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Preservation Notes - San Joaquin Master Food Preservers: Article

Help Desk - Drying Herbs

September 4, 2025
By Sherida J Phibbs
 By Annette Smith, UCCE Master Food PreserverFrom the Master Food Preserver Help desk comes a common question:What are important points I need to know about drying home-grown herbs?Drying herbs is a great way to preserve the flavor and aroma of your garden year-round. Dried herbs take up less storage…
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The Savvy Sage: Article

Ask a Master Gardener

September 4, 2025
By Deborah Cunningham
This series provides answers to selected questions recently submitted to the UC Master Gardeners of Yolo County Help Desk. Question: How much water should I give my deciduous landscape trees?Answer: The answer will vary by species and age of the tree, but there are guidelines that apply to most…
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UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Event

Growing California Natives

Oct 4, 2025

Join UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County in a Free Garden WorkshopGROWING CALIFORNIA NATIVESTopics covered will be: What are California Native plants? Why are native plants important? Native plants in your garden. Native plants in containers. Helpful resources.Registration is RequiredSaturday,…
UCCE in Santa Barbara County
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red begonia boliviensis flower

Eye-Catching Begonia boliviensis

September 4, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Michelle KrespiI went to visit a friend of mine who has an amazing garden and noticed an eye catching plant. I was even more interested once I discovered it was a begonia that obviously thrived in my climate zone. Welcome to Begonia boliviensis! Uponresearching I discovered that this South…
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

August Miku 1

September 3, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Miku by Mike Gunther  Summer is waningFruits and veggies getting ripeDays getting shorter
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UC Environmental Stewards: Event

Regional Rendezvous 2025

Nov 7, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025

Stewarding Hope: From Dunes to RedwoodsNovember 7-9, Arcata, CaliforniaCalling all UC California Naturalist and Climate Stewards alumni and instructors, environmental and climate professionals and students, and outdoor enthusiasts! Please join UC Environmental Stewards and our course partners Friends of the…
UC Environmental Stewards
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Female European mantis, Mantis religiosa, in Rio Visa on Labor Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Shall We Prey, Pray or Protest?

September 3, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Was she protesting, preying or praying? A very large praying mantis showed up at a pro-democracy event in Rio Vista, Calif., on Labor Day.The mantis sailed over my head, "like a bird on the wing," and then dropped to the ground, landing on rough gravel. It looked too heavy and clumsy to fly. But…
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Vertebrate Pest Conference: Page

Hotel Accommodations

The conference will be held at the Mission Valley Marriott in San Diego, California. San Diego is California’s second largest city with over 70 miles of beaches and ideal year-round temperatures. San Diego farms have specialized in integrating agricultural activity and urban living, and growing crops that…
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Grown in Marin: Event

A Farmer's Legal Guide to Humane Handling Requirements

Sep 12, 2025

This webinar will discuss a farmer's role in humane handling compliance. The Food and Agriculture Impact Project will release a Farmer's Legal Guide to Humane Handling Requirements to provide a general overview of the humane handlings laws for farmers working with meat and poultry plants and processing…
Grown in Marin
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