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Bountiful Berries Webinar
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County: Event

Bountiful Berries Webinar

Mar 18, 2025

Bountiful BerriesBerries are a rewarding garden plant. Berry plants are perennial, producing fruit year after year making them a wise investment. This Master Gardener sponsored presentation will cover the planting, care and maintenance of 4 of the most common garden berries, blueberries, strawberries,…
UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County
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Sweet William
The Real Dirt: Article

Dianthus, the “Divine Flower”

March 12, 2025
By Jeanette Alosi
References to the plant genus Dianthus go back as far as the Greek botanist Theophrastus.  He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower). 
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Plant potatoes in March in Sonoma County
UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County: Article

What experts say to plant and do in your Sonoma County garden in March

March 12, 2025
By Cynthia Bailey
The Press Democrat, March 01, 2025Plant potatoes in March using easy fabric pots that can be moved around and take up little space. We’ll be “springing forward” with daylight savings time March 9 and gaining more hours of sun in our gardens.After weeks of cleansing rains, perennials are brightly…
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Brown chickens peck at bugs in the grass at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.
Food Blog: Article

Bird flu's impact on egg and milk markets varies

March 12, 2025
By Ria DeBiase
 Egg prices soar while dairy prices remain stable as H5N1 spreads through CaliforniaConsumers have faced reduced egg supplies and high egg prices. A recent article by University of California, Davis agricultural economists explore the reasons for reduced egg supplies and high egg prices and assess what…
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UC policy revisions for employee comment

March 12, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Systemwide review of Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 500 distributed on February 13, 2025, has been rescinded. Enclosed for a new systemwide review period are updated proposed revisions to Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Section 500, Recruitment (APM - 500).
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CLEAN kitchen & personal hygiene (Pixabay image)
UC Master Food Preserver Program of Orange County: Page

Food Safety

Introduction to food safety and links to detail pages for Everyday food safety, Emergencies and food safety, and Food safety when entertaining.
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UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County: Event

Fighting Mosquitoes: Staying Safe and Healthy/Zoom/May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

Learn how to keep mosquitoes away, stop diseases they carry, and protect yourself and your community. This class covers the basics of mosquito life, how they spread illness, and simple ways to control them in your home and neighborhood. Our speaker is Steve Solomon, vector control technician with Ventura…
UC Master Gardeners of Ventura County
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UC ANR Human Resources: Page

Employee Recognition & Awards Program (ERAP)

UC ANR is growing, and we understand many of our employees have performed extraordinarily throughout this very dynamic year. To recognize these employees, the 2026 Employee Recognition & Awards Program (ERAP) includes exciting reward opportunities (see nomination form below).Individual Awards:…
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Kids gather around a table covered in cardboard parts and connectors.
Healthy Communities Blog: Article

North Bay Science Discovery Day inspires future innovators

March 12, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice, Ricardo A Vela
 Imagine holding science right in your hands – launching rockets toward the sky, building robots, operating on a “patient” or holding a colorful lizard. For thousands of Northern California families, this isn't just imagination, these are just some of the activities they did at the North Bay Science…
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