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Chili Peppers
Master Food Preservers of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

ONLINE: Preserving Chili Peppers: Four Ways to Preserve Your Chili Harvest

Sep 10, 2026

Join us online to learn four easy ways to keep your chili peppers fresh and tasty all year!Love chili peppers? Make them last throughout the year! Join us online to learn four awesome and easy ways to preserve your chili harvest.Join UC Master Food Preservers of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties to…
Master Food Preservers of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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Newly harvest red radishes and white and purple turnips
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Gardening for Year Round Meals: Getting the Garden Ready for Winter

Sep 12, 2026

Join Karen Slinkard, UC Master Gardener of Yolo County for Gardening for Year Round Meals. This month's talk will be on Getting the Garden Ready for Winter. The days are getting shorter and the temperatures are starting to cool. It is time to set up your garden for roots, stems and leaves that will feed you…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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A beautiful Japanese lantern in a garden surrounded by moss and bushes.

Ask a Master Gardener

August 10, 2026
Question: What is “wabi-sabi gardening”? Answer: The Japanese tea master Rikiu (1522-1591), once chided his son Shoan for not properly preparing the path to the teahouse. When Shoan showed how he had swept the path completely clean of leaves, Rikiu replied, “That is not how a garden path should look,…
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Master Food Preservers of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

D.I.Wise: Jam Making Workshop

Aug 30, 2026

Join us for an engaging, hands-on presentation about how to transform fresh fruit into delicious, homemade jam using lab-tested, research-based techniques. Whether you're preserving summer berries or crafting gifts for loved ones, this class will guide you every step of the way. We'll cover safe preserving…
Master Food Preservers of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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In this article, Derrick Robinson reflects on efforts to build food equity and community power in San Diego through partnerships focused on food justice, sovereignty, and advocacy. He highlights how HEAL's School of Political Leadership is helping local organizations align their work to create a more…
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Fresh picked tomatoes, squash, bell peppers, beans, eggplant and cucumber on a kitchen counter.

Ask a Master Gardener

August 10, 2026
Question: I have an overabundance of both vegetables and fruit this year? Are there ways to donate it? Answer: Neighborhood sharing is, of course, a good place to start. I assume you are the one who’s neighbors pull the blinds when they see you walking up the street with yet another box of zucchini…
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Herbed Garden Marmalade Recipe

August 10, 2026
By UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra
Preserve it!  The county fair is over (did you enter any home canned goods this year?) and gardens are currently exploding with vegetables and herbs. Give this marmalade a try. The recipe comes from Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving, 2014, edition 37.Herbed Garden Marmalade RecipeYield: about 5 half…
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orange butterfly on purple flower
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: The Critical Role of Pollinators in Our Gardens

August 10, 2026
By UC Master Gardeners of Central Sierra
What exactly are pollinators and why do we need them?  You may often hear that pollinators are important and we should support and protect them. Pollinators play a crucial role in flowering plant reproduction and in the production of most fruits and vegetables. Most plants require assistance to…
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a tight cluster of a variety of echeveria florettes
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: Enjoy Succulents in the House and Yard

August 10, 2026
By UC Master Gardeners of Central Sierra
Nearly 200 succulents are California Natives Succulents are plants with thick and fleshy leaves and stems that thicken and engorge to retain water. There are 10,000 types of succulents. A quick search for succulents on Calscape, the California Native Plant Society website, yields 196 results. The…
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red ladybug on a yellow flower
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: Lady Beetles, a Gardener's Dream

August 10, 2026
By UC Master Gardeners of Central Sierra
Ladybugs are not all the same. There are about 200 species of lady beetles in California. It is important to remember that while all lady beetle species have a similar shape, the color and patterns may differ. Some have spots, others don’t, some are red, and some are grayish. Lady beetles and their…
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