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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Spotlight: Robyn Barker, 2025 MFP Volunteer (April 2026)

April 11, 2026
 Living in California has given me a deep appreciation for food, gardening, and seasonality. Fresh produce is available year-round, from winter citrus to summer berries and the abundance of warm-season vegetables that follows. Gardening here makes it possible to experience food not just…
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Teens as Teachers Program

Teens as Teachers Character Development in Action | Ventura County 4-HIn Ventura County 4-H, character isn’t something we just talk about—it’s something young people practice.Our Teens as Teachers program is a core part of our character development initiative, designed to help youth grow into confident,…
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Page

4-H Program Models

4-H Community Clubs: Organized in local communities and are open to all youth and families. They provide opportunities for youth to learn valuable skills with lifelong benefits and contribute to their communities through “hands-on” 4-H Project Proficiencies guided by appointed 4-H adult volunteers. 4-H…
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Page

Contact Ventura 4-H

Community Education Specialist IIJanet GarciaKey Responsibilities: Volunteer coordination, support, supervision  Membership and enrollmentCounty 4-H Program policy and complianceProgram growth and expansionContact: jangarc@ucanr.edu 4-H Youth Development AdvisorMelissa Guillen …
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UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County: Article

Celebrating California’s golden state blossoms

April 11, 2026
 April 6 celebrates California Poppy Day, just as these native plants are bursting into bloom across the countryside. The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, blossoms in the spring, summer and fall along country roadsides, and covers valleys, fields and hillsides throughout much of our state,…
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UC Master Gardeners of Tulare and Kings County: Article

What Gardening Means to Us

April 11, 2026
Gardening is a meaningful way to cultivate self-love. It's like meditation – a time to be still and listen to the sounds of the outdoors and to your own voice. This soil on our earth nourishes plant roots and gardeners alike. Getting hands dirty in soil is just plain healthy for many of us. It can be a…
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4-H in Santa Barbara County : Page

4-H Program Models

4-H Community Clubs: Organized in local communities and are open to all youth and families. They provide opportunities for youth to learn valuable skills with lifelong benefits and contribute to their communities through “hands-on” 4-H Project Proficiencies guided by appointed 4-H adult volunteers. 4-H…
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Close-up photo of a Tuolumne Fawn Lily.
UC Master Gardeners of Tuolumne County: Article

Lilies of the Field in Tuolumne County

April 11, 2026
“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.”*  Whether you follow pagan, Jewish, or Christian (in historical order) traditions, spring is here with its…
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Deer browsing on a tree
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Deer resistant plants - truth or fiction?

April 10, 2026
By Robert M Timm
Is there such a thing as a deer-proof plant? Perhaps … but there are a variety of reasons deer may choose to ignore or consume specific plant species at a particular time and place.  Certain plants native to California (and elsewhere) have evolved natural defenses against being eaten by browsing…
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