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En 2005 la muerte de una trabajadora agrcola ubicada al este de Stockton, California puso en evidencia los sufrimientos de los jornaleros durante el verano.

The death of a farmworker on May 14, 2005, east of Stockton, California, highlighted the sufferings of day laborers during the summer. Mara Isabel Vsquez Jimnez, originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, 17 years old and two months pregnant, worked in a vineyard in temperatures above 95 degrees.

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I have a small growing area at the side of my house in Bishop that gets lots of heat and very little sun. I started planting onions in this area about 10 years ago but found that the bulbs never got more than 1-2 in diameter. Now I intentionally plant onions there every January that I freeze whole.

Several months ago, I got a question about weeds in an irrigated pasture. The mystery plants were slowly but surely taking over a significant proportion of the pasture, and the owner asked me to visit the property to identify the plants and options to control them.

Useful Weed Identification Tools The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program's website contains many useful features to help identify pests and problems in the garden and home.

Recently, on very warm day, three of my Master Gardener (MG) friends and I drove to Grass Valley to see the UC Master Gardeners of Nevada County Demonstration Garden. I have many fond memories of working in this garden as I began my Mg training and volunteer work in 2005 in Nevada County.