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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Home Preserved Cranberry Sauce is a Real Treat

December 22, 2025
By Robin E Martin
Preserve It! A Fruit from the Bogs! From the bogs and swamps of the northeastern part of the country comes a fruit widely used for those family gatherings this time of year. Sure, in a pinch, you could purchase one of those iconic cans of cranberry sauce from the grocery, but why not can and preserve…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: Seed Starting Using the Winter Sowing Method

December 22, 2025
By Robin E Martin
What is the Winter Sowing method of seed starting?  An effective, simple, and low-cost seed starting method, Winter Sowing is the process of starting seeds in containers outside during the winter months. Planting seeds in clear or translucent containers, such as milk jugs, creates a greenhouse effect,…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Creating a Twelve Month Garden

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Jun 25, 2026

Discover how to create a garden that delights every month of the year. UC Master Gardener of Yolo County, Janey Santos shares her experience and approach to layering blooms, foliage, and texture in the garden each month so there’s always something beautiful to enjoy — from the first spring flowers to the…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Garlic Harvest, Citrus June drop, and Vegetable Flowers That Don't Produce Fruit

Event Date
Jun 6, 2026

Join UC Master Gardener of Yolo County, Treva Valentine's Kitchen Garden Chats to talk about garlic harvest, citrus June drop, and why so many vegetable flowers do not produce.Kitchen Garden Chats, held the first Saturday of each month, are free and open to anyone who wants to get more to eat from their…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Event

Central Sierra: Amador County | Master Food Preserver| The Zesty Kitchen (Jackson)

Event Date
Feb 21, 2026

Citrus fruits are tasty, nutritious and versatile. Lemons, limes, grapefruit, kumquats and others are readily available at this time of year. Winter is citrus season in California, but these zesty flavors can be safely preserved to enjoy later. On February 21, 2026, the UC Master Food Preservers of Amador…
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra
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Beef Quality Assurance
Grown in Marin: Event

Beef Quality Assurance - Free Training and Certification

Event Date
Jan 29, 2026

Join UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis Veterinary Medicine for a free in-person BQA certification course. There will be a combination of chute-side and classroom learning, covering topics such as animal health, stockmanship, meat quality, and biosecurity.  Registration is free. Sign up at ucanr…
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Grown in Marin: Event

Beef Cattle Health Series – Free Online Webinars

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Jan 13, 2026

Join UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis Veterinary Medicine for a free, Tuesday-evening webinar series focused on practical beef cattle health and management. The sessions cover topics important to cattle health and management and include lots of visuals. Webinars are held live and participants have the…
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Livestock & Range: Article

Transition to Organic Webinar Series

December 22, 2025
By Fadzayi E Mashiri
This information may be of interest to those running Mixed or Integrated Farming Systems. Wednesdays • January 14 – March 18, 2026 • noon-1:15pm with optional office hours 1:15pm-2pm • Free virtual seriesHosted by CAFF, UC Organic Agriculture Institute (UC OAI), and UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE…
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UC Cooperative Extension Marin County: Page

Watershed Management

 David LewisWatershed Management AdvisorUniversity of California Cooperative ExtensionEmail: djllewis@ucanr.edu415-473-4204Through creative educational programs and adaptive research, I partner on working landscape solutions. From ridge top to streambed, across pastures and fields, there are options and…
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UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

Latin is for gardeners and scholars and the Catholic Church

December 22, 2025
By Bonnie A Nielsen
 In case you’re wondering, the Swedish biologist and physician Carl Linnaeus was the one who came up with our current way of naming plants and animals.  About 300 years ago, he organized what’s called binomial nomenclature, the use of two Latin or Greek names: Genus (the main identifier…
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