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Here's a round-up of nutrition news, information, and events from the past month that I found interesting. Note that any particular research finding is only one part of a large and complicated picture of a healthy diet.

Newly published nematode research led by plant nematologist Shahid Siddique of UC Davis, formerly with the University of Bonn, is featured as the research highlight in the October 14th edition of The Plant Journal.

By Miranda Capriotti and Katie Johnson SUMMARY During the 20182019 school year, UCCE CalFresh Healthy Living Nutrition Educators and El Dorado County farms partnered to bring local produce to Harvest of the Month tastings with kindergarten through 5th grade students at Camino Elementary School.

From the National Farm to School Network: "October is National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate connections happening all over the country between schools, food and local farmers! Farm to school enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by en...

Those enrolling in the Wax Working, Honey and Hive Products, a first-of-its-kind class offered by the Elina Nio lab at the University of California, Davis, will learn how wax is made, how to collect it, how to process it, and how to make their own wax products such as candles and wax reusable food w...

It's quite interesting how certain plant geneses received their names; did the person discovering said plant in the wilds gives it their own name? Was the plant family named after a colleague or a friend or, perhaps, even after a loved one?

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State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Project Funding up to $100,000 Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - UCCE Kern County 1031 S. Mt.

State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Project Funding up to $100,000 Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - UCCE Kern County 1031 S. Mt.