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UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties

Compost & Soil Preparation

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

 

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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UC Master Gardeners of Orange County: Page

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 AMCOMPOST, 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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UCCE in Santa Barbara County: Event

Vermicomposting

Sep 6, 2025

Join Santa Barbara Master Gardeners to learn about the benefits of Vermicomposting.What is it? How does it work? Benefits to the soil.Making a worm bin. Making worm "tea."Saturday, September 6, 2025 | 10 am - 12 noonMesa Harmony Garden520 Dolores Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109 
UCCE in Santa Barbara 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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Field Day: Veg Production Systems - Thermal, CA (6-17-25)
UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Event

Field Day: Soil Conservation Practices for Managing Diseases, Nitrogen and Soil Health in Vegetable Production Systems

Jun 17, 2025

Mark you calendars and join the UCCE Imperial & Riverside advisers for a FREE, Field Day! Where you will learn about the benefits of different soil conservation practices including cover crop, compost and biochar use. Field day will be held in Thermal, CA on June 17, 2025. …
UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County
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Preserved peach products for workshop attendees to sample. Briana Swanson
The Real Dirt: Article

St. Timothy's Community Garden in Gridley

May 27, 2025
Among community gardens in Butte County, The Garden at St. Timothy’s in Gridley is notable for offering people a full-circle experience, from growing, gleaning, and preserving food, to composting food waste.
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UC Master Gardeners of Amador County: Article

Press Release: New Green Waste and Food Scrap Drop Off Site for Amador County Residents

May 21, 2025
By Carletta Amatisto-Smith
County encourages residents to compost household organic wasteJackson, CA- In an effort to support California’s greenhouse gas emission goals and comply with Senate Bill 1383, Amador County is proud to announce the opening of a new compost collection center in Jackson. The Community Compost Site at Mother…
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UC Master Gardeners of Amador County: Event

Backyard Composting (Jackson)

Jun 14, 2025

Amador County Master Gardeners will cover practical ways to begin composting at home. In this informative class we will demonstrate the “Dump and Run” or “Cold” composting method. This process requires minimum effort to start and maintain and is an easy way to turn your kitchen scraps into ‘Garden Gold’…
UC Master Gardeners of Amador County
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