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UC Master Food Preserver: Event

Winter Citrus Preserves: Mastering Marmalades (Online Delivery Program)

Mar 18, 2026

This free online class, taught by the UC Master Food Preservers Online Delivery Program, focuses on food safety principles and practical techniques for making marmalade at home.You’ll learn how different citrus varieties, such as oranges, lemons, and grapefruit, affect flavor, texture, and finished marmalade…
UC Master Food Preserver
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Grown in Marin: Event

“Grow” sustainable ag conference

Feb 26, 2026

The annual Grow Conference, open to all, unites a diverse group of professionals to strengthen local food systems. It provides valuable tools and knowledge to cultivate sustainable practices, nourish community and economic growth, and advance food and agriculture policies, all while offering valuable…
Grown in Marin
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Spring Update Meeting
UCCE Siskiyou: Event

Spring Update Meeting

Feb 27, 2026

 Join us for an in-person meeting to learn from UC Cooperative Extension advisors who will share research-based information on nitrogen and phosphorus management, alfalfa yield mapping, hay market challenges, and strategies to improve herbicide efficacy. Lunch will be provided with advance registration.
UCCE Siskiyou
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Native grape, Vitis californica, growing on a vine
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Article

Backyard fruit

February 9, 2026
 Fruits bring year-round interest to your garden as well as a sense of achievement gained by growing and harvesting your own fruit. My husband says growing blueberries is reason enough to grow backyard fruit. Yet, here’s a little secret. Marin’s favorable Mediterranean climate allows growing so much…
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Contact information for the Sonoma County Master Gardener Program
UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County: Article

Contact Us

February 9, 2026
Office LocationUC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County/University of California Cooperative Extension Office 133 Aviation Blvd, Suite 109 Santa Rosa, CA 95403Phone(707) 565-2608 Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:00AM – 12:00PM, 1:00PM – 4:00PMEmailmgsonoma@ucdavis.edu
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Fall Update: Rice Field Research Projects in the Sacramento Valley

February 9, 2026
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest, Sarah Marsh Janish, Luis A Espino
It has been a busy year! Here is a quick recap of some of our studies.Hedgerows: This study, initiated in 2024, is evaluating how planting rows of native species along permanent levees can influence beneficial insect activity in rice fields as well as weed pressure on levees in rice systems. Preliminary data…
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Event

Spray Safe Workshop

Mar 5, 2026

You’re invited to the 8th Annual Ventura County Spray Safe Event, a cornerstone gathering for growers, PCAs, applicators, field managers, labor contractors, and agricultural leaders committed to safety and sustainable practices.  Thursday, March 5, 2026 Ventura County Fairgrounds – Santa Cruz Hall…
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Event

California Avocado Growers Seminar - Pollination

Feb 10, 2026

PollinationFeaturing a talk by Inaki Hormaza(Professor at the Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture in Spain)"Optimizing Pollination of Avocado"Hamutahl Cohen(UC Cooperative Extension Advisor, Ventura)"Identifying non-bee pollinators in Ventura and what practices promote them…
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
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