Nutrition & Health

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A bowl of today's lettuce-leaf basil harvest.
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Lettuce-Leaf Basil

August 3, 2020
By Dustin W Blakey
Basil is one of my favorite things to grow in the garden. It's easy, mostly pest-free, and best of all: I like it. I usually go overboard and grow more than one kind of basil in the garden. This year I grew sweet basil, Thai basil, and Mammoth' lettuce-leaf basil.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New report by NPI researchers describes schools' challenges, needs and priorities before reopening in Fall 2020

August 3, 2020
By Danielle Lee
In May 2020, Nutrition Policy Institute researchers Suzanne Rauzon and Hallie Randel-Schreiber collaborated with Kaiser Permanente, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, and other national school health partners to survey educators across the nation about overall readiness to return to learning for t...
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Peppers August
Healthy Central Sierra: Article

August's Harvest of the Month: Peppers

August 1, 2020
August brings many types of ripening produce to the Central Sierra, but some of the most striking summer colors and flavors come from peppers. Peppers come in sweet varieties, which include but aren't limited to bell peppers, and spicy varieties, which are also known as chiles.
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Brenda helping youth learn to garden at Micah House 3
UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Meet August 'Spotlight' UCCE Master Gardener Brenda Spoelstra

July 31, 2020
By Janet S Hartin
I became a University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardener in San Bernardino County in January of 2019. I had learned about it from a friend who is an instructor with the UCCE Master Food Preserver program.
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Unlabeled seeds from solicited packages
UC Cooperative Extension, Ventura County: Article

USDA Investigating Packages of Mysterious Seeds

July 31, 2020
By Rose M Hayden-Smith
USDA is aware that people across the country have received suspicious, unsolicited packages of seed that appear to be coming from China.
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American Gothic created by Linda Genis.
UC ANR South Coast REC Field Events, Workshops, and Extension: Article

It's National Avocado Day!

July 31, 2020
By Tamara J Majcherek
Today is National Avocado Day! Take a break from the heat and check out the wonderful presentations, recipe demonstrations, even a fun activity for kids and adults creating costumes for this versatile fruit, from our Virtual Avocado Festival held last month at http://ceorange.ucanr.
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Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Geoffrey Attardo: Focus on Tsetse Flies

July 29, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Editor's Note: Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, published this piece July 29, 2020 on The Conversation website. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
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