Food Gardens

Buon Appetito!Join our Master Food Preservers for a delightful culinary experience where you'll learn to prepare, preserve, and serve a delicious Italian-inspired meal. As our honored guest, you'll enjoy each course crafted with care and flavor.First Course: Crostini topped with your own preserved bruschetta…

The New Master Gardener Orientation meeting is designed to give potential volunteers more information about the program, it's history and goals. The first step to becoming a Master Gardener is to attend one of these sessions. There are 3 dates available: In-PersonThursday, October 9th from 10:30am-12…

Program: Want to learn about growing edibles? Come and hear about preparation of planting beds and containers, selection of plant varieties including tomatoes, best watering practices and managing diseases and problems - lessons learned from a real garden!Speaker: Anne-Marie Walker is a lifelong gardener and…

 If you'd like encouragement and the skills to reap the benefits of fall/winter vegetable gardening, join us for an online presentation with Master Gardener Food Gardening Specialists. We’ll cover reasons to extend your gardening season into the fall, finding space to grow fall crops, timing and tips…

 Are you interested in picking fresh fruit from your yard throughout all four seasons? Join Dr. Jeff Pierce as he discusses how you can turn your yard into a lush fruit forest. The talk will touch on common and uncommon deciduous fruit trees, citrus, fruit vines and bushes, and less commonly grown gems…

 Saturday,  August 9, 2025
GROWING COOL SEASON VEGETABLES         MG GWEN Did you know that cool season vegetables have a higher food value than warm season ones?  Join MG Gwen and she will show you how to expand your gardening repertoire to include…

Fall is just around the corner! Now is a great time to think about the next season in your garden -- fall crops? perennial beds? bulbs? cover crops? Topics in this class will include: • Seasonal gardening in Amador County • Healthy Soil requirements, including the use of cover crops • Planting…

Grow your own salad in one compact place! Find out how to plant a salad bowl garden, including the varieties of greens, the basics of gardening, care and harvesting. Delish!Ah, the salad days of life!  Grow your own salad in one compact place. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will provide…

Imagine being able to harvest herbs as you need them right outside your kitchen door . . . or even from your kitchen counter.  Learn about growing herbs in containers – even in a pumpkin! – for use in cooking or for enjoyment in your garden.  From the mundane to the exotic, UC Master Gardeners of…

Imagine being able to harvest herbs as you need them right outside your kitchen door . . . or even from your kitchen counter.  Learn about growing herbs in containers – even in a pumpkin! – for use in cooking or for enjoyment in your garden.  From the mundane to the exotic, UC Master Gardeners…