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Gratitude, like all good things, is cultivated. For much of the year, we are running from one deadline to the next and the time for reflection is scarce. Thanksgiving is one of the few times during the year when the conditions and context put gratitude squarely on our table and it feels delightful.

A UC Riverside-led team has created a chemical to help plants hold onto water, which could stem the tide of massive annual crop losses from drought and help farmers grow food despite a changing climate. Drought is the No.

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Home Gardener's Request: Thank you for calling the UC Master Gardener Program Help Desk concerning moles in your lawn. I'm sending links (below) for the information that we promised.

We hope by now most people have heard about and are aware of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), a small brown insect that carries a deadly citrus disease called huanglongbing (HLB), threatening all backyard citrus trees as well as the statewide citrus industry.

Fire danger may be the new fact of life, but coast side gardeners can take specific actions to keep their homes fire resistant and protected.

OPINION: Environmental education for kids: It's only natural (Chico E-R) Laura Lukes, Nov. 29 If you have school-age children, you may have noticed that something new is infusing science education in California classrooms. ...

Are Blackouts Here to Stay? A Look into the Future (E&E News) Anne C. Mulkern, Nov. 15 Throughout the United States, between roughly 2000 and 2010, about 75% of homes that burned in wildfires were located in the WUI, said Van Butsic, a land use specialist at the University of California, Berkeley.

By Denise Seghesio Levine, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County Many years ago, I spent a memorable Mother's Day weekend at a lovely bed and breakfast just outside of Mendocino.

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Rome wasn't built in a day. But learning how to make mead? You can learn the process from "honey to the bottle all in one day" on Thursday, Jan. 23 at the University of California, Davis. Mead, the world's oldest alcoholic beverage, is a fermented blend of pure honey and water.