San Bernardino

I am excited to share that I have just recently graduated as part of the 2021 cohort of UCCE San Bernardino County Master Food Preservers! Yay and congratulations to my fellow graduates! I'm so excited to try many of the new things I have learned, and the training has shown me many new possibilities...

Note from UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) San Bernardino County Master Gardener Management: We are so delighted to have Elizabeth McSwain as a newly graduated Master Gardener! Below is her own account of her love and inspiration for all things gardening' and her new Seeds of Joy' community garden in...

Roses have an unfair reputation as unsustainable, high-maintenance and disease-ridden, but resilient Earth-Kind certified roses defy this stereotype! Earth-Kind roses are selected and certified by Texas A&M University through their Earth-Kind research program at the AgriLife Center.

When summer is here and the list of edible fruits and veggies that can be planted in Southern CA is at its shortest, maybe it's time to consider growing some herbs to add some flavor to your cooking! Here is a system you might want to try that helps you save on space, water and time! I first stumble...

Have you considered composting in your school or community garden, but don't know where to start?

I say good for the young woman below! Thank you, Darrell, for passing the below to me to post here. I wish I could taste it. Having trouble with your Orange Marmalade? Try harder. This 9 y/o won Double Gold on her first try. Deemed World's Best over 3000 other competitors. https://www.cbc.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, families were becoming more food insecure than ever before and with stay at home orders, shopping for food and other items was becoming limited.

Gardening is fun, and it is rewarding, but it also can be time consuming.

Made a batch of chicken broth recently and pressure canned it up. For previous batches I have used a conglomeration of leftover chicken bones, carcasses, necks and such that I stash in my freezer for just such a use. For this batch I went shopping for some other things.

Stinknet (Oncosiphon pilulifer) is a relatively new weed to North America and has been moving quickly and spreading in San Bernardino County. Gardeners may have noticed this unusual yellow-flowered plant growing in their yard this year, even though we are in a significant drought.