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Keeping Your Birds Safe from Disease

June 29, 2018
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has identified several cases of virulent Newcastle disease in small flocks of backyard birds in Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County.
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Students at Wild Willow Farm participate in a hands-on plumbing lesson.
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San Diego’s Wild Willow Farm Grows Farmers

June 22, 2018
When you arrive at Wild Willow Farm & Education Center (WWF) it's hard to believe that you are merely miles from one metropolis San Diego to the north, and even closer to the bustle of Tijuana, Mexico to the south.
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Insectary plants like this wildflower strip can enhance pest control by natural enemies. Insectary plants also attract pollinators and provide them with food.
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Home is where the habitat is: This Earth Day, consider installing insectary plants

April 20, 2018
By Stephanie P Parreira-Zweier
Help the environment this Earth Day, which falls on Sunday April 22 this year, by installing insectary plants! These plants attract natural enemies such as lady beetles, lacewings, and parasitic wasps. Natural enemies provide biological pest control and can reduce the need for insecticides.
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