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Esther Lofton, UCCE urban watershed resilience advisor, engaged students in LA and Orange counties with lively activities to celebrate Water Awareness Month in May.

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Vermicomposting Back by popular demand! Learn how to reduce your family's kitchen waste and create compost for your houseplants. See a live red wiggler worm "hotel" and take instructions home to help…
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Preserving Strawberries I: Preparing, Dehydrating, and Freezing

Learn how to safely prepare, freeze, and dehydrate fresh strawberries to enjoy their sweet flavor long after the season ends. This session will cover best practices for handling and storing berries…
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Companion Planting: The Three Sisters Method - Saratoga

The gardening technique of the "Three Sisters" where corn, beans, and squash are planted together in a mutually beneficial arrangement. Enjoy discussing the 3 Sisters planting method with UC Master…
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June 10, 2025

Management of whitefly transmitted viruses in the desert Southwest

Do not miss this upcoming meeting hosted by The University of Arizona, Arizona Experiment Station and Emerging Viruses in Cucurbits Working Group (EVCWG) that is focused on the management of insect…
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