Nutrition & Health

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Bee Gardening Resources After the Haven

May 13, 2024
As mentioned in my post of May 1, my position at the Haven is being eliminated. Recognizing that the need for bee gardening information will remain, this post is a summary of resource materials, web sites, and nurseries that you may find helpful in the future.
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Information on the pesticide active ingredient neem oil. From the UC IPM Pesticide Active Ingredient Database.

Updated Pesticide Active Ingredient Database from UC IPM

May 9, 2024
By Lauren Fordyce
The University of California Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM) has an exciting, newly updated resource to help you better understand pesticide active ingredients and the risks different active ingredients pose to people and the environment.
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Lloyd holds a flat of strawberries in one hand as she speaks to the woman at the farm stand.

UC SAREP funds 8 sustainable food and farming projects

May 7, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Projects will support socially disadvantaged farmers, increase urban access to healthy food and more The UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems 2024-25 Small Grants Program.
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UC ANR Climate Corner: Article

Benefits of Trees for Climate Change Mitigation

May 3, 2024
By Jill Santos
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now. Chinese Proverb What is your happiest memory that involves trees? Hopefully, most of those memories are positive. Trees provide a multitude of benefits that are hard to overlook.
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