COVID-19, Urban Farms, and Food Safety Resources What is urban agriculture? It means different things to different people (See our working definition here).
Welcome to the UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties website. Find links to our upcoming classes, learn about who we are and what we do, discover resources and tips for growing the most beautiful and productive garden in your space and consider joining us in the future as a UC…
Located 60 miles northeast of Sacramento in Browns Valley, the Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center (SFREC) is one of ten centers under the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Our center provides land, labor and infrastructure to support research on critical…
Located 60 miles northeast of Sacramento in Browns Valley, the Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center (SFREC) is one of ten centers under the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Our center provides land, labor and infrastructure to support research on critical…
The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program serves youth and teens in 57 of 58 California counties through traditional clubs, after-school programs, state-wide leadership conferences and camps. As the largest, non-profit youth organization in the country, 4-H has a proven history of making…
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Resources for UC ANR employees working at the Second Street Building, including facilities requests, workspace requests, building guidelines, visitor information, and employee resources.
Our primary goal in preparing this site is to provide California's range and pasture livestock ranchers or managers with research-based information and publications on: California Agriculture journal, October - December 2012, Volume 66, Issue 4. Photo by Sarah E. Moffitt.
The Delta Crops Resource Management research and extension program serves San Joaquin, Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, and Contra Costa counties addressing agronomic crop production and soil and water resource management.
UCCE Master Food Preservers of Orange County mission "To teach research-based practices of safe home food preservation to the residents of California."
By Peyton Ellas, UC Master Gardener of Tulare/Kings County
July is historically our hottest and driest month. Keep things easy on both you and the garden. Work in the mornings, stay hydrated, and ease off the pruning and fertilizing. July is a great month to plan for autumn and do whatever preparation you can for creating a more water-efficient, California-style…
I’ve always loved that time in early spring when our hillsides are painted with great drifts of blue, lavender, and white Ceanothus, otherwise known as California Lilac. After many years of admiring them from afar, I plan to add some to my garden. In the meantime, here’s a bit of what I’ve learned so far…
📚 Featured Resource In this article, Dr. Monica Palta and Dr. Esther Lofton explore how groundwater nitrate contamination disproportionately affects disadvantaged communities that rely on groundwater for their drinking water. They examine the connections between water quality, public health,…
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County. I was recently in my garden looking at my milkweed (Asclepias) and Jupiter’s beard (Centranthus ruber) when I noticed another flower with long spikes and different foliage peeking through the dense forest of stems. What was it? …
From Grocery Scraps to Garden Magic! Fresno MG Cyndy Getting started on a new garden can be pricey! Get tips and tricks on how to use items easily found at your local grocer and scraps you were going to throw away to start growing your own food.Saturday,…
Decorating a White Pumpkin Fresno MG Sharon Do you enjoy decorating for the fall season? Join Master Gardener Sharon to decorate your white pumpkin with pressed flowers. All supplies provided. Limit 15 people. Fee $20. …
Unlock the Secret of Soils Fresno MG Tim New advances in soil health have been made and are available to the home gardener. A healthy garden starts with healthy soil. This class will focus on the USDA program…
Welcome, Ms. Monarch!Finally, the first monarch butterfly of the year fluttered into our pollinator garden on Thursday morning, July 2 and began laying eggs on our native milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis."Where have you been?" we wanted to ask her.She did not respond, but monarchs have been here more…
Get Ready for Fall - Succulent Pumpkins Fresno MG Cathy Choose a pumpkin of any size, color and shape and add moss, some succulent cuttings, a glue gun and a little creativity to make a centerpiece that will last for months. This demonstration will…