Fruits And Vegetables

UC Master Gardeners of Placer County: Article

Blueberries in the Home Garden

December 18, 2025
By Sharon Ross, UC Master Gardeners of Placer CountyFrom The Curious Gardener, Spring 2008Blueberries, native to the US, are not only an excellent food source but also the clusters of white flowers in the spring make them a pleasing ornamental as well.Before considering blueberries for the garden, check the…
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Pilot study suggests text messages to SNAP shoppers may improve awareness of farmers’ markets

December 16, 2025
By Danielle Lee, Sridharshi C Hewawitharana, Ron Strochlic, Samantha Sam-Chen, Wendi Gosliner
The California Nutrition Incentive Program, or CNIP, matches Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—or SNAP and also known as CalFresh in California—dollars spent on fruits and vegetables at certified farmers’ markets and other retail locations. This program is known in many places as Market Match…
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Many orange fruits and leaves photographed from above.

Don't Give Pests This Holiday Season

December 16, 2025
By Lindsey Hack
Winter is peak citrus season, and a time when many people gift their home-grown fruit to friends and loved ones. This holiday season, we would like to remind everyone that harmful invasive pests can move to new areas on citrus fruit. There are several active quarantines in California aimed at slowing the…
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Combining school environment changes with SNAP-Ed lessons improves student diets

September 11, 2025
By Summer J Cortez, Reka Vasicsek, Amanda M Linares, Miranda W Brown
The Nutrition Policy Institute is excited to share our latest peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Community Health, “Dietary Effects of School-Based SNAP-Ed Education with and without Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Strategies.” This study examines how Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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2025 LEAP Awards recognize excellence in healthy eating and active living across California

September 3, 2025
By Carolyn D Rider, Summer J Cortez
The Nutrition Policy Institute’s CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation team, in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, is thrilled to announce recognition of 123 schools, 85 out-of-school time programs, and 106 early care and education programs across California as recipients of the 2025…
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UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County: Article

Central Sierra: To Prune Tomatoes or Not to Prune Tomatoes

August 19, 2025
By Robin E Martin
Understanding the when, why, and how of pruning tomatoes for the best yield To prune or not to prune tomatoes, that is a question that backyard tomato growers need to answer for themselves. Growing strong, healthy tomato plants increases the chance of getting a large crop of delicious tomatoes. The…
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Tomatoes Being Attacked - Orange County

July 30, 2025
By Loren Nelson
Question: I have some tomatoes that haven't ripened yet and have these brown scars on the bottom and this one also had some large bites out of the other side. I've been spraying the tomatoes with a bit of cedar oil diluted with water in the mornings but no other things.Do you know what might be causing…
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