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Passion. Insight. Community: These three words defined our experience at the inaugural UCOP EDI Conference on December 5.

Join us to kick off the 2024 online Garden Talk series, Monday, January 8, 2024, 7 - 8 p.m. UC Master Gardener Janet Rogers will share a research-based presentation on Bare-Root Fruit Trees.

In November, my husband and I were able to travel to the Washington, DC area to visit family and friends. I was immediately struck by the number of trees. They were hard to miss since they were in their full fall display.

If you like insects, macro photography, and cool calendars, you'll want to order the "World of Insects" calendar, published by the Entomological Society of America. You'll see insects you've never seen before--and learn a little about them.

The Farms, Food, Future Initiative celebrated its first anniversary with an All Gears meeting on Dec. 5 at Fresno State University. This meeting was not just a commemoration, but a forward-looking forum, addressing the vital components of agrifood technology and workforce development.

Learn more and listen to "In The Garden" radio show podcasts. Would you like to get updates from the Orange County Master Gardeners? Hear about what we are doing in the community Receive the "Garden Beet". A quarterly gardening newsletter.

A 20-year experiment in the Sierra Nevada confirms that different forest management techniques prescribed burning, restoration thinning or a combination of both are effective at reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire in California.

Dear Colleagues, USDA NIFA is soliciting proposals for the Children, Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Sustainable Community Projects (SCP).

For 40 years, the University of California Master Gardener Program of San Diego County has upheld its mission of providing research-based information about home horticulture and pest management to the public, while earning and sustaining the community's trust in doing so.

NOTE: The editor was slow in posting this blog. Apologies to the author. November came fast and the weather has been warm, but it is now time to consider my next gardening steps for the winter season. It is finally starting to cool down and prospects for rain are looming.