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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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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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Poultry 101’s “Chick temperature chart” recommends temperatures for chicks from hatch to 6 weeks old.
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Poultry 101 guides new parents of chicks

August 21, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
As Californians began sheltering in place at home, they started growing their own food. In addition to gardening, people have begun adopting chickens for fresh eggs.
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