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The Master Food Preserver (MFP) program is a public service community outreach providing up-to-date information on food safety and preservation. A Master Food Preserver is a volunteer who is formally educated in food preservation/food safety and is certified by a university cooperative extension.

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UCCE MFP Central Sierra Archived Recipes How do I can? Safe home canning methods explains how to economically and safely preserve high quality fruit, vegetables and nuts at home. How do I freeze foods? Most foods can be frozen, but not all foods freeze well.

 Have a question about your garden? The UC Master Gardeners of Poppy County are here to help! Our trained volunteers provide free, research-based advice on all aspects of home gardening. We can help you identify plant problems, recommend varieties that thrive in our zones 8a-9b climate, suggest water…

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They are predators of many insects, especially crop eating insects. Parasitic wasps are beneficial because they can be released into agricultural systems and they serve as natural biocontrol of insect pest populations.

There are more than 11,000 species of moths in the U.S. alone, that's more than all the bird and mammal species in North America combined. Moths outnumber butterflies, their nearest relative, by more than 10 to 1. Moths can range in size from smaller than a pencil tip to bigger than a songbird.

Beetles make up the largest group of pollinating animals because there are so many of them! They are responsible for pollinating 88% of the 240,000 flowering plants around the world! They were some of the first insects to visit flowers and they remain essential pollinators today.