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This hands-on class focuses on saving seeds from food crops and is designed to build local resilience. By learning to save and share seeds adapted to our region, you're not just gardening—you’re building a living legacy and helping grow a community-based seed shed for future generations. Join us and learn…

Are you inspired to plant California natives in your garden but overwhelmed by all the choices? Do you want to embrace native landscaping and want a neat and clean look? In this talk, we will present practical steps to select and arrange native plants for different growing conditions including various soil…

Although wildfires have beneficial impacts on ecological resources, they have also been catastrophic for many fire-prone communities in California. The threat to life and property is real and it is worthwhile to get prepared for. Join us to learn strategies on how you can reduce your risks by protecting your…

What if we told you that mulch could cut your water use by at least a third and build soil that resists both drought and deluge? Join us as we share simple, water-conserving actions you can take to ensure thriving and bountiful gardens, no matter how little or how much water shows up. Whether you garden…

In this webinar, Nicholas Clark, Associate Cooperative Extension Area Agronomic Cropping Systems and Nutrient Management Advisor, will give an introduction of agronomic cropping systems and their current weed and insect pest management challenges. He will describe specific pest-crop interactions and the IPM…