitrogen nodules. Photo by Tracy Celio
    Adults with disabilities learn nutrition, grow gardening and cooking skills

    Aug 21, 2023

    • Family
    • Food
    • Health
    • Yard & Garden
  • UC Master Gardeners of Orange County, Monica Mehren Thompson and Robbie Prepas (middle), pose with Glennwood residents during their first Friday preparing lunch. All photos by Saoimanu Sope.
    Master Gardeners create garden-to-table experience for adults with disabilities

    Mar 17, 2023

    • Family
    • Food
    • Health
    • Yard & Garden
  • The demonstration garden at the San Diego County Operations Center helps brighten the campus, while offering valuable gardening and conservation resources. Photo by Leah Taylor
    UC Master Gardeners’ little garden leaves big impression in San Diego

    May 19, 2022

    • Environment
    • Health
    • Yard & Garden
  • The California Master Gardener Handbook is being translated into Spanish. The chapter dedicated to food gardening is complete.
    Master Gardeners go digital, cultivate community online

    Apr 20, 2022

    • Yard & Garden
  • UC Master Gardener Francie Murphy in her succulent garden.
    Drought-tolerant plants can save water, but beware of those that are toxic

    Feb 8, 2021

    • Yard & Garden
  • CalFresh Healthy Living, UC staff gives away tomato and basil seedlings to Oakland parents picking up food for their children at Sankofa Academy. The plants were  donated by UC Master Gardener Program in Contra Costa County.
    UC Master Gardeners donate tomato plants to students in May

    May 5, 2020

    • Food
    • Yard & Garden
  • UC Master Gardener Steven Cantu, center, teaches San Diego County residents about Friendly Inclusive Gardening (FIG). (Photo: San Diego UCCE)
    UC Master Gardener helps make San Diego gardens friendly and inclusive

    Mar 23, 2020

    • Yard & Garden
  • Yvonne Savio now volunteers as a UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener.
    Gardening provides stress relief in trying times

    Mar 18, 2020

    • Family
    • Yard & Garden
  • 4-H members made a strong showing at the Riverside Board of Supervisors meeting. (Photo: Jose Aguiar)
    Riverside supervisors vote to restore UCCE funding

    Jun 13, 2019

    • 4-H
    • Economic Development
  • EFNEP and UC Master Gardener collaboration helped parents with children to learn about container gardening!
    Celebrating EFNEP’s 50 years with UC Master Gardeners in Tulare County

    May 3, 2019

    • Family
    • Food
    • Health
    • Yard & Garden
  • California Naturalist volunteers share their passion for the natural world with Californians.
    April is National Volunteer Month: UC ANR honors its volunteers

    Apr 9, 2019

    • 4-H
    • Yard & Garden
  • Children peer through VR goggles to see an undersea world, a 4-H activity shared with potential new members at the harvest festival. Behind the table from left are 4-H volunteer Stan Alger, 4-H program representative Sue Weaver, 4-H youth development advisor Fe Moncloa, and 4-H teen ambassador Alexa Russo.
    Children and families find a spark with hands-on fun

    Oct 8, 2018

    • 4-H
    • Family
  • Central Valley magazine is published by the Fresno Bee.
    UC Master Gardeners among 'most valuable' gardening resources

    Feb 26, 2018

    • Food
  • Dead trees can be seen in the foreground and on the distant mountain side. (Click on photos for higher resolution.)
    Replanting the Sierra Nevada after an ecological catastrophe

    Oct 25, 2017

  • Sharon Butler is the president of the Ripon Community Garden. She attended the UC Master Gardener workshop to get research-based information on bee-friendly gardening.
    UC Master Gardeners' 5 tips to boost beneficial bees

    Aug 28, 2017

  • Students learn about post-harvest research at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center.
    October is National Farm-to-School Month

    Sep 28, 2016

  • Poster from the collection of the Museum of Ventura County. (Credit: Aysen Tan)
    It's time to get serious about food waste

    Oct 1, 2015

  • Organic matter from the garden can be turned into compost and added to landscape soil to increase water holding capacity.
    Use compost for water conservation

    Sep 28, 2015

  • Plants in full sun need more water.
    Save water, but also save trees during drought

    Nov 24, 2014

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