San Diego

It may be Halloween week, but clearly, the real scare is the fire activity and the effect that the howling winds have on fire threats. It seems unfathomable to think about 43 counties under red flag warnings.

State Field Day was held at the University of California Davis in Davis, California the first weekend of June. It was a ton of fun and everyone should go at least once. There was so much to see and do there.

The trip to San Diego last week was good. I enjoyed seeing so many of our business personnel; about 10 total. And, I always like a chance to see the water. Friday I had fun playing hooky at Yosemite. Despite the month, there were a large number of visitors to the park.

It's commonly called a "passion butterfly," but we call it a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillaea) or Gulf Frit. Or "spectacular.

4-H week ended on a high note. I received the photo, below, from Steven Worker.

Helping people attain financial security and healthy, active lives has been a career passion for Patti Wooten Swanson, UC Cooperative Extension nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor for San Diego County.

The UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program is sponsoring a daylong course on "Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey Bee" on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Harry H. Laidlaw Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road. The course, set from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Patti Wooten Swanson, UC Cooperative Extension nutrition, family and consumer sciences advisor in San Diego County, retired July 1, 2019.

Consider the honey bee. Like all insects, it has a head, thorax and abdomen. But are you familiar with the rest of its anatomy? Here's an opportunity to learn about "Advanced Anatomy and Physiology of the Honey Bee" in a class offered Saturday, Oct.

Dear Colleagues, The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2020 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP).