Healthy Eating

Winter is the best time to prune deciduous fruit trees such as apple, peach, and plum. Appropriate pruning helps prevent disease and breakage of branches as well as encourages healthy fruit production. University of California Master Gardeners will demonstrate pruning techniques on trees in the…

Ready to dig in the garden again? Soon it will be the time to plant warm season vegetables to feed your family over the summer months, and you can start now with seeds. UC Master Gardeners of Orange County will give you the information you need to choose your crops so that you can follow the #1 rule:…

Happy Thanksgiving! You get two In The Garden with UC Master Gardeners Show Radio hosts in one show this week! Our show hosts Bill Brooks and Mark Oertel got together very recently to swap notes on one of the favorite cooking dates of the year. Listen in this Thanksgiving morning as they combine their…

Learn how healthy foods and drinks fuel your body with hands-on activities!

Core Skills: Apple Butter & Dehydrated Apple Rings is the first class in the Apples All Year series from the University of California Master Food Preservers. This free, live online class introduces safe, research-based ways to preserve apples at home using USDA- and UC-approved recipes.Learn how to turn…

Something crunchy this way comes… 🎃This Halloween season, we invite you to embrace the practical magic of home food preservation and delve into the art of quick refrigerator pickles.Spooky Fridge Pickles: Eye of Newt Cukes, Cauliflower Brains & Cauldron Carrots is a free, live online class presented by…

Amador County is a great place to grow delicious fruits, nuts, and berries. This class will provide the basics, from how to plant bare root to how to care for your trees and bushes over time. And now is a great time to select and …

Learn about the tools you'll need to successfully dehydrate different foods and extend the life of your summer harvest! UC Master Food Preservers will discuss different techniques for dehydrating food at home. They will review tools, tips, and tricks for a successful dehydration process.

 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…

Discover steps you can take to protect your harvest and learn how you can help stop the spread of invasive species.