When you get your plant, don't disturb the roots. Cut out the bottom of the pot, put the pot in the planting hole—with sandy, ...

Growing up in rural Alabama, Kimberly Sinclair Holmes – the new statewide director of California 4-H – experienced firsthand ...

Maddalena reflected on her path from participating in California 4-H in Tuolumne County – in a town with a population of 540 – to college, a successful career in the Army and the Olympic medals podium ...

Folks, we have unfortunately had a confirmed detection of the invasive shothole borer (ISHB) in the Felton area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, near East Zayante Road and Graham Hill Road. This is the ...

There are all kinds of expressions: “We stand on the shoulders who have come before us.” “No One is an Island.” “We learn from those around us.” I made that last one up, but it really is true. And ...

Chandra Richards, University of California Cooperative Extension land equity academic coordinator for the Southern California region, is identifying barriers to equity when it comes to addressing land ...

This is now our main storage site for all things Composting Education. Presentations are in the Google Drive linked from the Presentations page. Zoom recordings, sign up links, and other ...

The Composting Education Program [CEP] invites the local Santa Clara County community to become a Master Composter [MC] every even calendar year. Initial Training is a 14 - 17 week course, taught by ...

Sign up for a workshop: Use this Google Sheets spreadsheet to view and sign up for upcoming workshops. Sign up to table at a community event: Use this Google Sheets ...

As a gardener in Contra Costa County, you know from observation that weeds have an immense capacity to produce seeds. In fact, the high reproductive output of weeds is astounding. Per plant, pigweed ...

When hot weather persists into fall, gardeners must continue giving our plants extra water and shade. This extra watering takes time and energy and encroaches upon our other seasonal garden chores. My ...

When hot weather persists into fall, gardeners must continue giving our plants extra water and shade. This extra watering takes time and energy and encroaches upon our other seasonal garden chores. My ...