Nutrition & Health

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, and also marks the beginning of the summer season.

Visit these links for a round-up of recent health and nutrition news, information, and events. For general healthy eating information based on an expert analysis of nutrition research, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov. For individual questions, consult a registered dietitian or medical provider.

Backyard chickens are increasingly being raised as pets, for egg production, and for youth development and science projects. While raising chickens can be an interesting and economically beneficial activity, chickens and other fowl may also have pest problems.

Planting a vegetable garden can be a healthy and delicious way to provide yourself and your family with produce.

It's World Bee Day, as declared by the United Nations. "The fourth observance of World Bee Day will be celebrated--in the midst of a still ongoing pandemic--with a virtual event organized by the FAO on 20 May 2021 under the theme Bee engaged Build Back Better for Bees.

The CalFresh Healthy Living Program at UC Cooperative Extension (CFHL, UCCE) in Riverside County has two garden projects with Riverside Faith Temple and the Community Settlement Association in Eastside Riverside.

Richard Smith is the UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crop Production and Weed Science Farm Advisor in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. Automated weeders remove weeds inside the three- to five-inch-wide uncultivated band left around the seedline by standard cultivation.

When buildings have had low or no water use for example, during COVID-19 pandemic closures it is important to restart building plumbing systems safely.

Throughout the pandemic, the Nutrition Policy Institute policy team, Christina Hecht and Ken Hecht, have partnered with a Stanford University research team and two San Joaquin Valley community-based organizations to help improve access to school meals.

Honey bee experts at UC Davis and Oregon State University (OSU) will teach a free online bee biology course aimed at training veterinarians in their new role in supporting beekeepers and maintaining the health of bee colonies.