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Bottle of avocado oil and an avocado cut open
Food Blog: Article

Nearly 70% of private label avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils

May 24, 2023
By Michael Hsu
Avocado oil has become a popular choice for many people in recent years because of its heart-healthy benefits and versatility in cooking. However, not all avocado oil products on store shelves are created equal. Some products are labeled as pure avocado oil when they contain other oils or additives.
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citrus cover crop

Fire and Dried Cover Crops

May 24, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Vineyards and orchards have long used winter cover crops to help reduce erosion, improve soil structure and prevent nutrient leaching.
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photos by Tina Saravia
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Cottage Gardens

May 24, 2023
Last time, I wrote about the different flowers starting to bloom in the front yard. I think it has now reached its peak of blooms. As I was driving home to park my car in the garage. I paused to take this view from my car window.
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What a lawn by heipei is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Do You Really Need a Lawn?

May 24, 2023
Lawns are lovely to look at, but you really need one? Reading an article in Reader's Digest, the March-April 2023 issue, I found myself wondering about all the transplants from the Mid-West who find that the perfect lawn in California is hard to come by.
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Ceanothus Cafe. photos by Brenda Altman
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Ceanothus Café Closing Soon

May 24, 2023
What's the buzz? It's the Ceanothus Caf smorgasbord! Bees around my house were happy to see the Ceanothus Caf open this spring with quite an abundance of yummy blue lilac flowers. Ceanothus are colorful evergreen California native shrubs. They are drought hardy and can grow almost anywhere.
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Listen to California Citrus Threat on "In the Garden Radio"

May 23, 2023
This is how it started in Southern California. Since the introduction, there are currently quarantine zones covering half of Orange County, north into the San Gabriel Valley and out into Riverside County! San Diego just proclaimed an Emergency Program as of April 2023.
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