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Date production workshop set for April 23 in Palm Desert

March 5, 2025
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The 2025 California Date Palm Workshop will be held on April 23 in Palm Desert at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Center. Anyone who is interested in growing dates is welcome to attend. "This workshop brings together researchers, growers and stakeholders to discuss recent research data on the ‘state of the…
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Eat More Fruit for Better Health

Jujubes Pomegranates Figs_INRA, Jean Weber Fruit for Better Health. Adding fruit trees to your garden can improve your familys health, since the fruit you harvest will be full of fiber and vitamins.
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Fruit Trees: What to Plant

With a devastating disease of citrus spreading in Los Angeles and surrounding counties, its a great time to explore other options for fruit trees beyond citrus. All citrus, including oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, kumquats and mandarins are impacted by the disease.
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Recipes and Nutrition Information

Fig Recipe_BWurzinger-Pixabay Below are links for recipes and information on various tree fruits: Harvest of the Month Apples (CDPH) English Spanish Persimmons (CDPH) English Spanish Pomegranate (SD) Avocado (SD) Mango (SD) Peach (SD) Eat Fresh Apple Celery Slaw with Nuts Persimmon Spinach Salad Fig...
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Workshop Videos

Four workshop were developed for the Alternatives to Citrus Project. All of them cover Huanglongbing, the deadly disease of citrus that is spreading in residential citrus trees in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas.
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