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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

August 15, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting concept proposals for the 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). This program supports projects designed to enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. SCBGP funds initiatives that strengthen all sectors…
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UC Ag Experts Talk Webinar Series: Event

Webinar: Updates on Major Olive Pests and their Management in California

Oct 15, 2025

This webinar is part of the UC Ag Experts Talk series. Dr. Sudan Gyawaly, Area Integrated Pest Management Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Butte, Sutter-Yuba, Colusa, Glenn, and Tehama Counties, will discuss an overview of the current knowledge of major olive pests and their…
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A honey bee nectaring in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Bee Haven: The Place to 'Bee'

August 15, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 The UC Davis Bee Haven is the place to "bee."If you love bees and other pollinators, love plants, love nature, and love to volunteer, you'll want to head over to The Haven--a pollinator paradise--on Saturday, Aug. 30. It's the last Volunteer Day of the summer, and will take place from 8 to 11:30 a.m…
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The Real Dirt: Article

The Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden in August

August 15, 2025
Want to see what thrives here in our Mediterranean climate in the dog days of summer? It’s well worth taking the short drive to our Demonstration Garden. The Demo Garden is on the property of Patrick Ranch, located off the Midway. Here, Master Gardeners plant, grow and tend 14 specialized gardens all year…
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Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County: Event

Apple Cranberry Pie Filling - San Diego County MFP Program

Nov 15, 2025

Learn hands on how to water bath can apple pie filling for your fall festivities. Pie filling is shelf stable and may be safely kept at room temperature for 1 ½ to 2 years. Talks will be given on use of equipment, safety and which apples make the best filling.  Participants will make filling from…
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Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County: Event

Apple Spice and All Things Nice - San Diego County MFP Program

Oct 18, 2025

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NOVEMBER 15, 2025.  Learn hands on how to water bath can apple pie filling for your fall festivities. Pie filling is shelf stable and may be safely kept at room temperature for 1 ½ to 2 years. Talks will be given on use of equipment, safety and which apples make…
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Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County: Event

Apple Spice and All Things Nice - San Diego County MFP Program

Oct 11, 2025

Learn hands on how to water bath can apple pie filling for your fall festivities. Pie filling is shelf stable and may be safely kept at room temperature for 1 ½ to 2 years. Talks will be given on use of equipment, safety and which apples make the best filling.  Participants will make filling from…
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

Trying a New Thing

August 15, 2025
By Jennifer M Baumbach
Blog by Karen MetzEach year, I try to grow at least one new plant. I had been wanting to try Tithonia rotundifolia, Mexican Sunflower, for quite a while.  I have been impressed with the many beautiful insect and pollinator photographs on Kathy Keatley Garvey’s Bug Squad blog.  Many of the shots…
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Master Food Preserver Program of San Diego County: Event

Celebrating Farm Life - San Diego County MFP Program

Sep 27, 2025

Join the UC Master Food Preservers at Celebrating Farm Life Day and get all your food preservation questions answered! Whether you’re curious about canning garden produce, freezing seasonal fruits, dehydrating herbs, or safely fermenting vegetables, our trained volunteers are ready to share trusted, research…
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