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Robyn Barker, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program Volunteer If you have a sunny spot in your garden or on your patio, chili peppers are fun and easy to grow. The plants don’t get too large; they can even be grown in a container. They are relatively disease and pest free. With limited space and…

Mary Nazara, UC Master Food Preserver Online Program VolunteerCounty of residence: Los Angeles Mary Nazara, used with permission.  I started preserving in the summer of 2022 after a phone call from my sister. She had a tree full of ripe plums and didn’t want them to go to waste. I already had…

Several members of UC ANR participated in the California Economic Summit, Oct. 21-23 in Stockton, organized by CA FWD in collaboration with the California Stewardship Network.

 Boo! Hiss! Boo! A melodrama? No! A pre-Halloween party at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of Caliornia, Davis. Witches boo, and Madagascar hissing cockroaches (from the Bohart Museum's petting zoo) hiss. If you're a member of the Bohart Museum Society, arm of the…

Shorter days mean less time in the garden; peruse gardening websites, magazines and seed catalogs instead.TasksStake newly planted trees in windy areas.Clean up debris to eliminate hiding places for pests. Or consider leaving fallen leaves and debris where they are, as many beneficial insects lay their eggs…

CDFA’s California Underserved and Small Producers (CUSP) Program provides disaster relief funds for small and medium scale farms (grossing less than $400k/year) that experienced drought or other extreme weather from 2017 to the present.  Awards are reimbursement based. Applicants need to…

 Providing action and intentionality to our shared Principles. Welcome to a monthly series where each month the Workplace Inclusion and Belonging unit spins the dial and spotlights one of UC ANR Principles of Community and turns intention into action.Join in the unpacking of a new principle every month,…

Daniel Swain, California Institute for Water Resources climate scientist and TIME100 Next lister, joined the UC ANR Strategic Communications team on Oct. 21 to conduct an online training on how academics can expand their outreach through news and social media.