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California Elderberries

When building sustainable farming practices, the whole farm can be a site of both conservation and profitability. Elderberries may have the potential to combine crop production with environmental conservation functions in a way not typically seen on California farms.
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Trees for Tomorrow Start Today

For the past several years, scientists from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and the United States Department of Forestry have been collaborating on research projects at several California locations to identify underplanted species of drought, heat, and pest resistant trees.
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UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Spring Gardening 101: Planning and Planting the Summer Garden

Apr 25, 2026

Please join Treva Valentine, UC Master Gardener of Yolo County to begin planning your summer garden. This class will cover the basics of planning, planting and maintaining your summer garden for a bountiful harvest.  Learn which crops to plant and which varieties are best suited for our area. Get ideas…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

PLANT project: Designing Symbiotic Living with Plants

Apr 9, 2026

Please Join Jiawen Chen, Tian Qin, and Xiao Peng (Master of Design program at UC Berkeley) to talk about their project to explore human-plant symbiosis.Description: PLANT is a speculative design project that explores alternative modes of living shaped by human-plant symbiosis. It asks how plants might hold…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin: Article

Vegetable Variety Selection and Starting from Seed

March 24, 2026
By Lisa Strand
Growing vegetables can be fun! It also can be very frustrating. But in any case, growing vegetables provides a wonderful learning experience for us as we learn from our successes and mistakes.  Here, we will discuss how to select varieties appropriate to our short growing season and how to start your…
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New publication on translating climate–food–health science into action

March 24, 2026
A new open-access publication outlines how to better translate science at the climate–food–health nexus into effective policy and practice. Published in Advances in Nutrition, authors propose a practical framework grounded in ecological systems thinking to help decision-makers navigate the complex…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Article

Our Outreach to the Contra Costa County community

March 24, 2026
By Hedwig L Van Den Broeck
 Most of our projects are about outreach. Our current highlight this season is without question the Great Tomato Plant Sale (GTPS), starting on April 11th. But to get the real impact of our outreach, we’d like to show you how far our outreach goes!We have the Helpdesk, who will respond to all your…
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UC ANR Innovate: Page

Bringing real solutions to California farmers

The VINE is UC ANR Innovate's applied innovation pipeline, connecting startups, researchers, growers, and industry to move agricultural technology from concept to field-ready solution. Through structured commercialization support, we help promising technologies progress from research to market-ready products…
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Event

Central Coast Nursery and Floriculture Meeting

Apr 21, 2026

Central Coast Nursery and Floriculture MeetingApril 21, 2026Oxnard, CA (address provided after registration)Register here!Join us for the Central Coast Nursery and Floriculture Meeting. This is an opportunity for nursery and floriculture professionals from Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties to share…
Cooperative Extension Ventura County
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Agritourism Connections: Article

In Compton, urban agritourism opens new opportunities for small farms

March 24, 2026
By Diana Cervantes
When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted local markets in 2020, many small urban farms were left without buyers or a clear path forward. Through programs led by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), urban agritourism is emerging as one strategy to help these farms diversify…
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