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As Eric Carle once wrote, there was a “very hungry caterpillar.” It hatched from an egg and began its search for food. After about two weeks, it became a big, fat caterpillar—two thousand times its original size! Then, it built a small cocoon, stayed inside for another two weeks, and eventually emerged…
Tina Saitone, a University of California, Davis, professor and Cooperative Extension specialist in livestock and rangeland economics, sought to quantify the direct and indirect costs after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife launched a pilot program to compensate ranchers for wolf-related losses.
Healthy Soil > Healthy Plants Spring is the season where gardeners start prepping, planting, and pampering their gardens. As a gardener newbie myself, I am learning how to grow peas, long day onions, garlic, and other plants. To help me learn, I have several trusted colleagues that I can consult,…
Join the UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties for a free educational walking tour of the 25 round plant containers along Laurel Street. Learn how they selected the wide variety of beautiful plants you’ll see, and how to plant and care for them.The tour begins in front of Wells Fargo…
UC Master Gardeners of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties
Watch our sheep being sheared, see spinning demonstrations, dye some wool, visit our friendly livestock and gardens. Enjoy a snack for lunch in our picnic area.
John E. Pehrson, UC Cooperative Extension citrus specialist emeritus, died on Jan. 30 in La Verne. He was 97. Pehrson joined UCCE as a farm advisor in 1953 for Orange County, moved to UCCE in Tulare County as a citrus advisor in 1966, then became a …
On March 18, 2025, the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (USDA-FSA) announced that it will provide $10 billion in direct payments to eligible agricultural producers of qualifying commodities. Passed under the American Relief Act of 2025, the economic relief will be delivered…
Gardeners do less bending and stooping with raised beds, so tasks like weeding, watering, and replanting are much easier on the body. It is also easier to control soil texture, fertility, and tilth, and pests can be repelled by adding gopher wiring beneath the beds and copper barriers around their edges…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to keep a hive of honeybees? Humans have been fascinated by the honeybee for a very, very long time: evidence of beekeeping goes back at least 9,000 years, and humans collected honey from wild bees before that. In this class you’ll have an opportunity to observe…
Nothing is better than a home-grown tomato. There are so many varieties from which to choose, you'll want to plant more than one if you have the space. Tomatoes do grow well in large containers. Plant your seedlings when daytime temperatures are consistently well above 55°F. Choose a location where the…