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UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County: Event

Garden Talk: Kitchen Herbs (Oakland)

Event Date
Aug 16, 2025

Stop paying high market prices for herbs. Learn how to grow your own! This event is outdoors and is subject to weather and UC Master Gardener's discretion. Please dress appropriately! This event is free. 
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UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County: Event

Talk: Native Plants (Oakland)

Event Date
Sep 20, 2025

Explore the beauty and benefits of California native plants tailored to our climate. Discover their drought-tolerant qualities, appeal to native wildlife, and tips on selecting, planting, and maintaining these ecological gems in your garden.This event is free.
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UC Master Gardeners Sonoma County Fair Exhibit 2025
UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County: Event

Sonoma County Fair: It's Raining Cats and Dogs. Home Scale Practices to Retain the Rain

Event Date
Aug 10, 2025

 Visitors to the Sonoma County Fair this year will see a fresh, educational collaboration between the UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County and the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership. The two organizations are teaming up for a third year to create an educational demonstration garden in the patio…
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International Spinach Conference Registration October 21-22 2025
Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Registration Open for the 11th International Spinach Conference

July 23, 2025
By Yu-Chen Wang
Registration Open! 11th International Spinach ConferenceWhen: October 21-22, 2025Where: Salinas Valley, CaliforniaCalifornia State University – Monterey Bay Campus (CSUMB) October 21: presentations @ CSUMBOctober 22: spinach field dayAll things Spinach: Production and Management, Markets,…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Event

Second Saturday Open Loomis Garden Day

Event Date
Sep 13, 2025

Master Gardeners focus on visitor’s education and create enthusiasm for water-wise, environmentally focused, and inspirational “Gardening for Today.” Our garden is a living classroom for the Placer County community that emphasizes sustainable gardening, integrated pest management and backyard food production…
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UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Event

Second Saturday Open Loomis Garden Day

Event Date
Aug 9, 2025

Master Gardeners focus on visitor’s education and create enthusiasm for water-wise, environmentally focused, and inspirational “Gardening for Today.” Our garden is a living classroom for the Placer County community that emphasizes sustainable gardening, integrated pest management and backyard food production…
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Program Areas and Program Teams: Page

Roles and Responsibilities

 Role of Program Area ChairsA Program Area (PA) Chair is appointed for a three-year term by the Associate Vice President for Research and Extension to provide leadership to the Program Team (PT) leaders, serve on Program Council, and represent that program area for UC ANR. PA chairs are responsible to…
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UC Rice Blog: Article

2025 was a spread-out planting season for California rice

July 23, 2025
By Bruce A Linquist
The 2025 planting progress for rice in California was a bit unusual compared to other years. I am looking at the USDA figures and while they are not perfect, I think they give a pretty good general indication of planting. Some things to note for the graph shown in Figure 1.Due to a warm dry spring, 2025…
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California wild rose in the Wildlife Habitat Garden at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden at Patrick Ranch. Brent McGhie
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Naturescaping

July 22, 2025
Imagine a garden designed to focus on creating natural wildlife habitat. Why not eliminate turf grass from your own garden and replace it with trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals that benefit wildlife? Welcome to Naturescaping, a method of landscaping that allows people and nature to coexist. By growing…
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