Ongoing research

My fingers are crossed that the rain that started, continues in proper intensity and frequency to refill California's reservoirs! Davis enjoyed 1.5 inches with the weekend storm. Much more precipitation arrived in the mountains as snow.

"Bee-free honey?" What? It's interesting that a company based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has announced plans to produce a "bee-free honey." Snackandbakery.com recently published a piece about Fooditive's plans.

For food safety, storing leftovers at 33 F to 40 F is ideal A few years ago, I was in Reno overnight for work and wanted to save my delicious dinner leftovers for breakfast.

The cold-adapted Parnassian butterflies don't get nearly as much attention as the iconic monarchs that migrate to overwintering spots, but a UC Davis entomology student's research may help change all that.

Peach leaf curl, a fungus disease of peach and nectarine trees, is very common in home gardens. Cool and rainy weather provide ideal conditions for the spread of the disease. Recognizing the disease is simple, since it occurs only on peaches and nectarines and has very definite symptoms.

Though we think of our country's capitol as a place of constant change, with Congress and the administration making grand entrances and exits every two and possibly every four years, there is one place that continues to be relatively stable the pristine grounds of the White House.

Christina Hecht, senior policy adviser with the University of California's Nutrition Policy Institute, was featured in a Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) article titled Why America's food-security crisis is a water-security crisis, too, published on November 20, 2022.

by Melody Kendall The UC Master Gardeners of Napa County in partnership with the City of Napa Parks and Recreation Department continue to develop a botanical teaching garden at the Las Flores Community Center property in Napa. Currently, four gardens at the Las Flores Learning Garden are complete.

Fruits and Vegetables Healthy Eating Tips Fruit and Veggie BINGO...

Evenings are growing dark and maybe it's too cold and wet to work in the garden. What better time for tool care? It's also a great time of year to drop some hints to friends and family for those expensive new pruning shears you've been wanting.