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Blog by Lisa Rico This last summer, I befriended a praying mantis. Confession, they were not my favorite. Besides being a bit freaky looking, they eat things I don’t want them to eat. For example, I had one that lived in my artichoke plant and would literally “hang out” near the flower, just waiting for…

You might be surprised to learn that a few of your favorite ornamental plants are invasive to California and can “escape” your yard causing big problems in the wild. When plants escape landscape and garden boundaries, it is often due to seed distribution or aggressive roots. An invasive plant species can…

Haga clic aquí para ver la traducción al español. Join UC SAREP and collaborators this winter for two webinar series developed specifically for organic producers. Whether you have been farming organically for decades or just getting started with organic production practices, you’ll find sessions…

Únase a nosotros este invierno para participar en dos series de seminarios en línea desarrollados específicamente para agricultores orgánicos. Ambas series de diez semanas son gratuitas e incluirán interpretación simultánea al español.  La sexta serie anual de semanarios sobre la agricultura…

This article describes the CDBAB proposal request process.

Heirloom tomatoes are open-pollinated varieties which were either introduced commercially before 1940, or grown from seeds that have been passed down at least 50 years through several generations of a family, religious, ethnic, or tribal group, without the plants crossing with another variety of the same…