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UC Master Food Preservers of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties: Event

On-Line Ask a Master Food Preserver - August 2025

Aug 13, 2025

Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers for a general Q&A session. A panel of volunteers will be available to answer your questions, share their tips and encourage you to safely preserve food at home.August is hosted by San Bernardino/Riverside County.  Volunteers will lead a brief…
UC Master Food Preservers of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
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Needs Assessments

Understanding Local Priorities, Together What Is a Needs Assessment?A needs assessment is a structured process that helps communities, organizations, and educators identify the gaps between current conditions and desired outcomes. It asks the key question: “What do communities need, and how can those…
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This Month In The Garden – July 2025

June 30, 2025
By Loren Nelson
July! Getting hotter right? This week on In the Garden with UCCE Master Gardeners radio show, Teena and Katrina bring you another new monthly tips and tricks program with things to plan for this month of July.  Each month, we talk about the changing water requirements in your garden. More so this…
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UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal
Bug Squad: Article

The Nobel Laureates and 'The Invisible Power of Academic Research'

June 30, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Federal funding of scientific research in our academic institutions is in jeopardy, but interest is swelling for the UC Davis-based webinar,  “Beyond the Headlines: The Invisible Power of Academic Research,” set from 1 to 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 1 (Pacific Time).Today UC Davis Distinguished…
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ANR Employee News: Article

In memoriam: Ken Tate

June 30, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Kenneth W. Tate, UC Cooperative Extension specialist and professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences, died unexpectedly on June 5, 2025.
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UC Master Food Preserver Coordinators: Document

General MFP Reappointment Timeline & Tasks

AprilSend email reminders to volunteers to catch up on logging hours(optional) Send paper letters to MFPs short on hoursSample mail merge letter & Excel data file on Coordinator WebsiteDecide how to handle insurance payments in your program: Individuals pay? Local program pays for all? Local program pays…
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UC Master Gardeners of Solano County: Event

Growing Sweet Peas

Oct 11, 2025

Sweet peas are a classic garden favorite—fragrant, colorful, and perfect for cutting. Join the Master Gardeners to learn how to grow these charming blooms from seed to blossom. We’ll cover everything from soil prep and planting tips to trellising and care, so you can enjoy a bountiful display of these old…
UC Master Gardeners of Solano County
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UC Master Gardeners of Solano County: Event

Growing for and with Children

Aug 9, 2025

Gardening with children is more than just planting seeds—it's about nurturing curiosity, wonder, and a lifelong connection to the natural world. Whether you're growing kid-friendly crops like snap peas, strawberries, or sunflowers, or creating a space where little hands can dig, water, and explore, the…
UC Master Gardeners of Solano County
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State budget maintains UC ANR funding

June 30, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues,I’m pleased to share good news – Gov. Newsom and the State Legislature have finalized the state’s FY 2025-26 budget. The budget maintains the same level of funding for UC and UC ANR that we received last fiscal year. This is a remarkable improvement from earlier budget proposals that proposed…
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