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Join us Saturday, October 5th at 10am for a hands-on class making sauerkraut. Space is limited! Use the link to register TODAY!!! https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=42946 There is a $10 fee that is paid when you register.

Join us for an insightful workshop on Avocado Sunblotch Viroid (ASBVd)! Date: September 13, 2024 Time: 9:00 AM 12:30 PM Location: The Farm Bureau, 420 S Broadway, Escondido, CA 92025 Fatemeh Khodadadi: Understanding ASBVd, from discovery to diagnostic hurdles Elize Jooste: ASBVd in South Africa: tr...

Want to learn about the latest advances rat management? Join us to hear from rat expert Niamh Quinn on new and effective strategies for managing rats in residential areas and landscapes.

With Halloween around the corner, join us for a fun webinar learning about the creepiest insect predators and parasitoids, and blood sucking creatures! Register here!...

Improving Your Soil with Cover Crops Description: Learn about the benefits that cover crops can provide to restore your soil after the summer veggie season winds down. We will discuss types of plants, timing, and soil preparation. Free cover crop seeds available after the program.

Local landscape designers will demonstrate that drought-tolerant is anything but boring. Cathy Baskin will review a colorful and beautiful selection of tree, shrub, perennial, grass, vine, and groundcover species.

The City's Water Resources Analyst, Pat Costello, will summarize the eight principles of water-wise landscaping.

Jesse Savou, founder/owner of BlueBarrel Rainwater Catchment Systems, will show how to actively collect and store rainwater for later irrigation use. Two Napa homeowners will provide local rainwater harvesting case studies.

After reviewing basic irrigation system design, local landscape pro Ben Penning will show how to spruce up your sprinklers to avoid waste, schedule efficiently for each season, and upgrade to a weather-based smart controller.

Colusa 4-H Club monthly meeting...