Garden Notes

This spring nothing will seem fresher than a bowl of your favorite greens. Now, why ruin that beautiful creation with a bottle or a packet of salad dressing makings. Homemade salad dressings are so much better than store-bought! SO. MUCH. BETTER. You choose what the ingredients are.

Spring has sprung in the Master Gardener Demo Garden! The garden is waking up and there is lots of colors and textures sprouting up all over.

Observing what local gardens have to offer is a great way to mark the beginning of spring. Early spring shows a garden's promise, while in late spring, fruit, flowers and foliage become more defined. San Joaquin County offers some possibilities to get you started.

Anyone who visits the Black Urban Farmers Association (BUFA) garden can feel the love and joy for growing produce as well as the inspiration and contribution these gardeners have for the Black farmers that came before them.

At the time of this article, we are still engaged in struggling through a pandemic that makes venturing outside a risky undertaking.