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Spring is Here! Let's Grow Veggies!

Apr 26, 2025

Let's grow veggies!Spring is here and it's time to find out how to prepare your garden beds for high productivity, learn what to plant when, know what to plant from seed versus starts, and discover tips to keep your plants thriving through the summer months. Our class will be taught by a group of…
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Growing Avocados on the Central Coast

Apr 24, 2025

Did you know you can grow great avocados in our cool foggy summers?Join our online workshop to learn all about avocados!Find out which varieties do best in our Monterey Bay area, how to choose a good tree and how to plant it properly, how to care for and fertilize your tree as well as protect it from pests…
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Planting & Caring for Your Vegetable Garden - DEMO

Apr 19, 2025

Ready to start your FIRST vegetable garden? Or IMPROVE upon your previous efforts?  Join us for our . . .  NEW Vegetable Gardening Class Series giving less experienced vegetable growers the informationthey need to succeed. Class 2 - Planting & Caring for Your Vegetable…
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Planting & Caring for Your Vegetable Garden - ONLINE

Apr 17, 2025

Ready to start your FIRST vegetable garden? Or IMPROVE upon your previous efforts?  Join us for our . . .  NEW Vegetable Gardening Class Series giving less experienced vegetable growers the informationthey need to succeed. Class 2 - Planting & Caring for Your Vegetable…
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Regenerative Soil Techniques for the Home Gardener

May 3, 2025

Monterey Bay/Santa Cruz County Master Gardeners invite our local community to join us to learn regenerative soil techniques that you can add to your gardening bag of tricks.Growing healthy soil helps the home gardener grow vibrant veggies and herbs, bountiful fruit trees and gorgeous flowers. We will…
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CENTRAL COAST GOOD FIRE FAIR

Oct 5, 2024

FLIER Central Coast Good Fire Fair. Let's talk about good fire! Learn the how/where/why about the entities who currently use fire on the landscape in the region, such as California State Parks, CALFire, Indigenous groups, and the Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association.
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Emily Jane Freed smiles in a field of thyme at Jacobs Farm/del Cabo, Inc. in Santa Cruz County
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New director to elevate UC Cooperative Extension impact on Central Coast

July 30, 2025
By Michael Hsu
Emily Jane Freed began as UC Cooperative Extension area director for Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties in June. She brings experience in agriculture issues, logistics and emergency services administration and she aims to help UCCE academics provide even greater benefit to local communities.
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California Agriculture Takes Flight: A Guide to Drone Spray Pilot Certification

May 29, 2025
By Paramveer Singh
Drone use in agriculture is rapidly expanding across the United States. While drones were initially adopted for imagery, vegetation indices, and hotspot detection for variable rate applications, their role is evolving. Increasingly, drones are being used for chemical applications in crop production, a trend…
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Community Education Specialist Highlight Series: Bailey Smith-Helman

May 20, 2025
By Ana Resendiz
Community Education Specialist Highlight Series: Bailey Smith-Helman After serving at the USDA Food and Nutrition Services in Washington, DC, Bailey took a break and traveled for a year in South America. That experience reminded her how much she enjoys working with producers and spending time in the…
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