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Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers of Orange County on August 23, 2018 and learn how to make Bloody Mary Mix or Tomatillo Salsa using the harvest from your garden or produce from your local farmers market.

Dusty Miller By Andrea Peck UCCE Master Gardener Latin name: Jacobaea maritima Size of plant: 6 inches to 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide Bloom description and season: clusters of small yellow flowers after first year Exposure: full sun, some shade Pruning needs: prune to maintain as foliage only plant o...

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE for the 2018 California AG in the Classroom Conference September 28-29 Palm Springs, CA Have you been interested in finding new and exciting ways to bring food, fiber, flowers, and fuel into your learning environment?

Climate change is only partly fueling the catastrophic fires in California. Fire scientists also lay blame on the tendency of land use planners to allow the construction of houses and businesses in areas where wildfires are a natural part of the ecosystem. Last week Gov.

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In 2018 I clipped and weighed forage production (grasses and forbs) from four ranches in San Benito County, two ranches in Monterey County, and four ranches in Santa Cruz County.

Dive Brief: The University of California has received criticism for not adequately serving Latinos, the state's largest ethnic group, since affirmative action measures were banned from use in admissions decisions in California's public institutions in 1996, The New York Times reports.

Fresno and Madera Counties' UC CalFresh Nutrition Education Program has a long-standing partnership with the Fresno State Dietetic Internship Program. This blog post is part of our Intern Reflections Series.

Wildlife isn't always restricted to wild spaces. Avocado orchards and other agricultural landscapes also buzz with species that forage and reproduce in these spaces.

Help for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County IMPORTANT NOTICE: We are moving to Concord. Our Pleasant Hill location is now closed. We expect to reopen in Concord on Monday, 8/6. Our new address and phone number are:.