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Fava Beans are a useful cover crop, and their leaves can be sauteed like any other edible green. J. Alosi
The Real Dirt: Article

Meeting Nature Halfway: Sustainable Gardening

August 5, 2025
Imagine a healthy garden that grows, blooms, and produces food for you, your family and your neighbors, a garden that costs you very little money because everything it needs is already provided. Welcome to the sustainable garden! The Cambridge Dictionary defines sustainable as “causing little or no damage to…
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Western yellowjacket in Marin County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Beware of Yellowjacket Nests

August 5, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Beware of yellowjacket nests in our state parks--and elsewhere, as well!Self-described "Wasp Woman" UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Lynn Kimsey who directed the Bohart Museum of Entomology for 34 years until her retirement last year, continues to field many a question about insects, including…
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CSA subscription box
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Webinar: How to generate recurring revenue on your farm (through subscriptions)

Event Date
Dec 2, 2025

This webinar details a step-by-step plan for setting up subscription box orders to generate monthly recurring revenue for your farm using easy-to-use software to set up your online store. Based on his firsthand experience with his farm, Jeff explains how to gain early adoption of the subscription box model,…
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grant application
Grown in Marin: Event

Webinar: Understanding FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer grants for 2025

Event Date
Oct 28, 2025

Looking for funding that can help take your farm to the next humane farming level? One that’s easy to apply for and report on? Look no further, FACT’s Fund-a-Farmer grant program is the perfect way to improve the lives of the livestock on your farm. In this session FACT’s Humane Farming Director, Samantha…
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goats and sheep
Grown in Marin: Event

Webinar: Humane handling for sheep & goats

Event Date
Sep 16, 2025

Whether you’re considering becoming a sheep or goat farmer, have recently started, or have been raising them for many years, you’ll need to have a method for handling them. Sheep need to be sheared, both sheep and goats need health checks, hoof trims, deworming, ear tagging, weighing, trailer loading, and…
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sustainably raised poultry
Grown in Marin: Event

Webinar: Humane benefits of slower growing poultry

Event Date
Sep 9, 2025

As consumer demand for ethically produced food continues to rise, the poultry industry is at a crossroads. This webinar, explores how transitioning to slower-growing chicken breeds can improve animal welfare, align with consumer values, support more sustainable farming practices, plus they're just plain fun…
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ANR Update: Article

UC ANR’s New Programmatic Structure

August 5, 2025
By Brent Hales
Effective July 1, 2025, UC ANR has a new programmatic structure to better represent the breadth of research and extension efforts of our academics and programmatic staff while facilitating collaboration between UC ANR-affiliated personnel to advance the UC ANR Strategic Vision.
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Savoy cabbage
Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Plan now for your fall vegetable garden

August 5, 2025
By Jeannette Warnert
 Now that summer’s heat has Fresno gardens looking a little worse for the wear, it’s time to think about the vegetables you’ll cultivate when days grow shorter and mornings are crisp and cool. A great source of inspiration will be Fresno County Master Gardener Gwen Olshove’s free presentation on cool…
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Boron toxicity vineyards
UCCE Water and Climate Program - Mendocino and Lake: Article

Water Quality Technical Note - Boron (B)

August 5, 2025
By Laura E Garza Diaz, Helaine M Berris
What is Boron?Boron (B) is a naturally occurring trace element found in rocks, soil, and water. In nature boron has never been found in its elemental state. Conversely, it mainly occurs in the form of boric acid and its salts (borates) or as boro-silicate.Boron is highly mobile in water and can naturally…
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