Holiday gatherings: As you gather with loved ones, please be mindful of your health and the health of those around you. If you begin experiencing symptoms after any gatherings, take the necessary ...

Bird flu has killed millions of birds and disrupted milk and poultry production. In California, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial and backyard flocks of poultry ...

The quince tree ( Cydonia oblonga) is in the rose family along with apples and pears, but is the only member in the Cydonia group. The fruit is tough to cut, and the cut flesh is the color of an apple ...

From forest inventory to planning a prescribed burn, UC ANR’s California Tree School is a chance to explore foundational forestry concepts in a community space. Registration for CA Tree School 2025 is ...

What to do with all that jam and jelly that you made throughout the year. If you're like me you have made a lot, given away a lot and realized that you cannot eat what you have left before fruit will ...

The grapefruit was created by chance from a cross between a pummelo and a sweet orange. It was first discovered in Barbados in the 18th century. All the commercially sold grapefruits today trace their ...

Farmers placed clumps of soil into metal mesh baskets, submerged the baskets into jars of water, then watched to see if their soil held together. The slake test, conducted at the Soil Health Field Day ...

A while back, I wrote a blog on the fun notion of converting one of my raised-bed veggie gardens into a pollinator-friendly flower garden. I imagined this would bring a splash of color to the yard for ...

It was good to see Sonoma County's "Queen Bee," Ettamarie Peterson of Petaluma, bee honored on the cover of the December edition of Bee Culture magazine. She often submits articles for the magazine. I ...

This week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners, we go from gardens to farms. Not really though. Did you know that Master Gardeners raise chickens in today's urban environment too? UC Master ...