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Dried tomato skins in a bowl - dry them plain (as pictured) or add spices before drying. Eat as a snack or grind into a powder.
Food Blog: Article

Too many tomatoes?

August 31, 2020
By Susan Mosbacher
If you also found a silver lining to staying/working at home this summer by planting and tending to your garden, did your wish for a bumper crop of tomatoes come true? What happens if your tomato plants are prolific producers?
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Deb Nystrom
Spill the Beans: Article

The Zen of Gardening

August 31, 2020
by Edward S. Lopez PhD The dichotomy of gardening It has always occurred to me that there is a sort of fundamental dichotomy in gardening. On one hand gardening takes work, energy, perseverance, and money. On the other hand, it is relaxing, fulfilling and provides a sense of accomplishment.
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Rapidly spreading damage.

Fruit Rot in Apples

August 30, 2020
I had long ago become resigned to the fact that I cannot grow perfect, blemish-free apples on the two trees that we inherited when we moved to Bishop.
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Cars and truck lined up. Truck is decorated with 4-H banner and balloons
California 4-H Grown: Article

4-H Drive-Thru Sign Up Night

August 28, 2020
By Suzanne Morikawa
In Fresno County, the Blossom Trail 4-H Club transformed their annual membership "Sign Up Night" into a "Drive-thru Sign Up Night". Normally, their Sign Up Night event includes stations for each project where new and returning members can sign up and ask questions.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) Boating & Waterways Division / Aquatic Invasive Species Branch / Floating Aquatic Vegetation Program

August 28, 2020
By Gale Perez
Working title: Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) -- Boating & Waterways Division / Aquatic Invasive Species Branch / Floating Aquatic Vegetation Program Job code #: JC-214183 Position #: 549-708-0765-002 Location: Sacramento County, California Apply by: Sept.
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Cucumber pickles (thehealthyfoodie.com)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Cucumbers!

August 28, 2020
By Denise Seghesio Levine, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Last year my husband discovered the joy of making cucumber pickles.
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ANR has adapted Food Solutions New England Sustainability Institute's 21-Day Equity Challenge for ANR employees .
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UC ANR 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge Sept. 14–Oct. 5

August 28, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Welcome to ANR's 21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge! Sept. 14Oct. 5, 2020 ucanr.edu/21days ANR employees, along with other UC locations and thousands of other people across the US and beyond, are committing to deepening understanding of, and willingness to confront, racism for 21 consecutive days.
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