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Ant and scale insects sharing a mistletoe. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Hanging Out With Mistletoe

December 22, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Are you hanging out beneath the mistletoe? Or know someone who is? Maybe Mommy kissing Santa Claus?Scales and ants may be hanging out, too.The two insects maintain a classic mutualistic symbiosis in which ants "farm" scale insects for their sweet honeydew.  It's a beneficial arrangement: scales…
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Eight women stand behind the Master Gardener and Farm Smart tables
ANR Employee News: Article

CDFA workshop brings Farm to School partners together at DREC

December 22, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Farm Smart personnel, UCCE advisors, CalFresh Healthy Living, UCCE educators and UC Master Gardeners are partnering on a CDFA Farm to School project to foster students’ knowledge in food, nutrition and agriculture.
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A group photo of people in holiday sweaters and costumes
ANR Employee News: Article

Celebration Corner

December 22, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
UC ANR colleagues won awards, participated in events and celebrated together.
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A man flies a spray drone toward a citrus orchard. Green hills in background
ANR Employee News: Article

VINE Connect wraps first year with largest field day yet at Lindcove REC

December 22, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
 More than 200 farmers, technologists, researchers, students and partners gathered at Lindcove Research and Extension Center on Dec. 5 for the fourth and final VINE Connect Field Day of 2025.The event marked a milestone: one year since the program launched, with attendance more than doubling since the…
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a ceramic spoon rest holds a handful of fresh red cranberries
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: Home Preserved Cranberry Sauce is a Real Treat

December 22, 2025
By Robin E Martin
Preserve It! A Fruit from the Bogs! From the bogs and swamps of the northeastern part of the country comes a fruit widely used for those family gatherings this time of year. Sure, in a pinch, you could purchase one of those iconic cans of cranberry sauce from the grocery, but why not can and preserve…
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a green seedling emerges from dark soil
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: Seed Starting Using the Winter Sowing Method

December 22, 2025
By Robin E Martin
What is the Winter Sowing method of seed starting?  An effective, simple, and low-cost seed starting method, Winter Sowing is the process of starting seeds in containers outside during the winter months. Planting seeds in clear or translucent containers, such as milk jugs, creates a greenhouse effect,…
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UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Creating a Twelve Month Garden

Jun 25, 2026

Discover how to create a garden that delights every month of the year. UC Master Gardener of Yolo County, Janey Santos shares her experience and approach to layering blooms, foliage, and texture in the garden each month so there’s always something beautiful to enjoy — from the first spring flowers to the…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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garlic braid
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Garlic Harvest, Citrus June drop, and Vegetable Flowers That Don't Produce Fruit

Jun 6, 2026

Join UC Master Gardener of Yolo County, Treva Valentine's Kitchen Garden Chats to talk about garlic harvest, citrus June drop, and why so many vegetable flowers do not produce.Kitchen Garden Chats, held the first Saturday of each month, are free and open to anyone who wants to get more to eat from their…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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photo of various citrus
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra: Event

Central Sierra: Amador County | Master Food Preserver| The Zesty Kitchen (Jackson)

Feb 21, 2026

Citrus fruits are tasty, nutritious and versatile. Lemons, limes, grapefruit, kumquats and others are readily available at this time of year. Winter is citrus season in California, but these zesty flavors can be safely preserved to enjoy later. On February 21, 2026, the UC Master Food Preservers of Amador…
UC Master Food Preservers of Central Sierra
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