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Grown in Marin: Event

Webinar: Managing the stress of farming

Aug 26, 2025

Ever lie awake wondering how you’ll make the next season work – or what happens if you don’t? This conversation tackles the unspoken fears many farmers and ranchers carry silently – what if funding tightens up? What if your best isn’t enough? You’ll learn how to name what you’re carrying, how to lighten the…
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UC Master Gardeners of San Diego County: Page

Tree Resources

 Trees for Today and Tomorrow BrochureI : Trees are an investment and help create a healthier environmentClimate change: Trees mitigate climate change and help reduce the overall concentration of CO2 in the atmosphereReduce energy costs: Trees provide cooling shade, helping reduce the cost of air…
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Honey bees on Matilija poppy
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Celebrate National Honey Bee Day!

Aug 16, 2025

 DISCOVER THE FASCINATING WORLD OF HONEYBEES! Learn why these essential pollinators play a vital role in our environment This fun and educational event is perfect for the whole family!Live bees in an observational hiveHoney tastingHands-on kids activitiesTips on how to support pollinators in…
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white star magnolia flower
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Thoughts from Weedy Acres

August 6, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Betsy BuxtonIt’s been a while since I last wrote from Weedy Acres, and I hope you remember me.  The wind is still blowing and the weeds are still thriving, BUT something new!  As I looked out the window for inspiration, what should I spot but a bloom on my Star magnolia (Magnolia stellata)!…
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rice field with bakanae
UC Rice Blog: Article

2025 Pest Issues Update

August 6, 2025
By Consuelo B Baez Vega
I have seen several issues with arthropods and diseases so far this year. Here’s a quick rundown:  Bakanae: Like in previous years, there have been several fields with heavy Bakanae infections. While the number of plants infected is high, I don’t think any of those fields are going to experience a…
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Fava Beans are a useful cover crop, and their leaves can be sauteed like any other edible green. J. Alosi

Meeting Nature Halfway: Sustainable Gardening

August 5, 2025
Imagine a healthy garden that grows, blooms, and produces food for you, your family and your neighbors, a garden that costs you very little money because everything it needs is already provided. Welcome to the sustainable garden! The Cambridge Dictionary defines sustainable as “causing little or no damage to…
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Western yellowjacket in Marin County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beware of Yellowjacket Nests

August 5, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Beware of yellowjacket nests in our state parks--and elsewhere, as well!Self-described "Wasp Woman" UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Lynn Kimsey who directed the Bohart Museum of Entomology for 34 years until her retirement last year, continues to field many a question about insects, including…
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CSA subscription box
Grown in Marin: Event

Webinar: How to generate recurring revenue on your farm (through subscriptions)

Dec 2, 2025

This webinar details a step-by-step plan for setting up subscription box orders to generate monthly recurring revenue for your farm using easy-to-use software to set up your online store. Based on his firsthand experience with his farm, Jeff explains how to gain early adoption of the subscription box model,…
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grant application
Grown in Marin: Event

Webinar: Understanding FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer grants for 2025

Oct 28, 2025

Looking for funding that can help take your farm to the next humane farming level? One that’s easy to apply for and report on? Look no further, FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer grant program is the perfect way to improve the lives of the livestock on your farm. In this session FACT’s Humane Farming Director, Samantha…
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goats and sheep
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Webinar: Humane handling for sheep & goats

Sep 16, 2025

Whether you’re considering becoming a sheep or goat farmer, have recently started, or have been raising them for many years, you’ll need to have a method for handling them. Sheep need to be sheared, both sheep and goats need health checks, hoof trims, deworming, ear tagging, weighing, trailer loading, and…
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