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Events Calendar for Sonoma County Master Gardener Program
UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County: Event

Events Calendar for the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County

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Jan 20, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026

We are busily preparing our event calendar for winter and spring of 2026 and will post upcoming events as they are finalized. Please keep checking back as we add events!
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Heirloom tomatoes. Kim Schwind
The Real Dirt: Article

Heirloom Tomatoes

January 19, 2026
Heirloom tomatoes are open-pollinated varieties which were either introduced commercially before 1940, or grown from seeds that have been passed down at least 50 years through several generations of a family, religious, ethnic, or tribal group, without the plants crossing with another variety of the same…
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A honey bee nectaring on a Japanese apricot tree at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An Early Sign of Spring on UC Davis Campus

January 19, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 It's an early sign of spring on the University of California, Davis, when a solo Japanese apricot tree, located north central of Wickson Hall, bursts into full bloom.A plaque reads "Japanese Apricot, Prune mume dawn, planted in honor of Dr. William Tufts, March 7, 1963 by the Landscape Horticulture…
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Veterans Day
UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Veterans Day Wellness Fair/Simi Valley

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Nov 11, 2026

Visit the Master Gardener booth at this wellness fair.Address: Rancho Tapo Community Park, 3700 Avenue Simi, Simi ValleyPhoto credit Pixabay
UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County
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UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Santa Paula Tractor Fair

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Sep 7, 2026

Visit the Master Gardeners at the Tractor Fair in Santa Paula.Photo credit Pixabay
UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County
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