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Urban Ag Demonstration Site
UC Cooperative Extension San Diego County : Event

Small-Scale Urban Agriculture Workshop

Feb 11, 2026

Interested in growing food in an urban, small-scale setting? Join us for a full-day workshop covering the fundamentals of urban agriculture. Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026  Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM  Location: Carlsbad Flower Fields Barn, 5704 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92008  Cost: …
UC Cooperative Extension San Diego County
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asphyxiated tree white washed
Topics in Subtropics: Article

With Rain, Mulch is Bad and Weeds are Good?

January 8, 2026
By Ben A Faber
Rain is wonderful stuff. If it comes and washes the accumulated salts of the last several years out of the root zones of citrus and avocado, that's a good thing. But what happens if there is a little too much of the good stuff? In the winter of 2005, Venture got over 40” of rain, which is 200% of what is…
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Urban Ag Demonstration Site at Carlsbad Flower Fields
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Small-Scale Urban Agriculture Workshop

Feb 11, 2026

Interested in growing food in an urban, small-scale setting? Join us for a full-day workshop covering the fundamentals of urban agriculture.Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Carlsbad Flower Fields Barn, 5704 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92008 Cost: $20Topics include: land…
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San Diego County Climate Smart Agriculture: Article

Funding Opportunity: CDFA SWEEP/HSP Block Grant

January 8, 2026
By Michael Jaquez
Highlight of the Opportunity: The Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (OARS) will open a solicitation for the Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), through a Block Grant Structure. This funding is coming from the Prop. 2 Climate Bond…
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Bauer Garden
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County: Event

Fruit Tree Care and Maintenance

Jan 31, 2026

Happy New Year! Yolo County residents are invited to learn about fruit tree care with Bonnie Berman, UC Master Gardener of Yolo County at the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency Bauer Building in Woodland. This free interactive class is presented by the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency…
UC Master Gardener Program of Yolo County
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Transition to Organic Webinar Series starting Jan 14!
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Event

Transition to Organic Webinar Series

Jan 14, 2026

Wednesdays • January 14 – March 18, 2026 • noon-1:15pm presentation and Q&A, 1:15pm-2pm optional office hours • Free virtual series Hosted by CAFF, UC Organic Agriculture Institute (UC OAI), and UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE)Thinking about transitioning your crop operation to organic? Join us for a ten…
Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties
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UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus Professor Robbin Thorp with his image of Franklin's bumble bee on his computer screen. (Photo by Kathy Kealtey Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Who Won the UC Davis Bumble Bee Contest?

January 7, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 We have a winner!Drum roll...the winner of the 2026 Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest, sponsored by the Bohart Museum of Entomology is Lesley Hamamoto of Sacramento.She photographed a black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, nectaring on manzanita at  9…
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