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Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County: Event

Getting Started with Boiling Water Canning - SD County Fair

Jun 10, 2026

June 1012 - 12:45 PMGetting Started with Boiling Water CanningType of preservation: High Acid CanningBoiling water canning is a simple and safe method for preserving high-acid foods by processing sealed jars using a boiling water or steam canner.  This presentation is ideal for beginners and will cover…
Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County
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UC ANR Fire Network: Page

Herbicide

Managing Competing Vegetation with HerbicideHerbicides are well known as an effective and relatively inexpensive method to control vegetation. In fuels management, herbicides have two primary roles: To prepare live fuels for burning by either weakening or killing the plant. This allows for impacted…
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UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties: Event

From Balcony to Yard: Designing Your Urban Garden

Jun 13, 2026

Living in San Francisco often means gardening in small yards, shared spaces, or containers on a deck — and working with fog, shade, and shifting microclimates. In this talk, we’ll explore how to turn those constraints into opportunities, from understanding your light and soil to choosing plants that thrive,…
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of San Diego County: Article

Working With California’s New ‘Zone Zero’ Home Fire Safety Perimeter

May 14, 2026
By Susan Pransky
 This article originally appeared in the May 9, 2026 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune.Did you know that an exceptionally large percentage of home ignitions during wildfires are caused by embers landing near a structure? And that these flying embers can come from a fire that is a mile or more away?…
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