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Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Karen who is also this year's 4-H club treasurer for Pleasant Grove in Sutter County. The following are Karen's responses to my questions.

The most recent group of scientists and educators hired by University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources includes several firsts, including a UC Cooperative Extension specialist in water equity at UCLA and a UC Cooperative Extension Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communit...

Now that the weather is consistently below 90 degrees F, you can start to fertilize your roses again, if necessary. Don't fertilize just to fertilize.

The Mediterranean climate of Contra Costa County has us spoiled for choices in growing handsome perennials and shrubs, including many native plants that attract local beneficial insects and nourish our ecosystems.

As my gardening season is approaching the end, I have found that my pepper plants are still producing an abundance of fruit, especially my Jalapeo. With my pantry fully stocked with salsas, I needed to explore an alternative way to put up these peppers.

My neighborhood is the kind of place where you can put almost anything out on the sidewalk with a FREE label attached, and it will be gonea cast-iron frying pan, bicycle parts, a sofa, books, a box of Meyer lemons.

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Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview Tina Patton, a long-time 4-H volunteer in Nevada county who also directs our 4-H Horse Camp. The following are Tina's responses to my questions.

Ever seen a Gulf Fritillary laying an egg? The Gulf Frit, or "passion butterfly" (Agraulis vanillae), lays her tiny, yellow eggs, singly, on her host plant, the passionflower vine (Passiflora). The egg? It's about the size of a pin head.

Please find the attached list of nominees for the Kern 4-H Council.