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Central Sierra: Gifts from the Garden & Kitchen - Combo Class

Sep 20, 2025

Join UC Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County for Gifts from the Garden and Kitchen. We'll share ideas for gifts you can give from your garden or kitchen as well as gift ideas for the gardener and the cook in your life.

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Central Sierra: Citrus: From Tree to Table - Combo Class

Oct 11, 2025

Join Master Gardeners and the Master Food Preserver volunteers in a wonderful presentation on how to grow and preserve citrus. Come see how you can grow citrus successfully in our community.

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Central Sierra: Spring Plant Sale - Ornamentals (EDC MG)

Apr 26, 2025

Don't miss the Placerville Plant Sale - Perennial plants April 26 Trees, shrubs, grasses, succulents, native and perennial plants. Sale at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden. Parking $2

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Central Sierra: All About Berries: Combo Class (in Person Cameron Park)

Jul 12, 2025

Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers combine their knowledge in this class on berries.

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2025 LEAP Awards recognize excellence in healthy eating and active living across California

September 3, 2025

By Carolyn D Rider, Summer J Cortez

The Nutrition Policy Institute’s CalFresh Healthy Living Evaluation team, in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, is thrilled to announce recognition of 123 schools, 85 out-of-school time programs, and 106 early care and education programs across California as recipients of the 2025…

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Kids Learning about Plants at Summer Camp session in Chapman Teaching Garden. Laura Lukes

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Living Lab: Chapman Community Teaching Garden

August 26, 2025

“Living Lab” is the perfect name for an innovative outdoor learning and teacher-training program that just might change a child’s life. Our Master Gardeners (MGs) Living Lab team offers a number of resources for local schools. This article focuses on our collaboration with the Chico Area Recreation District …

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Central Sierra: To Prune Tomatoes or Not to Prune Tomatoes

August 19, 2025

Understanding the when, why, and how of pruning tomatoes for the best yield To prune or not to prune tomatoes, that is a question that backyard tomato growers need to answer for themselves. Growing strong, healthy tomato plants increases the chance of getting a large crop of delicious tomatoes. The…

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Share Your Insights, Receive a Free Water & Nutrient Efficiency Checkup!

August 8, 2025

By Amrita Mukherjee, Esther N Lofton

UC Davis and UCANR, with support from the CDFA’s Water-Energy Technology Assistance (WETA) program, are inviting California protected agriculture growers—whether hydroponic, using drip irrigation, liquid feed fertilizers, or recycling water—to take a short survey on water and nutrient management. The 15–20…

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Ingrid Alarcón poses with community members at Oaks on Florence senior center during a nutrition class

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‘I feel so much better’: CalFresh Healthy Living, UC programs boost health of older adults

July 21, 2025

By DIANA CERVANTES

CalFresh Healthy Living, UC Cooperative Extension partners in Los Angeles County with local organizations to deliver nutrition and wellness classes that are making a real difference in people’s lives.

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Container Gardening

Learn the dos and don't of container gardening, including watering, planting and repotting.

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