Healthy Communities Blog

There is much we can learn from a friend who happens to be a horse. Aleksandra Layland Training mustangs is just so much fun, said Aubrielle, as a chestnut-colored filly named Zuri nuzzled the 4-H member from Shasta County. Six months earlier, the young wild horse was wary of being touched.

In a garden with roughly the square footage of a two-car garage, the University of California Master Gardeners and County of San Diego staff have packed a whole lot of learning for the community.

During a GROW Field Day when 100 high school students enjoyed harvesting and tasting avocados, the Orange County Farm Bureau announced a $690,000 gift to expand University of California-affiliated programs that introduce young people to agricultural careers.

When stay-at-home orders went into place in March 2020, many of us took up newfound pastimes and reprioritized the tasks that filled our days.

After harvesting and cooking their produce, students ask for seconds of kale How do you get notoriously finicky sixth graders to eat their leafy greens? Have them grow the vegetables themselves.