Central Sierra

The UC Master Gardeners of Tuolumne County host an information table at the Sonora Certified Farmers' Market, May through October in downtown Sonora, Saturdays from 7:30 am to 11:30 am.

Join UC Master Gardeners and Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County for Gifts from the Garden and Kitchen. Well share ideas for gifts you can give from your garden or kitchen as well as gift ideas for the gardener and the cook in your life.

Fruit Tree Grafting Our dormant season (late winter to early spring) is a wonderful time to expand the options in your fruit orchard and home vineyard. Join our instructors as they demonstrate how to graft different varieties of fruit trees to provide an abundant, varied crop.

Volunteer Management Board Meeting...

NEW for the 2024-2025 program year, volunteers will be trained on the 4-H Thriving Model and this kickoff event covers several topics designed to enhance your role as a project leader.

Preserving Peppers! You will learn a variety of ways to preserve different types of peppers. We will cover dehydrating, freezing, and pickling peppers. You will receive recipes, tips and ideas on how to use your preserves.

Youth ages 5-18 are invited to come make three jars of a jam or jelly of their choice (apple, strawberry, peach or grape), then take one home and enter the other two in the 2024 El Dorado County Fair! Bring your own fruit and the Master Food Preservers will provide everything else.

Unleash the Dragon: Preserving For the Lunar New Year Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with us as we teach you how to prepare and safely preserve Asian-inspired foods.

Come along to our weekly Workday & Open Garden Gate - we are now operating winter hours - 11am to 4pm. Open year-round on Thursdays - the public is welcome to explore the garden, ask for advice, take free seeds home to plant, buy plants, share in the harvest and more.

Come along to our weekly Workday & Open Garden Gate - we are now operating SPRING/SUMMER HOURS - 9am to 1pm. Open year-round on Thursdays - the public is welcome to explore the garden, ask for advice, take free seeds home to plant, buy plants, share in the harvest and more.