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Fall 2019

September 10, 2019
Food Safety Tips for Preschoolers; Food Safety Concerns for Children Under Five; Food Safety for Children Under Five Poster; Program Opportunities...
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Children from food-insecure households were more likely to be overweight or obese and less frequently ate breakfast or dinner with family. (Photo: Gtorres8944stash)
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Food insecurity and childhood obesity: Is there a connection?

September 10, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
A well-nourished population requires that all members of society have access to sufficient amounts of nutritious food. Unfortunately, food insecurity continues to be a staggering problem throughout the world with negative consequences in terms of health and well-being.
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What a long, strange trip: Bumper crop of Datura stramonium, aka Jimsonweed, growing in planting bed on Columbus Ave. Greenway at 93rd St. in NYC. A well-known hallucinogenic plant, it is also fatally toxic when consumed in even tiny amounts. ⁦Adrian Benepe
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Killer hallucinogenic weed found on Upper West Side

September 10, 2019
By Gale Perez
By Anabel Sosa and Lia Eustachewich | September 10, 2019 | 11:22am | Updated From the New York Post A wild spray of a hallucinogenic plant known as jimson weed which can be deadly in small amounts and has been linked to turning people into zombies cropped up on the Upper West Side before it was ch...
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Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 09-09-2019

September 10, 2019
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 09-09-2019" ET Report 09-09-2019 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Citrus Tree Alternatives for Your Landscape

September 10, 2019
By Tamara J Majcherek
Trying to decide what type of fruit tree to plant in your landscape? Rather than the ever popular citrus varieties that could potentially be one of the citrus greening disease casualties, check out this informative website and learn about fruit tree alternatives to consider planting. https://ucanr.
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http://cumbriabotany.co.uk
Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Best Spring

September 10, 2019
This spring is the best I've seen my front garden bed. This is the area where I planted the drought-tolerant plants, next to the driveway, farthest away from the house. The California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and California lilac (Ceanothus spp.
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GSOB adults are black with yellow spots, and about 1 centimeter long.
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Goldspotted oak borer continues to spread

September 10, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
The invasive beetle, goldspotted oak borer (GSOB), has been found in the mountain community of Sugarloaf near Big Bear in San Bernardino County, reported the Chino Champion. The detection causes concern for other nearby communities where oak trees are prized.
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