Nutrition & Health

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A honey bee exits a rock purslane, Calandrinia grandiflora. Today is World Bee Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Every Day Should Be World Bee Day

May 20, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's World Bee Day, as declared by the United Nations. "The fourth observance of World Bee Day will be celebrated--in the midst of a still ongoing pandemic--with a virtual event organized by the FAO on 20 May 2021 under the theme Bee engaged Build Back Better for Bees.
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UCCE Riverside County: Article

Our Gardens Are Growing Again!

May 19, 2021
By Chutima H Ganthavorn
The CalFresh Healthy Living Program at UC Cooperative Extension (CFHL, UCCE) in Riverside County has two garden projects with Riverside Faith Temple and the Community Settlement Association in Eastside Riverside.
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Photo 1. FarmWise Titan autonomous tractor equipped with split knives; it currently does not operate fully autonomously due to Cal OSHA regulations.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Automated Weeders: Optimizing their value

May 17, 2021
By Richard F Smith
Richard Smith is the UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crop Production and Weed Science Farm Advisor in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. Automated weeders remove weeds inside the three- to five-inch-wide uncultivated band left around the seedline by standard cultivation.
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Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño teaching a course at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Free Online Training Course for Veterinarians on Honey Bee Health

May 13, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Honey bee experts at UC Davis and Oregon State University (OSU) will teach a free online bee biology course aimed at training veterinarians in their new role in supporting beekeepers and maintaining the health of bee colonies.
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Comunidades Saludables: Article

Estudiantes de San Bernardino cultivan alimentos y nuevas oportunidades

May 12, 2021
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
En San Bernardino en la escuela preparatoria San Andreas alrededor de 500 jvenes, que por diversas razones no han podido obtener su diploma, tienen una nueva oportunidad para graduarse y explorar opciones vocacionales de una manera prctica y divertida.
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Washed and cut strawberries ready to make jam
Master Food Preserver SLO/SB Counties: Article

Jam On!

May 12, 2021
It's that time of year again when the strawberries on the Central Coast of California ripen in the fields and the markets begin bursting with flats of these juicy red berries.
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UCCE San Bernardino County Consumer and Family Science News: Article

EFNEP Partners with San Andreas High School for Farm to School Fridays

May 11, 2021
By Christine Davidson
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) has partnered with San Andreas High School for over a decade. The partnership began with EFNEP bringing workshops on preparing and eating healthy food to the Cal SAFE program for pregnant teens.
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