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From Garden to Table

July 23rd, 2022
By Sherida J Phibbs
CHARD CRUST QUICHE UC Master Gardeners are notorious for an over-abundance of produce from their garden. UC Master Gardener Jennifer created a non flour quiche crust using chard. "I used to make this all the time! What happened? So it is a quiche with a chard crust.
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Male Earwig in Alstromeria blossom, Photo courtesy Keyt Fischer
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Seasonal Pests - E for Earwigs

July 7th, 2022
By Sherida J Phibbs
E is for Earwigs - The Cringe-worthy Earwig For most people, there is something cringe-worthy about the ubiquitous earwig.
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Image: Insect illustrations | ala.org | CC BY SA 3.0 licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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What's Bugging Me?

July 7th, 2022
By Sherida J Phibbs
Friend or Foe? Insect? Bug? Beneficial? Pest? Insect Relative? Pollinator? Other? All these terms, and the creatures/animals they represent, can fall into, What's Bugging Me.
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Food Emergency Preparedness

March 21st, 2022
By Sherida J Phibbs
Long before Covid, the war in Ukraine, and the increasing effects of climate change were evident, people were concerned about having supplies to carry them through a disaster. Whether you are urban or rural, you want to have a good supply of basics. And the MOST IMPORTANT basic is KNOWLEDGE.
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