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Lifetime
Master Gardener
Fred Hoffman
is the host of the "KFBK Garden
Show" on
1530-AM/93.1-FM
KFBK in
Sacramento, California each Sunday
morning
from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pacfic Time, followed by
"Get Growing" on
Talk
650 KSTE in
Sacramento, 10 a.m. to Noon. At noon, it's
the
KSTE Farm Hour.
And, you
can listen to all the shows, live, via
the
KFBK.com
and KSTE.com
websites.
Available
as podcasts, too!
Previous
editions of "The
KFBK Garden
Show"
and "Get
Growing".
Plus, for
news about California agriculture, it's the
KSTE
Farm Hour.
New
Podcast links for Itunes podcast users:
KFBK
Garden Show
Get
Growing
KSTE
Farm Hour
Southern
Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin County
gardeners can also
get
current gardening information from Fred in his
Saturday gardening column
in
the Lodi
News-Sentinel.;
also available at the Farmer
Fred Rant! Blog
page.
UPCOMING
GUESTS
ON THE "KFBK GARDEN SHOW" &
"GET
GROWING"
ON KSTE
Sept. 15: Debbie
Flower - "Propagating Plants"; "Choosing CA
Native Plants"
Sept. 22: Debbie
Arrington, Kathy Morrison: "Sacramento
Digs Gardening"
A Clue for the
Garden Grappler
Visit
the Farmer
Fred Rant Blog Page
for
These Garden Tips and
More:
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Vegetables:
Interactive
Vegetable Planting Calendar
Planting
Your First Vegetable Garden? Some
Tips
Growing
Tomatoes in Containers
Terrific
Tomato Tips
Some
Vegetables Require Less Water Than
Others
Will
Those Green Tomatoes Turn Red This
Fall?
Before
You Plant, Check the Soil
Temperature
Make
Your Own Planting Mix
Starting
Tomatoes, Peppers From Seed
More
Tips on Starting Tomatoes from
Seed
Pepper
Seeds Slow to Germinate? Some
Tips
Heirloom
Vegetables Are Better For You
Tomato
Troubleshooter
Crop
Rotation Plan for the Home
Garden
Crop
Rotation for the Garden, Pt. 2
The
Hazards of Overfeeding Your
Plants
Hand-Pollinating
Squash Plants
How
to Grow Giant Pumpkins
Grow
Your Own Popcorn
Fruits:
Avocado
Trees for Sacramento? A Guide
Why
Are My Oranges Splitting?
Frost/Freeze
Protection Ideas for Citrus
Choosing
and Planting Bare Root Fruit
Trees
Mulch
Under a Citrus Tree: Pros and
Cons
Bareroot
Fruit Tree Shopping? Buyer
Beware!
Harvest
Fruits By Look and Feel, Not the
Calendar
Know
Your Fruit Tree Rootstocks
Growing
Blueberries in Container
Anatomy
of a Professional Fruit Tasting
Why
Are the Blackberries Turning
White?
Bad Bugs,
Diseases, Weeds:
Battling
Tomato Hornworms
Every
Season is Ant Season
The
Green Fruit Beetles Are Back
Ants!
A
Cure for the Cherry Maggot?
Controlling
Snails and Slugs
Peach
Leaf Curl: It's Back!
Battling
Peach Leaf Curl
Battling
Sooty Mold & Scale on Citrus
Controlling
Fungus Gnats on Houseplants
Crane
Flies vs. Mosquitoes
Leaf
Spot Problem? Here's What to Do
Cat
Proofing Your Garden
Yellowjacket
Fun Facts! Control Tips, Too
Weedkillers:
Read the Label!
ETC.
How
To Find Garden Answers Online
Garden
Shoes...or Gardening Shoes?
Tips
for a Healthy Heart and Thwarting Type 2
Diabetes
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The Garden Good
Guys:
4
Plants to Attract Pollinators and
Beneficials
Plants
that Attract Beneficial Insects
Bring
on the Bees!
Plants
to Attract Pollinating Insects
This
Blog is for the Birds
The
Good Bug Hotel
What's
Killing the Bees? A New Study Offers
Clues
Landscaping,
Lawns, Flowers
100+
Great Roses For California
Fall
Lawn Renovation
Plants
For Dry Shade
Getting
the Yard Ready for a Rain and Wind
Storm
Watering
Tips for Drip Irrigation
A
Tour of Maple Rock Gardens
The
Heart-Healthy Garden
Plants
for Privacy
The
Cure for Non-Performing
Daffodils
WELO
is coming. Start Planning to Save Water
Now
Plants
Wilting in the Heat? Check Before You
Water
Water-Saving
Tips For Your Yard
Get
Rid of Your Lawn with Soil
Solarization
How
to Kill Your Lawn in 2 Easy
Steps
Droopy
Plants on a Hot Day. Water...or
Not?
Trees and
Shrubs
How
To Stake a New Tree
Holy
Jumping Oak Galls, Batman!
Fall
& Winter:
Pruning
Tool Primer
Rain
Draining Strategies to Save Your Home and
Garden
Winter
Storms and Tree Troubles
What
to Do AFTER a Hard Freeze
What
to Do When a Hard Freeze is
Forecast
New
Year's Resolutions for Gardeners
Persimmons:
THE Edible Ornamental of Fall
Innovative
Peach Leaf Curl Controls
Frost,
Freezes Ahead. Get Your Yard
Ready
After
a Freeze, What Should a Gardener
Do?
Fall-Winter
Houseplant Care Tips
Drain
the Rain Away from the House &
Garden
Get
Your Garden Storm-Ready
What
to Do in Your Yard AFTER the
Storm
Tips
for the Fall-Winter Vegetable
Garden
Add
Color for the Cold, Gray Days of
Winter
Winter
Storms and Trees: Inspect Them
Now!
How
to Grow Oak Trees from Acorns
What
NOT to do in the Garden in Fall
Dead
Foliage Now? Leaf it Alone!
Problem
Plants
Have
Horses? Avoid These Plants!
Safe
Plants for You, But They're Poison to Your
Pets
Mistletoe
Control Tips
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Garden Data (through Sept. 14,
2019)
Avg. evapotranspiration rate this
past week : Valley: 1.3" ; Foothills: 1.4-1.5"
Soil Temperature: Valley: 69-71
(F). Low foothills: 77 (F). Upper foothills: 66
(F)
Click Here
for more Information about soil temperature and
evapotranspiration rates
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Chilling
hours/portions (hours at
32-45 degrees-F, necessary for deciduous fruit tree
production, Nov.-Feb.)
What
is a "Chill Hour", what is a "Chill
Portion"?
Chill
Portion Requirements for selected fruit and nut
varieties
Nov. 1, 2018-Feb. 28, 2019
(FINAL):
Chill Hours: 752-810 valley;
1218-1253 foothills. Chill Portions: 70-76 valley;
81-84 foothills.
Nov. 1, 2017 - Feb. 28, 2018:
Chill Hours: 762-905 valley; 618-1115
foothills. Chill Portions: 67-75 valley; 72-84
foothills.
Nov. 1, 2016 - Feb. 28, 2017:
Chill Hours: 796-933 valley; 900-1350
foothills. Chill Portions: 65-75 valley; 74-93
foothills.
Nov. 1, 2015-Feb. 29, 2016:
Valley: Chill Hours: 714-896 . Chill
Portions: 68-74. Foothills: Chill Hours: 744-1360. Chill
Portions: 73-85
Nov. 1, 2014-Feb. 28, 2015:
Valley: 444-805 chill hours;
61-69 chill portions. Foothills: 380-1095 chill
hours; 65-85 chill portions
Nov. 1, 2013 - Feb. 28,
2014:
Valley (Sac., SJ, Yolo, Sutter,
Solano Cos.): 868-1230 hours Foothills
(Amador, El Dorado, Placer Cos.): 567-1129
hours
2012-2013 Chill Season Totals:
VALLEY: 1028-1325 hours;
FOOTHILLS: 877-1863 hours
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Wondering when is the right time to
plant?
The online Farmer
Fred Interactive Vegetable Planting
Calendar for Northern
California is for you! Click on each vegetable for specific
planting information.
Also,
download the printable
planting calendar.
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Looking for lists and pictures of
plants that don't require much water? Go to:
Water-Wise
Gardening Websites
This is a project undertaken in
conjunction with the municipalities and water districts in
many California locales. The website has a wealth of local
residential photography and plant information to help
homeowners improve their garden in a water efficient
way.
Sacramento, El Dorado and
Placer residents: click on the link - Be
Water Smart .
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Find a Green Gardener-certified
landscaper near you: http://www.ecolandscape.org/programGG/GreenGardenerRefList.html
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Sept. 9-Oct. 18,
2019
WHAT: Become a Master
Gardener - 2020 Volunteer Training
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 876-5338, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
Do you enjoy
gardening? Become a Master Gardener. Fine tune
your existing knowledge and add new knowledge with our
intensive study course led by University Advisors and
horticultural experts. Trainees study a wide range of
home horticulture topics, with online and in-class
coursework and training on how to properly research and
respond to questions from the public. The mission of
Master Gardeners is to share research-based knowledge and
information on home horticulture, pest management and
sustainable landscaping practices with the Sacramento
community.
University of
California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners in
Sacramento County
• Be trained to
educate the public on environmentally sound, research-based
gardening practices.
• Volunteer at
Master Gardener community events conducting workshops,
diagnosing plant problems, speaking to community groups and
dispensing advice over the phone, and in writing. Most
volunteer activities take place on weekends from spring to
early fall.
• Volunteer with
fellow gardeners who share your love of all things
horticultural.
• Enjoy
opportunities to continue learning.
• Master
Gardeners focus on education, volunteerism and fun. •
Application & Training
• Applicants are
required to be residents of Sacramento County.
(Residents of other counties should contact their county's
Master Gardener program.)
• Applications
will be accepted starting Monday, September 9.
Deadline is Friday, October 18, 2019. Applications and
complete training details are available on our website at
http://sacmg.ucanr.edu/Master_Gardener_Training/.
Applications also available by mailing a self-addressed,
stamped business-size envelope to: Master Gardener
Training
UC
Cooperative Extension 4145 Branch Center Road
Sacramento, CA 95827-3823
•Training is each
Wednesday, January 15 through May 13, 2020.
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Fridays-Saturdays
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden Open
Days
Sixteen gardens are
open for public viewing Fridays and Saturdays. See
everything from flowers to fruit, veggies to annuals. E.D.
Master Gardeners are available to answer questions. Open
garden days in September: 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st,
27th, and 28th.
9:00 am to Noon, $2
parking (look for kiosks) - Sherwood Demonstration Garden,
6699 Campus Drive, Placerville
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Sat.-Sun, Sept
14-15 (1-4 Sat., 11-3 Sun)
Delta Gesneriad &
African Violet Society Show and Sale
Hundred of unique
African Violets and gesneriads will be for
sale.
Free Admission. Free
Advice!
Shepherd Garden &
Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. Sacramento
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When: Sunday,
Sept. 15, 2019 from 1-4:00 pm.
This is the only
fundraiser event for Yolo County Master Gardeners and there
will be great gardening tools and crafts at excellent
prices.
GARDEN THEME TAG SALE
-
Yolo County Master
Gardeners.
WHERE: 70
Cottonwood Street, Woodland
WHAT: Sale of
gently used gardens tools and items, plants, bulbs, garden
art, books, crafts, jewelry and more.
MORE EVENTS: at
this sale there will be 2 workshops. Learn about gardening
tools at 1:15 pm. Get great tips on succulents at 2:15 pm.
Please note- cash or
checks only.
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WHEN: Sunday,
September 15, 2019, 4:00 p.m.- 9:00
p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at North Laguna Creek
Park Day
WHERE: 6400 Jacinto
Avenue, Elk Grove, CA 95758
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
https://www.cityofsacramento.org
North Laguna Creek Park Day
Finding unique
challenges in your garden? Bring samples of your
problem plants, mystery pests and questions to the "Ask the
Master Gardeners" information table at the North Laguna
Creek Park Day. Snap a pic with your phone or bring a
bug in a jar and let the Master Gardeners tell you what it
is and how to get rid of it without using toxic
chemicals. Get one-on-one advice based on the most
recent research-based sustainable practices from Master
Gardeners who have decades of gardening experience.
For all your gardening questions, including pests and
diseases, growing fruits, vegetables and herbs, ornamentals
and trees, composting and water efficient landscaping, UCCE
Master Gardeners have the answers.
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Thursday September
19, 2019, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the
Master Gardeners Information Table at Florin Certified
Farmers' Market
WHERE: 5901 Florin
Road, Sacramento 95823
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative
Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
Bring samples of your
problem plants, mystery pests and questions to the "Ask the
Master Gardeners" information table at the Florin Certified
Farmers' Market in Sacramento. Snap a pic with your
phone or bring a bug in a jar and let the Master Gardeners
tell you what it is and how to manage it without using
chemicals. Get one-on-one advice based on the most
recent research-based sustainable practices from Master
Gardeners who have decades of gardening experience.
For all your gardening questions, including growing fruits
vegetables and herbs, ornamentals and trees, composting and
water efficient landscaping, UCCE Master Gardeners have the
answers.
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Saturday, September
21st 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Fall Native Plant Sale
and Art Market presented by the Sac Valley Chapter of the CA
Native Plant Society.
Shepherd Garden and
Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd. Sacramento
Plants From Elderberry
Farms, Cornflower Farms, Hedgerow Farms. Many to choose
from, including these 12 species in liners for only $2.50
each:
Whiteleaf Manzanita
plus Arctostaphylos Dr. Hurd, John Dourley, Pacific Mist,
Emerald Carpet, Howard McMinn, Carmel Sur.
Showy and Narrowleaf
Milkweed
Ceanothus cuneatus
plus Anchor Bay, Owlswood Blue, Yankee Point, Valley Violet,
Skylark
Buckwheats - Red,
California, St.Catherine's Lace
Elderberry Farms alone
will be bringing over 110 native plants including 10 bulb
species!
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Saturday September
21 at 10am
Watering in
Mediterranean Climates
Big Oak Nursery 10071
Grant Line Road in Elk Grove, just east of highway
99.
Big Oak's very own
landscaper Roxanne Evans will talk about watering and
establishing new plants in our climate.
Free.
More info at
bigoaknursery.com
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Saturday, September
21, 10 am - 2 pm
Wonderful World of
Apples
San Joaquin Master
Food Preservers
$25.00
Fall weather brings
the best fresh apples in bushels. In this class we will
learn how to make apple pie filling and spiced apple rings.
Whether you are buying apples by visiting the nearby
orchard, the grocery store or market, or even picking apples
from your own backyard this hands-on class will send you
home with 2 tasty ways of preserving apples this
season!
Classes are held at
the Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center, 2101 E. Earhart
Ave., Stockton, CA 95206 in the Calaveras Room. If you need
assistance or accommodations, please contact the UCCE Master
Food Preservers of San Joaquin County at
209-953-6100.
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Sat. 9/21
Work Less, Enjoy More: Gardening with our Beautiful Native
Plants
Do you love wildlife,
pollinators, and birds and would like to enjoy their
activities in your landscape? Are you ready to lower your
water bill, and spend less on fertilizers and pesticides as
well? E.D. Master Gardener Alice Cantelow will teach you how
to choose and add colorful, easy care native plants to your
garden.
9am-noon El Dorado
Hills Library, 7455 Silva Valley Parkway, El Dorado
Hills
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WHEN: Sunday, September
22, 2019, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free Ask the Master
Gardeners Information Table at the 4th Annual District 8
Latino Festival
WHERE: Nielsen Park, 7596 Center
Parkway, Elk Grove, CA 95758
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative Extension, (916)
875-6913 or go to sacmg.ucanr.edu or
facebook.com/sacmg
https://www.cityofsacramento.org
4th Annual District 8 Latino Festival
Finding unique challenges
in your garden? Bring samples of your problem plants,
mystery pests and questions to the "Ask the Master
Gardeners" information table at the 4th Annual District 8
Latino Festival. Snap a pic with your phone or bring a
bug in a jar and let the Master Gardeners tell you what it
is and how to get rid of it without using toxic
chemicals. Get one-on-one advice based on the most
recent research-based sustainable practices from Master
Gardeners who have decades of gardening experience.
For all your gardening questions, including pests and
diseases, growing fruits, vegetables and herbs, ornamentals
and trees, composting and water efficient landscaping, UCCE
Master Gardeners have the answers.
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Sat. 9/28 Successful
Gardening with Native Plants
Do you love wildlife,
pollinators, and birds and would like to enjoy their
activities in your landscape? Are you ready to lower your
water bill, and spend less on fertilizers and pesticides as
well? Master Gardener Alice Cantelow will teach you how to
choose and add colorful, easy care native plants to your
garden.
9am-Noon, $2 parking Sherwood
Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive,
Placerville
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Sat. 9/28 Open
Garden
Come and take a look at what is
happening in the garden. Calaveras Master Gardeners will
explain various ongoing projects.
10:00 am to 1:00
pm.
10:00 am to Noon: Plant
Sale
Location: Demonstration Garden,
891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas.
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WHEN: Friday, October 4,
2019, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
WHAT: UCCE Master Gardeners of
Sacramento County presents "Composting with
Worms"
WHERE: ACC Senior Services, 7334
Park City Drive, Sacramento, CA 95831
COST: Free
For More
Information:
UC Cooperative Extension, (916)
875-6913, sacmg.ucanr.edu,
facebook.com/sacmg
Learn all about worm composting
from the UCCE Master Gardeners of Sacramento County's "Worm
Wranglers." The Wranglers will talk about bin set-up,
what to feed your worms and harvesting techniques.
You'll be able to view a working bin and get a look at the
Black Gold produced by the worms.
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Saturday, October 5th,
1030 am
The UCCE Tuolumne County Master
Gardeners will host a presentation by Bill the Bulb Baron
(William R.P. Welch) at their Open Garden Day at the
Demonstration Garden, 251 S. Barretta Street, Sonora. Bill
is a leading commercial grower, hybridizer, and authority on
drought-resistant, animal-proof (deer/gopher/squirrel), easy
to grow bulbs. The public is invited to attend
with a variety of Bill's bulbs available for purchase after
the presentation. For additional details contact the UC
Cooperative Extension office at (209) 533-5695
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WHEN: Wednesday,
October 9, 2019, 9:00 a.m. &endash;
noon
WHAT: Free Open Garden at
the Horticulture Center
WHERE: Horticulture
Center, 11549 Fair Oaks Blvd., Fair Oaks, CA
95628
For More Information: UC
Cooperative Extension, (916) 875-6913 or go to
sacmg.ucanr.edu or facebook.com/sacmg
Open Garden days are informal
events with Master Gardeners available in all areas of the
garden. It is a great opportunity to peruse the garden
at your own pace and ask lots of questions. The Master
Gardeners 2020 Gardening Guide and Calendar will be
available for $10, including sales
tax.
Starting at 10:00 a.m. at
the Vineyard Project Area, UCCE Master Gardeners will hold a
mini-demonstration on Putting the Vineyard to Bed for the
Winter.
On-going demonstrations at
the various project areas:
Selecting Bulbs for Dramatic
Garden Displays at the Water Efficient Landscape
Garden.
Removing Spent Annuals, Pruning
Perennials and More at the Herb Project
Area.
Fertilizing and Controlling Soil
pH with Sulfur at the Berry Project Area.
Winter Protection for Edible
Tropicals and Citrus at the Orchard Project
Area.
Using Cover Crops to Replenish
the Soil at the Vegetable Project Area.
Turning, Sifting, and Building
the Pile for Good, Healthy Compost at the Compost Project
Area.
Located outside &endash;
rain or shine
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Thurs. October 17,
2019
Calaveras/Tuolumne Master
Gardeners to Conduct New Volunteer Training
Orientation Scheduled for Thurs.
October 17, 2019
The University of California
Cooperative Extension (UCCE) invites adults interested in
helping others learn about gardening to attend an
orientation program about the Master Gardener program. UCCE
Master Gardener volunteers learn University-based scientific
information and then share that knowledge with the gardening
community. Master Gardener volunteers are people of all ages
and from all walks of life with a common desire to
help others learn about gardening.
Master Gardener membership is
open to anyone in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. A
background check including fingerprinting is required to
become a Master Gardener.
An Orientation has been
scheduled for Thursday, October 17th, starting at 3:30 pm at
the Tuolumne County Senior Center located on 540 Greenley
Road, Sonora, CA. Anyone interested in becoming a
Master Gardener should attend the Orientation to learn about
the Master Gardener Program and the volunteer
requirements.
The training classes for new
volunteer candidates begin Thursday, January 23, 2020 and
continue weekly through April 30th, from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm
each Thursday. Classes will be held in Sonora. These classes
will include over 50 hours of intensive training by
University of California personnel and horticulture
specialists in various fields. Topics include water
management, soils, composting, native plants, fruit
production , plant diseases, entomology, Integrated Pest
Management, understanding pesticides, and
more.
A fee of $195 will be charged to
cover the cost of all class materials, which includes
several reference texts. After successfully completing
the training program, certified Master Gardener volunteers
agree to fulfill annual volunteer service and continuing
education requirements.
For more information, contact
the UC Calaveras Cooperative Extension office by phone or
email. Phone number is (209) 533-5695 and the email
address is dlpowell@ucanr.edu.
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Saturday, October 19, 10
am - 4 pm
Gifts From the Holiday
Kitchen
San Joaquin Master Food
Preservers
$50.00 Click here to
register
When it comes to gifts, nothing
beats homemade. This is our annual holiday gift workshop. We
moved it to October so you will have more time to make your
own batches before the gift giving season starts. Each
participant will make and take four different recipes: Lemon
Curd, Cranberry Rum Sauce, Marinated Peppers and new this
year, Mozzarella Cheese. We will also have some materials
for decorating the containers as well as examples of gift
baskets created with your homemade items and store bought
items. Get an early start on some homemade preserved foods
for family and friends.
This event is limited to 40
attendees and is $50.00 for the day. Register today to
reserve your seat!
Classes are held at the Robert
J. Cabral Agricultural Center, 2101 E. Earhart Ave.,
Stockton, CA 95206 in the Calaveras Room. If you need
assistance or accommodations, please contact the UCCE Master
Food Preservers of San Joaquin County at
209-953-6100.
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