Nutrition & Health

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fig tree, Sharon McCray
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Fig

When to plant: Early spring, while still dormant Harvest window: Many will yield fruit during two windows: May–June, then again August–October, depending on variety. Here is a video on how to harvest figs. Fertilization: If needed, a light application of nitrogen in early spring, while tree is still…
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EFNEP

What can the EFNEP Adult Program do for you? By means of the Eating Smart Being Active curriculum, EFNEP helps limited-resource adults and their families establish and maintain healthy eating habits, physically active lifestyles, and sound nutritional knowledge.
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About California 4-H

The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program (California 4-H) is open to all youth ages 5 to 18 in every county in California. California 4-H believes in the power of young people. We see that every child has valuable strengths and real influence to improve the world around us. California 4-H…
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Recipes

Recipes and Preservation Information
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monthly food garden tips for Sonoma County
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Food Gardening Tasks and Tips by Month

Food Gardening Tasks and Tips for each month in Sonoma County home gardeners. Click on the month for the list of key tasks for a healthy food garden.
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Kids boots
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Youth Programs

UC Marin Master Gardeners offer several educational programs targeted to children. Exploring Habitats is a field trip program designed for second graders that expose children to natural habitats and environmental awareness.
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green cherry tomatoes, orange and purple tomatoes, yellow and purple tomato
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Public Tomato Trial

We invite you to join our public tomato trial and be a citizen scientist! Help us gather information by growing trial tomatoes in your garden and reporting the results.
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Tomatoes
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Growing Great Tomatoes

Tomatoes do best planted in full sun all day, although they will usually produce some crop with less. If your plants have had symptoms of disease in previous years, it is important to plant in soil that has not grown tomatoes or their relatives such as peppers or eggplants for three or more years.
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