Nutrition & Health

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Bebidas Saludables en el Cuidado y Educación de la Infancia Temprana

Este curso en lnea es una forma divertida e interactiva de conocer las ltimas recomendaciones sobre bebidas saludables para nios y ayudar a los proveedores de cuidado infantil a cumplir con los requisitos de la Ley de Bebidas Saludables en Cuidado Infantil de California (AB 2084).
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Fruits & Nuts Tips

Here's a collection of tips related to growing fruits and nuts. Produced by the Santa Clara County Master Gardeners.
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Tomatoes
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Growing Great Tomatoes

Tomatoes do best planted in full sun all day, although they will usually produce some crop with less. If your plants have had symptoms of disease in previous years, it is important to plant in soil that has not grown tomatoes or their relatives such as peppers or eggplants for three or more years.
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Lettuce tasting
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Redleaf Looseleaf Lettuce Trial

We compared thirteen varieties of red looseleaf lettuce to determine the best production and taste. All of the varieties were very healthy and pretty to look at. Flame and Cardinale were judged the best at the tasting, Sunset and Bronze Arrow were tied for second and Susan’s Red Bibb was third. The very…
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Five parsnips
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Parsnip

Parsnips are a root vegetable in the Apiaceae family, also called Umbelliferae, which also includes carrots. Cultural requirements are very similar.
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About California 4-H

The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program (California 4-H) is open to all youth ages 5 to 18 in every county in California. California 4-H believes in the power of young people. We see that every child has valuable strengths and real influence to improve the world around us. California 4-H…
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Los Guilicos Demonstration and Teaching Garden

The Los Guilicos Demonstration and Teaching Garden includes an outdoor teaching classroom that is located in the valley below the Mayacamas Mountains in east Santa Rosa. Fieldtrips are available for schools and many educational events are held here for both children and adults.
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kale growing in Sonoma County home garden
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Kale and Collards

Kale and collards, a type of kale, share the same species, Brassica oleracea, and are considered non-heading or loose-leaf members of the cabbage family. Both grow best in the cool season, sweetened by frost.
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growing tomatillos in Sonoma County home gardens
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Tomatillos

A simple description of tomatillos as green tomatoes in a husk is only partially accurate. Tomatillos are definitely enclosed in a papery husk, and are closely related to tomatoes in the nightshade (Solanaceae) family.
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