Nutrition & Health

Would you like to continue to harvest luscious, home-grown vegetables even after the heat of summer subsides? If so, now is the time to plant for a fall and winter harvest. Learn how to grow a successful winter vegetable garden from UC Master Gardener Zack Dowell.

Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers for their monthly general Q&A session. A panel of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions, share their tips and encourage you to safely preserve food at home.

Are you curious about freeze drying? Do you own a freeze dryer and want to talk with others that have them, too? In this class we will show you how to use a freeze dryer, why freeze drying is a good method for preserving, and share ideas for preserving foods at home.

Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers for their monthly general Q&A session. A panelist of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions, share their tips and encourage you to safely preserve food at home.

A regular workday at the demo garden on Thursdays, 1pm to 6pm/dusk. The gate will indeed be open and members of the public are welcome to drop in and enjoy the garden and ask for advice. There will be public demos and plant sales.

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County will be available to answer your gardening questions or just chat about gardening! For more information about the Farmers Market, visit eldoradofarmersmarket.

A panel of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions and share their tips so you can safely and successfully preserve food at home.

Ever noticed those beautiful orange persimmons? Wondering how to tell them apart and when they are ripe and ready for your holiday baking? Have a huge bag that you can't use up fresh?

Baby, its cold outside and perfect weather for the comfort of delicious hot soup! Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers of San Mateo and San Francisco Counties for Soup-a-palooza, when we talk about all things related to soup.

We look forward to seeing you on Dec. 4th at the Barbara Worth Country Club in Holtville, CA as the UCCE Imperial County office presents the 2024 Fall Big Workshop event. This is a FREE event...one day, same location, two separate sessions.