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UC Master Gardeners • Napa County: Event

Caring For Your Holiday Plants

Dec 6, 2025

Napa County Master Gardeners will be on hand Saturday, Dec. 6th at the Stanly Ranch Holiday Market & Tree Lighting to share the care of popular holiday blooming plants from 2:00-5:00pm. Learn how to encourage rebloom for next year's festive season. This event is open to the…
UC Master Gardeners • Napa County
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About Us

 Welcome to the UC Master Gardener Program of Poppy County! Since 1980, our trained volunteers have been helping residents of Poppy County grow healthy gardens using research-based information from the University of California. We're part of UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), bringing the…
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Queen bee and workers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Honoring the Memory of 'Honey Bee Guru' Eric Mussen

December 1, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 They are a special group of people--the people who receive the California State Beekeepers' Association's Eric Mussen Distinguished Service Award, launched in 2015.Eric Mussen (1944-2022), who served for 38 years as the UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist and member of the UC Davis Department of…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Family childcare home providers recommend higher reimbursements from the Child and Adult Care Food Program to support healthier foods for young children

December 1, 2025
By Danielle Lee, Kassandra A Bacon, Lorrene D Ritchie
The Child and Adult Care Food Program, or CACFP, is the largest federal nutrition program for childcare, providing nutritious foods and beverages to over 4.5 million children nationally. Nutrition Policy Institute researchers interviewed family childcare home provider CACFP participants, their sponsors and…
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Yellow flowers on Oxalis
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Rainy November leads to robust winter weeds

December 1, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
So far it’s been a wet fall here in the Central Valley. As of the last week of November, the Fresno/Madera area had received over 4 inches of rain. The normal amount of rainfall in this area in late November is 1.15 inches; last year’s amount was 0.29 inches.The good news is that root systems for…
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Red roses with raindrops
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Rosie's corner: Plant new roses in your garden this month

December 1, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
Ah, December is a time to relax (a bit) and be thankful for your beautiful blooms throughout the year. It is also a time of reflection. Is there a rose that is struggling? Did your roses meet your expectations for this year (and perhaps several years in the past)? Is it time for a change? Don’t be…
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