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Information for wildfire preparedness of your home landscape
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Wildfire Preparedness in the Home Landscape

A summary of information from expert UC advisors on how to best prepare your home garden landscape for wildfire safety. Defensible space explained and recommendations for how to design and maintain our homes and adjacent property in ways that reduce their vulnerability to wildfire but also provide critically…
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Oregano and Sweet Marjoram expert garden and use tips
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Oregano & Sweet Marjoram

Oregano and sweet marjoram are closely related perennial, culinary herbs. Both are cultivated for their aromatic leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning in many regional cuisines. They are often used interchangeably. Marjoram is a milder and sweeter alternative to spicier oregano.
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On-farm Poultry Meat Processing with USDA Exemption

Overview of USDA Exempt Processing Definitions & General Information USDA Exempt, CDFA Exempt Facilities USDA exempt, CDFA Licensed Facilities Tables: Label Requirements for Exempt Processed USDA/CDFA Exempt USDA Exempt/CDFA Licensed Resources: Sanitation Mobile Processing USDA On-Farm Processing in...
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Selling Locally Grown Meat

Processing Requirements Labeling Requirements for Meat Marketing Labels Label Approvals Food Safety Meat Storage & Transportation Additional Meat Processing Resources Selling Meat at Farmers Market Meat Products and Pet Food Meat: Who Regulates What Non-Amenable Species CDFA: CA Department of Food &...
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Agricultural Farm Stay Fact Sheet

Part of an agricultural enterprise that produces agricultural products as its primary source of income. Farmstay accommodations must be in the primary residence or guest house1 on the property. The owner, or tenant farmer, must reside on the property. Maximum of 5 rooms.
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Monthly Garden Tips

 Do you want to know what to do in your Sonoma County garden during the different times of the year? Find our seasonal garden tips here. Sonoma County's mild climate allows us to tend our gardens year round. As UC Master Gardeners, we can guide you to the key seasonal garden tasks that will help you…
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Harvesting and Preserving Dill
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Harvesting and Preserving Dill

If you allow dill to flower, leaf production will cease; when it sets seed, the plant dies. Therefore, plan your dill harvest based on whether you want to use fresh dill in recipes, preserve leaves (dill weed) and/or preserve seed.
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