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UC Master Gardener Coordinators: Article

Rooted in Marketing - July 2025

July 15, 2025
By Barbra Braaten
July is here and summer is in full swing! Whether you're dodging sprinklers while checking on your tomatoes or scrambling to keep your community events from melting in the heat, we know you're juggling a lot right now. Take a few minutes to flip through this month's newsletter — we've got some good stuff in…
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red bougainvillea and nasturtium closeup view

An Unexpected Garden Revival

July 15, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Paula PashbyA while back, I wrote a blog about Nasturtiums, Tropaeolum, adding a nice splash of color to the garden with their vibrant, orange-colored flowers.  I planted Nasturtiums in one of my raised garden beds and added a tall trellis to provide a nice accent in the vegetable garden. …
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Gulf Fritillary spreading its wings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The 'Passion Butterfly'

July 14, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 That "passion butterfly," the Gulf Fritillary...Ever watched a Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, touch down on its host plant, the passionflower vine, Passiflora? Ever seen two Gulf Frits sipping nectar from a single passionflower blossom? We remember what UC Davis Distinguished Professor…
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Margaret Lloyd, wearing a white, wide-brimmed hat and holding a clipboard, grabs a handful of soi from a tilled field.
ANR News Releases: Article

UC ANR hires experts in small farms, groundwater, forestry, soil health, youth development

July 14, 2025
By Michael Hsu, Pamela S Kan-Rice
To help farmers and other Californians address emerging issues, the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources has hired more UC Cooperative Extension experts with a wide range of skills and experience. New UC Cooperative Extension specialists, advisors, coordinators and educators around the…
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Document

Applied Research Projects

This page highlights applied research projects currently led or supported by Ana Pastrana, Plant Pathology Advisor. Projects are organized into three categories: Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, and Collaborator.Principal InvestigatorEvaluation of Biological Control Strategies for Powdery…
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UC ANR Business Operations Center: Page

Purchasing Processes

 TopicsNon-PO Invoices &  Reimbursements Services & Contracting Out Sole Source Unauthorized PurchasesNon-PO Invoices & Reimbursements Definition A financial transaction used to reimburse employees for program expenses, and to make direct payment for registration fees, insurance…
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UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

Learn the Benefits of Summer Pruning of Fruit Trees and Shrubs

Aug 3, 2025

In this class, learn how to control the size of your fruit trees by summer pruning. Get better fruit production, less disease and insect problems and make harvesting easier. Additional benefits of summer pruning are improved light exposure, sturdier branch development and control of undesirable growth.UC…
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Qualitative study shows reusable serviceware in school cafeterias were widely accepted across the school community

July 14, 2025
By Danielle Lee, KC Fiedler, Celeste Felix
A new qualitative study in the Journal of Child Nutrition & Management found that reusable serviceware—like trays, cutlery, and bulk condiment dispensers—were widely accepted in a California school district pilot program. Students successfully advocated for reducing single-use items, prompting…
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