Agriculture

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This small urban farm in downtown Los Angeles is part of the Episcopal Diocese Seeds of Hope program. It includes a living labyrinth for reflection, as well as flowers, fruit trees, herbs and vegetables for distribution in the community.
Urban Agriculture: Article

Designing Urban Farms

June 21, 2019
By Rachel A Surls
Note: This post is first of a series in which we will recap our UC ANR Urban Agriculture Workshops. We'll share key points, as well as links to videos and handouts. Even if you couldn't make it in person, you can still access the content.
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Hummingbirds, along with other birds, bats and insects, are pollinators.
Green Blog: Article

California Naturalists' efforts benefit pollinators

June 20, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
'Attention is the beginning of devotion' --Mary Oliver This quote resonates this month, amidst a variety of environmental holidays and celebrations including World Environment Day, World Ocean Day, California Invasive Species Action Week, and finally National Pollinator Week (this week) and Month.
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Grazing in the Dry Season: Info on Supplementation

June 19, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
As we move into the dry season on our annual rangelands, I thought it might be useful to post a few resources on feeding supplemental protein to livestock to maintain forage intake! Annual Rangeland Forage Quality (UCANR Publication 8022) - this 2001 publication provides a useful overview of the sea...
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UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County: Article

Cover Crops. A Love Story.

June 19, 2019
I love cover crops. I really do. No, I don't think they are the solution to everything or that they work magic in every scenario. But for the scenarios they work in, they are marvelous. Why are these plantings so interesting, you ask? Well, let me tell you about my love interest with cover crops.
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Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, nectaring on verbena in the Kate Frey Pollinator Garden, Sonoma Cornerstone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Case of Survival of the Flittest

June 18, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you visit the Kate Frey Pollinator Garden at Sonoma Cornerstone--and you should, especially during National Pollinator Week--you'll see honey bees, bumble bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, among other pollinators.
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A yellow-faced bumble bee,Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii, in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

In Praise of Bumble Bees

June 17, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When was the last time you sighted a bumble bee? Photographed it? It's National Pollinator Week and one of our favorite bumble bees is the yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii.
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A ceramic/mosaic sculpture, "Miss Bee Haven," anchors the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. It is the work of self-described rock artist Donna Billick of Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Let's Celebrate National Pollinator Week

June 14, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Did you know that next week is National Pollinator Week? It is. June 17-21 is the week set aside to celebrate pollinators and how we can protect them. Actually, National Pollinator Week should be every day. Launched 12 years ago under U.S.
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