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small container garden contains three small echiveria and other succulents, pebbles and a tiny wooden A-frame house
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: Best Plants for Imagination Gardens | El Dorado County

May 1, 2026
Imagination gardens are a fun way to plant container gardens Almost all these tiny plants do best in indirect light and in moderate temperatures; in other words, indoors in the summer and winter. They may outgrow a small container but can be divided or pinched back to stay in scale. Do keep their feet…
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UC Rice Blog: Article

A lot of April rain!

May 1, 2026
By Bruce A Linquist
We have had a lot of rain this past April. I wanted to look at this year relative to previous years. I maintain an on-going database from three CIMIS stations in the Sacramento Valley Rice growing region (Davis, Colusa/Williams and Durham/Biggs). I develop an index where I take the average values from these…
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Ceanothus with bumble bee
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

Habitat Gardening - Attracting Birds, Bees and Butterflies to your Garden

Jun 7, 2026

Would you like to invite birds, bees and butterflies into your backyard? Have you considered adding pollinator-friendly and California native plants to your garden? Not sure where to start? In this talk, UC Master Gardeners Lynne Trulio and Bobby Nabili will share tips and tricks to help you be successful in…
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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This section contains legacy resources produced and curated by the Small Farms teams from 1995-2017. These materials are preserved for reference, research, and recordkeeping purposes. For more recent and actively maintained information, please visit our Resource Database.These resources were created in…
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News & Events

Looking to stay in the loop? You’re in the right place.Our News & Events hub connects you to what’s happening across the Small Farms Network—from blog stories that highlight local team efforts, farmer experiences, and practical tools, to an events calendar featuring upcoming workshops, trainings and…
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California Agritourism: Event

Central Valley Agritourism Intensive

Sep 8, 2026

Have you considered opening your farm to the public?Offering agritourism on your farm can:Diversify and increase your revenueCreate a direct-to-consumer market outletIncrease your brand awarenessConnect you to your communityUC SAREP is partnering with F3 Local to provide the Central Valley Agritourism…
California Agritourism
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Who's eating my plants
UC Master Gardeners of Solano County: Event

What's Eating My Plants

Jun 3, 2026

Common good and bad insects Pest Mangagement Disease Cyles Smart Prevention  Event flyer 
UC Master Gardeners of Solano County
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New Zealand Windbreaks

May 1, 2026
By Ben A Faber
Much of the New Zealand avocados are grown in a coastal environment not unlike that of the Santa Barbara/Ventura area. Being coastal, growers have learned from past experience that wind protection is necessary to maintain fruit quality and tree performance for a range of tree crops.  Growers have…
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