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The Food Blog covers our latest research and extension work to advance and optimize the production and vitality of California's abundant agricultural commodities.

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New online training is designed for beginning farmers and those or transitioning to organic practices. Photo courtesy of UC SAREP
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Organic farming lessons offered online

September 11, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Farmers who want to learn organic production practices for California specialty crops can now get training at their convenience on their own computers.
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Corn Cob Jelly - tastes like honey! Recipe at https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_07/corncob_jelly.html
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Not your grandma’s jam

September 3, 2020
By Susan Mosbacher
As a UC Master Food Preserver Program Coordinator, I've had the privilege of teaching new volunteers eager to learn more about food preservation, who then teach in their local communities.
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Dried tomato skins in a bowl - dry them plain (as pictured) or add spices before drying. Eat as a snack or grind into a powder.
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Too many tomatoes?

August 31, 2020
If you also found a silver lining to staying/working at home this summer by planting and tending to your garden, did your wish for a bumper crop of tomatoes come true? What happens if your tomato plants are prolific producers?
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