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Food Hubs

What is a Food Hub?Food hubs play a key role in local and regional food systems by improving community food access, strengthening local economies, and supporting environmental resilience. Defined by the USDA as “a business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Plant Communication

Event Date
Apr 23, 2026

If you missed UC Davis Professor Emeritus,  Dr. Rick Karban's presentation at the Yolo Library, Davis on March 12, you can catch up with this zoom presentation.  You can learn about the communication between plants that allows them to fine-tune their defenses against herbivorous insects. Plants are…
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Winter's Library Teaching garden of blooming plants of purple and yellow.
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Winters Community Library Teaching Garden – Annual Plant Sale

Event Date
Apr 18, 2026

Find your gardener heart’s desire at the UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County plant sale at the Winters Community Library Teaching Garden. The sale will feature plants from Morningstar Herb Farm of Vacaville in addition to plants propagated by UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County and community volunteers…
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Lygus bug chewing on a yellow rose bud. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

This Bud's Not for You

March 30, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Hey, lygus bug, that bud's not for you!Our yellow rose bushes, "Sparkle and Shine,"  purchased in May of 2013 at the California Center for Urban Horticulture (CCUH) Annual Rose Day at the University of California, Davis, are budding and blooming again.The roses usuually bud and bloom in late…
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Contacts

General Conference Questions: Email: mgevents@ucanr.eduSearch for Excellence Chair: Email: mgsfe@ucanr.edu  Include county name in subject line for all email communications *Email checked weeklySpeaker Support & Logistics Contact: Program Support Unit, UC ANR  Phone: (530) 750-1361…
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Seed packets
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Event

Spring into Gardening-Seed Swap and Plant Exchange

Event Date
May 9, 2026

Program: UC Marin Master Gardeners will help residents select free seeds and answer gardening questions. Learn about gardening for pollinators and how to save seeds. There will be planting activities for all ages.Cost: FREESponsors: Marin Master Gardeners and Friends of Mill Valley Public LibraryContact…
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UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Bees Butterflies & Other Pollinators-Laguna Niguel

Event Date
Apr 13, 2026

Ready for another rendition of the birds and the bees – from the gardeners’ point of view?It’s called pollination – the loving interplay between pollinators and flowers that keeps the ecosystem in balance (and food on our tables!). The UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will weave the story of the…
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Bees. Butterflies and other Pollinators - ZOOM Encore
UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Event

Bees Butterflies & Other Pollinators Zoom Encore

Event Date
Apr 13, 2026

Ready for another rendition of the birds and the bees – from the gardeners’ point of view?  It’s called pollination – the loving interplay between pollinators and flowers that keeps the ecosystem in balance (and food on our tables!). The UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will weave the story of…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Event

Seasonal Garden Bed Preparation

Event Date
Apr 4, 2026

Seasonal garden bed preparation, presented by Greg Letts and Jana Multhaup
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
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