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A 6th grader at Avery Middle School assembles a Mars rover. JoLynn Miller hopes the Mars project raises awareness of 4-H in their community and the variety of projects the UC ANR youth development program offers.
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Students explore Mars with 4-H STEM project

February 10, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The Perseverance rover will land on Mars on Feb. 18. As part of a science lesson, sixth-grade students at Avery Middle School in Calaveras County explored Mars recently.
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The David and Lucile Packard Foundation supports NPI and National WIC Association to explore WIC program adaptations during COVID-19

February 10, 2021
By Danielle Lee
Nutrition Policy Institute's (NPI) Lorrene Ritchie was awarded $50,000 from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to examine participant perceptions and satisfaction with the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chill Accumulations - Pajaro Valley. Each year represents Nov 1- Feb 8.
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Chill Hours Up Substantially for 2020-21 Season

February 9, 2021
By Mark P Bolda
Had a good question today on whether or not this winter, measured in chill hours (that is to say, accumulation of hours of temperatures between 32 and 45 degrees F), has been colder than others. Didn't seem that way, but it does serve to check.
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Orange marmalade ready for freezing or water bath canning. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
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Preserving and eating citrus peels and watermelon rind

February 9, 2021
By Susan Mosbacher
Growing up, my parents told us stories of how as kids, they kept from starving during the Great Depression by not letting anything edible go to waste. To stay alive, they learned to eat beef tripe (stomach lining), chicken feet, cow tongue and other things not normally consumed.
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Trabajadores del campo víctimas doble de la pandemia

February 9, 2021
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
English click here Debido a que los trabajadores agrcolas han sido calificados como esenciales desde el inicio de la pandemia, no han dejado de trabajar. Ellos continan plantando, cosechando y procesando los alimentos de la nacin durante incendios y la pandemia. "...
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