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Still Need to Think About Water

May 20, 2020
By Ben A Faber
From Stanford: Future Water Resources California isn't running out of water, says Richard Luthy. It's running out of cheap water. But the state can't keep doing what it's been doing for the past 100 years. Luthy knows.
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The Western Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, foraging in the Ruth Storer Garden in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Tiger in Your Garden

May 18, 2020
The "Tiger King" has nothing on the Western Tiger Swallowtail. The colorful yellow and black butterfly, Papilio rutulus, reigns supreme. We saw this one last week at the Ruth Storer Garden in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.
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May's Harvest of the Month: Lettuce

May 13, 2020
May is one of the best months to eat the many varieties of lettuce that grow this time of year, from crunchy heads of butter lettuce to tender mixes of young multi-colored baby lettuces.
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Farmers markets are essential community food sources and important for promoting social connection, which are especially needed now in small towns and counties.
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Supporting farmers markets in the time of COVID-19

May 12, 2020
When California issued a statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of COVID-19 earlier this spring, a handful of essential services were exempted from the order. Along with grocery stores and agricultural operations, farmers markets were included as essential sources of food.
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Supporting Farmers Markets in the Time of COVID-19

May 1, 2020
When California issued a statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of COVID-19 earlier this Spring, a handful of essential services were exempted from the order. Along with grocery stores and agricultural operations, farmers markets were included as essential sources of food.
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Missy Gable talked with Fast Company about how to grow a vegetable garden.
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ANR in the news April 1-15, 2020

April 30, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Pandemic And Wildfire: California Is Preparing For A Crisis Within A Crisis (CapRadio) Ezra David Romero, April 15 To protect human health, prescribed burns are not allowed for the time being on Forest Service land.
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