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Building Decision Support Web Apps with R/Shiny

February 12, 2026. This hands-on workshop will provide an introduction to Shiny including the principles of reactive programming, fundamentals of UI design, and deployment options.
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UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County: Event

Grow your own Transplants for Summer Gardening from Seed: Why, When & How? - Los Altos

Feb 18, 2026

Come join our discussion on how to start seeds at home to grow your own warm season garden transplants. We’ll discuss why you might want to grow your own transplants; when the best time is to start seeds; and how to get them growing. Before we finish, we’ll do some hands-on learning by putting a seed in a…
UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
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HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Winter Maintenance of Deciduous Fruit Trees

January 5, 2026
By Help Desk Team
Note: This article was originally published in the Contra Costa Times. It has been updated.Winter is the time to perform certain maintenance activities on deciduous fruit trees to reduce insect and disease problems during the growing season. The most common deciduous fruit trees in the home orchard and the…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Event

Garden Prepping for Spring

Apr 8, 2026

Program: Forgotten all the details of how to prepare for a successful spring planting? Sometimes we do too, so we decided to write it all down. Learn some tips on what can be done now to increase your odds of bountiful summer harvest to enjoy all season.Speakers: Keri Pon has been a UC Marin Master Gardener…
UC Marin Master Gardeners
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Honey bee on honeycomb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Stlll Time to Register for Honey and Mead Workshops

January 5, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Friday, Jan. 9 is the deadline to register for the two long-awaited workshops: The Science of Honey Tasting and The Science of Mead Tasting.Coordinated by the California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP), based at the University of California, Davis, and Z Food Specialty/The HIVE, Woodland, both of the…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Event

Growing Edibles Plan to Plot to Plate

Mar 12, 2026

Program: Want to learn about growing edibles? Come and hear about preparation of planting beds and containers, selection of plant varieties including tomatoes, best watering practices and managing diseases and problems - lessons learned from a real garden!Speaker: Anne-Marie Walker is a lifelong gardener and…
UC Marin Master Gardeners
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UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County: Event

Make It, Take It – Techniques in Food Preservation

Feb 7, 2026

Learn the fundamentals of safe, science-based food preservation in this hands-on class led by UCCE Master Food Preservers, then leave with preserved foods you can confidently enjoy and replicate at home.When: Saturday, Feb. 7, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; RSVP by Jan. 31.Where:  OC Fair & Event…
UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Event

Creating a Beautiful and Firewise Landscape

Apr 4, 2026

Program: Concerned about how to have a beautiful garden AND reduce the risk of wildfire reaching your home? Using photos of real gardens, the UC Marin Master Gardeners show participants how to grow gardens that are as attractive as they are firewise. This includes ideas for creating the all-important 0-5’…
UC Marin Master Gardeners
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