Calaveras

Kids Day in the Garden is a family friendly event featuring activities kids will love. 

Have you ever wondered how to cure and preserve your own olives? There are multiple ways to remove the bitterness from olives to make them edible: lye cure, dry salt cure, water cure, brine cure and fermented.

All adults who apply to be an adult volunteer in the 4-H YD Program must complete either an in-person or virtual New Adult Volunteer Orientation. Please check the New Adult Volunteer Orientation R.S.V.P. form for an orientation date and location that works for you and R.S.V.P. as soon as you can.

Go beyond dill pickles! Many other vegetables and fruits can become a pickled or fermented product, without canning to be enjoyed in the short term, or canned for a shelf-stable product for year-round enjoyment.

Cranberries, all ways!! Learn about the many ways to turn this versatile fruit into tasty preserved foods.

Come along to our weekly Workday & Open Garden Gate - we are now operating winter hours - 11am to 4pm. Open year-round on Thursdays - the public is welcome to explore the garden, ask for advice, take free seeds home to plant, buy plants, share in the harvest and more.

Come along to our weekly Workday & Open Garden Gate - we are now operating SPRING/SUMMER HOURS - 9am to 1pm. Open year-round on Thursdays - the public is welcome to explore the garden, ask for advice, take free seeds home to plant, buy plants, share in the harvest and more.

Plant Sale held by the Master Gardeners of Calaveras County at the Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden.

A regular workday at the demo garden on Thursdays, 1pm to 6pm/dusk. The gate will indeed be open and members of the public are welcome to drop in and enjoy the garden and ask for advice. There will be public demos and plant sales.

Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers for their monthly general Q&A session. A panel of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions, share their tips and encourage you to safely preserve food at home.