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The Savvy Sage: Article

Home Soil Evaluation

January 21, 2026
By Deborah Cunningham
 Article by Caroline Gengo, UC Master Gardener Trainee - What can your soil tell you about your garden? Soil is made up of decomposed rocks, organic matter, water, and air. Soil provides roughly eighty percent of the essential nutrients your plants need to grow. How we maintain and support our soil…
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UC Master Gardener Coordinators: Page

Volunteer Onboarding & Orientation

Volunteer onboarding and orientation are the processes that introduce volunteers to the mission, vision and values of the UC Master Gardener Program, and their new role. A thorough and complete orientation and onboarding process should include relevant program operations, policies, tools, and cultural norms…
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ANR Digital Accessibility: Page

Accessibility Weekly Tips

As part of the University of California’s systemwide commitment to equity and inclusion, all UC locations are required to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA by April 2026. This means that every digital product – from websites and PDFs to presentations, forms, videos and emails – must…
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UC Master Gardeners of Solano County: Event

Gardens for Pets and Pets for Gardens

Feb 26, 2026

Ways to keep our gardens safe from pets (both ours and our neighbors) and how to be sure everything in our gardens are safe for our pets.Photo courtesy of Loralei DeweEvent flyer  
UC Master Gardeners of Solano County
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

Announcing the FFY 2025 CalFresh Healthy Living Data Briefs

January 21, 2026
The Nutrition Policy Institute is pleased to share the 2025 CalFresh Healthy Living data briefs, highlighting the vital contributions of local health departments and their community partners to California’s nutrition and physical activity promotion efforts during federal fiscal year 2025. The California…
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UCCE Central Sierra: Event

Central Sierra: Virtual Fence in the Real World

Jan 27, 2026

Join UC Cooperative Extension Central Sierra, UC Davis, and the Brennan Ranch for a workshop focused on using virtual fencing systems on cattle operations in the Sierra region! Lunch will be provided. Please preregister so that we’ll have a correct count for lunch! Workshop topics will include an…
UCCE Central Sierra
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