- Author: Pamela S Kan-Rice
Published on: November 14, 2023
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Rachel Surls has worked with the UC Master Gardener Program to educate the public about issues such as preventing the spread of citrus diseases from backyards to farms.
UC Cooperative Extension advisor who promotes school gardens, urban agriculture to retire after 35-year career
A stroll through a leafy, green garden can give one temporary relief from life's harshness. During her career, Rachel Surls has used gardens to cultivate healthier communities, whether they are growing nutritious food or providing science lessons for students.
Over the past 35 years, Surls, University of California Cooperative Extension sustainable food systems advisor in Los Angeles County, has witnessed many changes – such as promoting public events on Instagram rather than typing and...
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