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University of Alaska Publications Wondering about the illustration above? Check out the link--just click it. It is a place to go to find out about all sorts of canning: From Kale to Cabbage, Sauerkraut and Seaweed, Chicken and Moose. . .

Do you Want to Learn How to Garden More Sustainably and How To Preserve Your Fruits and Vegetables? Attend a free library workshop listed below in Crestline, Yucaipa, or Fontana taught by trained UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers.

Used coffee grounds are abundantly available for the asking at your local coffee shop. But just because the item is free, is it beneficial for composting? Compost your coffee - Coffee grounds add nitrogen to the compost, but as fertilizer they do not add nitrogen immediately to the soil.

The following is some very good information about dating on food that confuses many. The article linked to below has even more information about food storage and dating, both commercial and home, canned or not.

New location for classes, tomorrow's class.

The University of California Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County Master Gardener program is now accepting applications for the October 1, 2019 - February 18, 2020 Master Gardener class on Tuesday evenings in Redlands. (There are no classes on Dec. 25 and Dec. 31.

The National School Lunch Program provides nutritionally balanced free and reduced price lunches to children of low income families in need. The summer time can be difficult for those families as children are not provided a healthy meal when school is out.

A little history for you. . . I was looking at stuff on the net and I looked up the word "canning" and came up with the Wikipedia article below. Make sure you at least read the FIRST paragraph.

UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County are partnering with UCCE Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor Janet Hartin, the Chino Basin Water Conservation District (CBWCD), the United States Forest Service, and Mountain States Wholesale Nursery on two 'climate-ready...

Nine UC Master Gardeners in San Bernardino County, the Chino Basin Water Conservation District (CBWCD), Inland Empire Resource Conservation District and Mountain States Wholesale Nursery are collaborating with UC Cooperative Extension Environmental Horticulture Advisor and Prinicpal Investigator Jan...