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Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Amari who is also this year's 4-H club president for Chicago Park in Nevada County. The following are Amari's responses to my questions.

Dear Colleagues, USDA NIFA is soliciting proposals for the Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program, the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative, and the Organic Transitions Program.

Los personas que aun necesitan horas de educacin continuada podrn participar en el cursillo de leyes y reglas de pesticidas auspiciado por la Comisin de Agricultura del Condado de Santa Cruz. El evento tomar lugar el 14 de diciembre de este ao en el centro comunitario de la ciudad de Watsonville.

My daughter gave me a wonderful, scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) for Mother's Day several years ago. It flourishes on my side porch, and I repot it regularly. I like it so much that I have rooted sprigs of that plant and given them as gifts.

#GiveBack to Grow Forward with UC Master Gardeners on Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global day to #GiveBack.

A recent study found that higher infant diet quality scores observed in Hispanic Spanish-speaking participants account for certain racial and ethnic variations in later diet quality, suggesting that enhancing infant nutrition could mitigate early childhood diet disparities.

La temporada navidea se acerca rpidamente! Dado que muchas personas viajan y visitan nuevos lugares durante este tiempo, es importante comprender cmo verificar si hay chinches y evitar que regresen a casa con usted.

Today is Black Friday, a day that marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. It's reportedly the busiest shopping day of the year. But to us, today is Green Friday, in recognition of a female green praying mantis,Stagmomantis limbata.

Wood ashes are not beneficial in the garden.

If you are planning to put some new plants in the ground now so they will be established when spring comes around, consider planting a hedgerow.