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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Event

GTPS - Great Tomato Plant Sale at Our Garden

Apr 15, 2026

We are looking forward to seeing your smiling faces very soon.  Please mark your calendar, as we’d hate for you to miss a single minute of the excitement.  See you there!
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Event

GTPS - Great Tomato Plant Sale at Our Garden

Apr 12, 2026

We are looking forward to seeing your smiling faces very soon.  Please mark your calendar, as we’d hate for you to miss a single minute of the excitement.  See you there!
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Event

GTPS - Great Tomato Plant Sale at Our Garden

Apr 11, 2026

We are looking forward to seeing your smiling faces very soon.  Please mark your calendar, as we’d hate for you to miss a single minute of the excitement.  See you there!
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Botulism Is Rare Because We Do It Right (February 2026)

February 15, 2026
Paige Weisskirch, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer “How Death Came, Unbidden, to Mrs. Sales Dinner Party”, an illustration accompanying an article reporting on a botulism outbreak due to improperly processed olives in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 30, 1919.  Botulism Is Rare…
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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Candied Kumquat Flowers for Lunar New Year (February 2026)

February 15, 2026
Marina Hsieh and Henry Shaw, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program VolunteerKnown as Mứt Tắc in Vietnam, these delicious, candied tidbits are a traditional Lunar New Year treat. Just as you eat fresh kumquats whole, you candy all parts of the fruit, whether whole, sliced, or quartered. Serve with tea, in…
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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Salt, Sugar, and Safety in Baby and Toddler Foods (February 2026)

February 15, 2026
Joy Agcongay, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer Why Salt and Sugar Matter in Preserved FoodsWhen we talk about salt and sugar in general cooking, we often think of them as tools to enhance flavor. In food preservation, however, salt and sugar often play a different role. They help…
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UC Master Food Preserver: Article

Spotlight: Cole Imperi, Class of 2025 MFP Volunteer (February 2026)

February 15, 2026
Cole Imperi, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer County of residence: Los Angeles Cole Imperi and fellow trainees (Used with permission).  The first time I canned anything was the second summer after I bought my first house a few blocks from the Ohio River in Northern…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Storing Your Harvest

February 15, 2026
Liz Rees, UC Master Gardener of Nevada County From The Curious Gardener, Fall 2010Looking out into your garden, you pause to wonder, what was I thinking when I decided to grow all of these vegetable plants and all of these fruit trees? Questions keep flashing in your mind. How many recipes are there for…
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UC Master Gardeners of Tulare and Kings County: Article

Native Plants in the Home Garden

February 14, 2026
By Anne Skinner, UC Master Gardener of Tulare/Kings County
 The variety of native plants in California makes them an excellent choice for a drought-tolerant garden.  Most of them are less prone to pest and disease problems and are pollinator-friendly.  There are plants for each micro-climate here in our area.  Just like us, they have an…
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