UC Cooperative Extension | Agricultural Experiment Station
Young orchard water and nutrient management workshops offered in Madera, Stockton, Parlier, Tulare
Growers invited to discuss young almonds, pistachios, walnuts, olives, citrus and peach orchards starting Feb. 18 To help growers manage irrigation and nutrients for young and immature orchards, UC Cooperative Extension is offering workshops in...
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Alameda County is one of the most diverse counties in California, with over 30 languages spoken among 111,000 households on public assistance. Over 156,000 county residents live in poverty, and at least 25 percent are children at risk of food insecurity, poor nutrition and obesity. The largest ethnic minority groups are Hispanics, African Americans and Asian/Pacific Islanders. The number of low-income, Spanish-speaking families attending health education programs is on the rise. The county’s need for nutrition educators who are culture-, literacy-, and language-sensitive is even more evident today than 43 years ago when the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) was piloted at UCCE Alameda in 1988–1989. Low graduation rates, however, have been a problem.
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