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Topics Subtropics Archive 2010 - 2024

Newsletters 2010-2024 ISSUESARTICLESDOWNLOAD FILES2024, Vol 25, SummerTOPICS IN THIS ISSUE:  Cherimoya Growers Handbook Available On-LineLearning From the RainOptimizing Avocado Irrigation Management Practices Using Soil Moisture SensingPest Alert: Fig Wax ScaleAg Labor Management…
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Avocado grove in San Diego
UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

2025 San Diego Region Organic Agriculture Conference

Sep 25, 2025 - Sep 26, 2025

2025 San Diego Region Organic Agriculture Conference Join us for two events celebrating organic agriculture in San Diego County! Learn from local organic farmers about their production practices and marketing strategies during three pre-conference farm tours on Thursday, September 25th. At the…
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Event

Online-Food Preservation Basics: Dehydrating and Freezing

Oct 29, 2025

Learn how dehydrating and freezing safely preserve fruits, vegetables, and herbs by slowing microbial growth and enzyme activity. This class covers food safety, equipment options, storage tips, and creative ways to use preserved foods at home.
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra
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Low-Acid Foods

This collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides instructions on and examples of canning non-pickled vegetables and foods. Research on food preservation is ongoing – recommendations may have changed since the release of some documents. Please refer to the …
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Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County: Page

Fermenting

This collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides information on and examples of fermenting fruits, vegetables, dairy, and more. Note that some documents only refer to using a boiling water canner (aka water bath canner), but you may also use an atmospheric steam…
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tachytes wasp on pink flower
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Green-Eyed Lady, Lovely Lady

August 22, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Melinda NestlerodeEveryone has a horror story to tell about wasps. When I mentioned that I was writing a blog about wasps to a friend, he launched into a tale about accidentally digging up a nest and then running for dear life. We all have stories of ruined picnics, encounters with wasps nests, and…
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Pickling

This collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides information on and examples of pickling fruits and vegetables. Note that some documents only refer to using a boiling water canner (aka water bath canner), but you may also use an atmospheric steam canner to can…
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Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County: Page

Cold Storage

This collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides information on and examples of refrigeration and freezing preservation methods. Research on food preservation is ongoing – recommendations may have changed since the release of some documents. Please refer to…
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Monarch in flight, heading toward narrow-leafed milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Second Monarch Arrives

August 21, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Too good to be true!What did I deserve to see--and photograph--a second monarch in our Vacaville pollinator garden this year? The first arrived July 15. The second, Aug. 21. Both were females laying eggs.But there she was. At 10 a.m. today, this majestic female fluttered in, heading straight for the…
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