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Stone soup 2019
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Sharing is the Most Magical Ingredient!

December 9, 2019
West Hills College preschool kicks off its annual Stone Soup Event. Sue Lafferty, nutrition educator with CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California told the preschoolers, the story of a hungry traveler coming to a village where no one was willing to share.
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Robert J. Cabral Agricultural Center, San Joaquin County
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SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

December 9, 2019
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 10, 2020 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206). Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
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5-mile in Bidwell Park by Joyce Hill
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Get Outside: Environmental Education for Kids

November 29, 2019
If you have school-age children, you may have noticed that something new is infusing science education in California classrooms. Curricula that explores environmental literacy is being introduced an explicit acknowledgement of the deep bond between humans and our natural environment.
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Aaron Nelson
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In memoriam: Aaron Nelson

November 14, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Aaron Nelson, UCCE livestock advisor emeritus, passed away on Oct. 14, 2019, in Clovis. He was 85. Nelson grew up on a small farm in Texas until the age 7, when his family moved to the San Diego area. At age 11, his father gave him a newborn calf to raise, which sparked his interest in livestock.
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Karmjot Randhawa
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Names in the News

October 31, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Randhawa to oversee UCCE in Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare counties Karmjot Randhawa joined ANR on Sept. 6, 2019, as the UC Cooperative Extension director for Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare counties.
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Photo By Leslie Stevens
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Crape Myrtle

October 28, 2019
Crape Myrtle By Leslie Stevens UCCE Master Gardener Lagerstoemia Size: Varieties of single or multi-trunked trees run 25 30 feet tall and wide; shrubs 6 20 feet; and dwarfs from 3 6 feet.
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Fourth Grade Students Make Bread from Scratch

October 7, 2019
CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California collaborated with Children's Storybook Garden & Museum in Kings County to engage twenty-two 4th-grade classes from Hanford Elementary School District in fun, educational, and interactive activities about day-to-day life during the 1800s.
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