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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties

Compost & Soil Preparation

Good gardeners grow good soil. It's the soil that grows the garden. 

UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Document

Compost Troubleshooting Guide

Whether you're an experienced home composter or just getting started, this guide provides essential troubleshooting support for common composting challenges. When your compost pile isn't performing as expected, understanding the underlying causes and correction methods will help you restore proper balance…
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Sunlight on a tiny plant sprouting in a mound of compost
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties: Event

Backyard and Worm Composting Workshop

Sep 27, 2025

 Learn how to turn your kitchen scraps and yard trimmings into a nutrient-rich soil amendment.Workshops are FREE and bilingual. 
UC Master Gardeners of Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz Counties
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Fall Into Gardening

Oct 4, 2025

10-Year Anniversary Celebration Fall into Gardening with the Master Gardeners at their beautiful Sherwood Demonstration Garden located in Placerville. Visitors can come for one class or stay all day. There will also be activities for kids, community booths, a delicious food truck and UCCE programs…
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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Learn to compost event for the family
UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County: Event

Be Nice to the Earth: Scraps to Soil - CELEBRATE COMPOST WEEK!

Oct 11, 2025

 COME CELEBRATE COMPOST WEEK!In honor of North Bay Zero Waste Week, we’re offering a fun-filled and informative morning of hands-on activities, workshops and information tables for all ages!FEATURED WORKSHOPS: Compost - Ins and Outs for All Ages! Vermiculture - Worm Wrangling with Master Gardener…
UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County
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Fava Beans are a useful cover crop, and their leaves can be sauteed like any other edible green. J. Alosi
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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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Vermicomposting & Vermiculture - Orange County

About two-thirds of the waste stream is made up of organic materials, including paper and food waste. While paper can often be recycled, food waste has fewer useful disposal options besides composting. One effective method is vermicomposting, which uses worms to recycle kitchen scraps.  This method…
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UC Master Gardeners of Fresno County: Event

Community Ed Class-Compost, Worms, Recycling 

Nov 22, 2025

Saturday, NOV 22 10 AM -11:30 AM COMPOST, WORMS, RECYCLING  MADERA MG RANDY Master Gardener Randy will share the highlights of composting and keeping worms to make soil amendments, and demonstrate recycling practices that handle nearly all a household’s waste stream.  Learn the how’s and why’s…
UC Master Gardeners of Fresno County
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Event

Central Sierra: Turning Dirt Into Gold (EDC MG)

Oct 18, 2025

Nurturing soil is one of the best things you can do as gardener. Plants thrive in soil that is teeming with life. Learn why this really matters and how to modify your soils to improve plant health and reduce disease and pests.
UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County
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