Nutrition & Health

Estos videos breves, menos de 60 segundos, pueden ser utilizados por los educadores de nutrición de la primera infancia para demostrar varias recomendaciones claves basadas en evidencia sobre qué y cómo alimentar a los bebés y niños pequeños en los Hogares de Cuidado Infantil.  Las recomendaciones fueron…

Find food preservation tips for canning, freezing, dehydrating, and keeping food safe.

UC Central Sierra programming includes virtual and on-line training as well as in-person classes and workshops in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Tuolumne Counties.

Cauliflower is a cole crop in the Brassicaceae (cabbage) family along with broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, kohlrabi, and cabbage. Of these, cauliflower is the most sensitive to low and high temperatures and does best when there is moisture in the air.

Containers can provide a quick and easy way to grow edibles A great solution when growing space is limited Locate to be convenient and accessible Relocate to protect edibles from bad weather Create visual interest in outside living areas Avoids soil borne diseases in native garden soil Reduces...

Spring Garden Fair tomatoes descriptions. We offer a wide selection of delicious tomato seedlings, from huge beefsteaks to bite-size cherry tomatoes, both heirloom and modern varieties, in a rainbow of colors. All have been trialed by UC Master Gardeners.

Transplant or direct seed in May to June. Cucumbers are very sensitive to cold. For best results, wait until daytime temperatures are regularly in the high 70s to 80s°F and soil temperature is at least 65 to 70°F. If growing your own seedlings, start the seeds 4 weeks before you want to plant.

This watermelon trial was conducted in the summer of 2006 at our (no longer in use) Nine Palms project location. Seventeen varieties of watermelons were grown to compare taste and production.

The Sherwood Demo Garden is comprised of 16 individual gardens. The Orchard Garden is currently made up of 25 fruit trees consisting of Pome, Stone, Citrus, and more. One of the educational goals of the Orchard Garden is to demonstrate pruning (fall and summer), fall and winter dormant spraying, fruit…

When to plant: Blackberries / Raspberries: mid-January–March Strawberries: late August (summer plantings) or late October (winter plantings) Harvest window: May–September, depending on the variety Fertilization: Nitrogen in spring, additional applications as needed.