- Author: Chris M. Webb
A good diet is important to staying healthy. The USDA has a fantastic collection of recipes in their recipe finder database to make healthy meals at low cost. All recipes are submitted by nutrition and health professionals and organizations. Nutritional quality and low cost, readily available ingredients are required components for inclusion.
In addition to the low cost and high nutritional quality of the recipes, another helpful aspect of the database is the user-friendly setup. Here are some of the ways it can be sorted:
- Ingredients
- Recipe
- Author
- Nutritional value (more calcium, less fats, etc.)
- Time to prepare
- Ethnic recipes
- Cooking equipment required (including no cooking required option)
- Cost per recipe or by serving
Food prices are projected to climb 2.5 to 3.5% in 2010. Please take a few minutes to check the site out. It is a great resource for all of us!
- Author: Chris M. Webb
Did you know your local UCCE office is a great place to get fire-safe information? Natural Resources Advisor, Sabrina Drill has done much work to make this knowledge easily available for you.
Two free publications that provide great tips and ideas on how to make your property fire safe are: Making your property fire safe and S.A.F.E. landscapes in the wildland- urban interface.
Other great fire-safe information can be found on our website by clicking the “fire information” button on our home page, or by clicking here.
- Author: Chris M. Webb
The Ventura County UCCE Master Gardeners Speakers Bureau will present a talk on vegetable gardening. Scheduled topics include soil preparation, tools, water, plant selection, location, and square foot gardening box.
The talk will be held on Tuesday March 23, 2010 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm at the Simi Senior Center. The center is located at 3900 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley.
Please contact Vickie Howard to attend this event. shirlyviky@aol.com
- Author: Chris M. Webb
Today, Ventura County UCCE Staff Research Associate Maren Mochizuki shares information with us about local water quality education and improvement.
California’s Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) is offering 1 hour of education credit for completion of a survey of management practices available here.
Growers who have already completed 8 hours of education credit in compliance with the Ag Waiver (click here for more information) are encouraged to complete a survey to document their progressive management strategies and to demonstrate to the RWQCB the additional hours members of the Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Lands Group (VCAILG) have completed during the 5-year period of the waiver.
The survey is available in both English and Spanish. Growers who complete a survey are also eligible for management practice recommendations and implementation assistance at no cost (click here for more information).
For more information or questions regarding the management practices survey, please contact Emmanuel González at 805 760 7413. Return completed surveys to Emmanuel at:
Resource Conservation District-Ventura County, 3380 Somis Rd, Somis, CA 93066.
- Author: Chris M. Webb
The UC Hansen Agricultural Center will hold a free workshop on low cost/no cost gardening Saturday March, 27, 2010 from 10:00am to 11:30. Learn about:
- gardening techniques
- recycling concepts
- personal creativity
- patience
Find out how to build healthy soil, propagate plants, re-purpose salvaged materials and control pests and diseases on a minimal budget. Bring a note pad, pen or pencil and a grocery bag (plastic or paper).
The workshop is free, but space is limited and registration is required. Please call 525-9293 ext. 214 or email to reserve your spot. Additional details can be found on the UC HAC website.
