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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Freezing Eggs (EDC MFP)

June 12, 2025
By Robin E Martin
 Preserve It! Freezing eggs is a viable and safe option  by UCCE Master Food Preserver of El Dorado County Laurie Lewis  Eggs:  Such a perfect source of nutrition, a complete protein in a small oval shell. If you have fresh eggs from your own chickens or a local source, that’s wonderful…
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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Small Farmer & Rancher Creating Your Business Identity Workshop

Jun 26, 2025

The Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA's) Office of Partnerships & Public Engagement (OPPE) are partnering to host a Small Farmer & Rancher Creating Your Business Identify Virtual Workshop.  The virtual workshop will cover…
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UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Let's Talk Canning Jars (EDC MFP)

June 12, 2025
By Robin E Martin
 Preserve It!  Properly using canning jars helps ensure a safe outcome  by UCCE Master Food Preserver of El Dorado County Laurie Lewis   We are well into spring, heading toward summer. Seed catalogs were dog-eared months ago, seed packets are in a basket (or perhaps already opened…
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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Organic Research Updates: Pest Management, Diversified Cropping Systems, and Soil Organic Carbon

Jun 17, 2025

Join the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) on June 17th at 1pm EST tolearn about the most recent organic agriculture research relevant to NRCS ResourceConcerns and Conservation Practice Standards. This webinar will cover topics such asorganic pest management, diversified cropping systems, and…
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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Seeds of Success: Crop Livestock Integration

Jun 26, 2025

Are you an organic farmer that is interested in using your livestock in your crop rotation? Are you wondering how others have overcome some of the complexities of integrating your farm system? Would you like to hear directly from farmers who have experience in this topic?If you answered yes to any of these…
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The Savvy Sage: Article

Landscape Transitions Part 1 - Focal Points

June 12, 2025
By Deborah Cunningham
Article by Kate Bear -   Nearly three years ago, my husband and I moved to Davis. The house we bought for our retirement life had a yard that included drip irrigation and no lawn, two positive attributes. The landscape was neat and easy to maintain, but didn’t satisfy my desire for variety, color,…
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UC Organic Agriculture Institute: Event

Understanding Organic and Small Farm Marketing

Jul 16, 2025

Please join CAFF, Riverside RCD, and Inland Empire RCD on the evening of Wednesday, July 16th, as we speak about the basics of Organic and Small Farm Marketing and present CCOF’s latest resource, the “Small Organic Farmer Marketing Toolkit”.Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to, digital…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Visit Sherwood Garden! Open Garden Day (EDC MG)

Aug 30, 2025

Visit Sherwood Demonstration Garden Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open Fridays and Saturdays, weather permitting. Come and take a leisurely stroll through all 16 themed gardens. Docents are on-site to assist you with any questions regarding Sherwood Demonstration Garden or your personal garden. May…
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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