SBCounty Agriculture/Weights & Measures

COUNTY HOLIDAY REMINDER: Our offices and services will be closed on Monday, Oct. 9. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

HOLIDAY REMINDER: Our offices and services will be closed on Friday, Dec. 23 and Monday, Dec. 26 for the holidays. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, Dec. 27.

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Let’s make this Christmas season an eco-friendly one! Traditional gift wrapping paper can blow away if trash cans are tipped over or if disposed of improperly. Try these alternatives for wrapping gifts instead :

- Reusable Gift Bags
- Boxes
- Cloth Gift Bags
- Fabric Wraps - made from old clothing

Photo: Better Homes and Garden

Did you miss our last apple pie filling workshop? 😋 Meet us over at The Garcia Center for the Arts next weekend for a free class!

Soil is alive with organisms; their populations change depending on what is added, how the soil is used, and environmental conditions.

Common soil problems in the garden, and how to fix them! ➡️ http://ucanr.edu/u.cfm?id=298

Kissing Balls: The Original Mistletoe Christmas kissing balls were once the fashionable way to deck the halls. Learn about this vintage tradition. Are they making a comeback?

How to Use Wood Ashes in the Home and Garden 5 practical uses for wood ashes in the garden and in the home.

Get some decorating ideas and care tips for your poinsettias this holiday season.

The Ultimate Guide To Poinsettia How To Care For & Decorate With A Holiday Classic - California Grown Do you know how to properly care for poinsettia? This guide to poinsettia, how to care for them, & how to decorate with them is your new BFF!

TOMORROW is the 100TH Annual Bonfire!! Taking place at the Lake Arrowhead Village from 5-9pm and brought to you by our local San Bernardino County Fire. Don't miss it!

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Tis the season to get creative.
This Friday, December 9, head over to Prado Regional Park, located at 16700 Euclid Ave. Chino 91708 between 3:30p.m. and 4:45p.m. to make a take-home Holiday Craft.
FREE with Park Admission.

Join us and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in the celebration from Dec. 5-9. Follow along with us all week as we post helpful tips and benefits of healthy soil for .

🌱➡️ https://bit.ly/2022HSWBlog

6 Garden Trends That Will Be Huge in 2023, According to Experts The team at Monrovia predicts these garden trends will surge in popularity next year.

Don’t forget about our weekly Farmers Market held every Wednesday starting at 8:30 a.m. Whether you’re here for an appointment or driving through the area, stop by the main entrance of the hospital tomorrow to see what healthy options vendors have to offer!

Join us for a bilingual book reading with Santa on Tuesday, December 6!📚❤️ We’ll have book bundles, bookmarks, and stickers (while supplies last). Register for free: bit.ly/3FdwgdR



¡Acompáñanos para una hora de lectura bilingüe con Santa Claus este próximo martes, 6 de diciembre! 📚❤️ Tendremos paquetes de libros, marcapáginas, y calcomanías (mientras duren las existencias). Regístrate gratuitamente: bit.ly/3FdwgdR

Join us in the Garden this Friday ✨ Our Garden Volunteers are planting seeds for the new season!

The first Saturday of the Indoor Holiday Market is lighter. Happy Hawk Farms can make it with their oranges and microgreens, guacamole, freshly squeezed orange juice, dips, and spreads on all four Saturdays. Buenrostro Farms can come December 3, 10, and 17 with a wide variety of produce.

A Cast Away Seafood is coming along with decor, wood art, press on nails, crystals, clothing, jewelry, tumblers, toys, hats, gloves, photo frames, skis for kids, ski clothing, snacks, hot cocoa, and hot cider. Glenn with Red Trike Creations will be playing Holiday music.

Give your scholar a miracle this holiday season! Join Akoma Unity Center, Pal Charter Center, and 20/20 Vision for Tues 12/13 Fun for the entire family! 🎁

Want to sharpen your gardening tools and knowledge? Join us tonight for our talk: Maintenance for All Seasons! We’ll have something for gardens in all stages—whether you’ve just started or already have an established garden. End 2022 on a high note and we’ll see you at 5:30 pm tonight, December 1.🌼

Featuring:
Colin Dunleavy | Liveforever Landscape

Register here: https://bit.ly/cnpsgardenwebinars-f

Image: Eddie Bartley

Flu season is upon us so today we're sharing this photo from the field! Rose sage (Salvia pachyphylla) is a perennial shrub that is native to California. It has a pleasant minty scent, and blooms from around July to September. This beautiful plant, which is also known as "grandmother sage" or "blue sage, is used by indigenous communities in the treatment of flu symptoms. What a relief!

📸IERCD Field Technician Lus Gomez

We currently have nine varieties of fig trees in the Nursery. We follow varieties Black Mission, Brown Turkey, Desert King, Flanders, Osborne Prolific, Panache (Tiger), Peter's Honey, Violette de Bordeaux, and White Genoa figs in stock all available in tree pots.

These plants are available for in-person shopping, hours 10am-6pm, 7 days a week.

Fig trees are a great addition to the garden. They are self-fruitful, not needing another fig plant to produce fruit. Fig trees can be grown in a wide range of soils and climates, hardy to 15 degrees F. These trees prefer to be grown in full-sun and in well draining soil with a regular watering schedule but can be grown in a pot or in the ground. Fig trees are deciduous, meaning they go dormant in the Fall, so don’t be alarmed when they lose their leaves as it gets colder. Varieties can range in color, shape, flavor and size. The fruit only ripens on the tree, ensure you know which variety you planted because at harvest fruits can range in color from black, green, brown, violet, yellow, or purple.

Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a Master Food Preserver? Join us for an informational meeting on Friday, November 18 at noon to learn about what this class has to offer.

Register for Zoom Meeting anytime before the class at http://ucanr.edu/2023-mfp-training-mtg You will receive the link to the session in the registration confirmation email.

Applications can be found at http://ucanr.edu/2023ucmfp

Pumpkin pie season!

(Image from http://www.extremepumpkins.com/ohnonotthata.html)

Fall and Winter Citrus Tree Care Citrus tree care requirements are different in fall and winter. Here’s what you need to know as you prepare for harvesting!

Happy November Friends...
Looking ahead...If any of you purchased straw bales for Halloween or the Fall season that you'll need to get rid of after the holiday's, please consider donating them to our community garden at Highland's Giving Garden. We would love to put them to good use repairing our compost bins or using them in and around the garden wherever possible. This will also help with keeping the bales out of our local landfill. Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose.

Address where they can be dropped off:
3606 Atlantic Avenue
Highland, CA 92346

Thank you all in advance for helping to keep our garden maintained with your straw bale donation. We really appreciate it.

Join Us for "Planting the Rain" next week on Thursday, November 3

The drought persists, so there’s no better time to talk about making the most of the water around you–whether it’s through rainfall capture, graywater systems, or other forms of alternative irrigation.

Get inspired to save water and money while still enjoying a beautiful native garden!

Featuring:
Laura Allen | Graywater Action Network

Alan Hackler | Bay Maples: Wild California Gardens

Kat Sawyer | The Watershed Project

Register here: https://bit.ly/cnpsgardenwebinars-f

Native garden with rain chain to capture water; Image: Constance Vadheim

ENTER THE DOGGY COSTUME CONTEST!
🎃🐕🎃🐩🎃

Saturday, October 29th at 2:00pm

Dress up your furry friend in it's cutest (or scariest) Halloween costume and enter into one of the following categories:

• Large Dogs (15 lbs and up)

• Small Dogs (under 15 lbs)

• Dog and Owner Combo

• Best in Show

Registration will be open from 11:00am-1:45pm at the Pumpkin Fest.

📣Have you heard? Akoma have open positions for those who are passionate about children’s education and well being!

Apply today at
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This Saturday! Join us for our Annual Harvest Fall Festival! Free food, giveaways, childrens corner with pumpkin decorating (harvested from our Garden) and lots more. 😊Come dressed in your Holiday costume and get ready to trunk or treat!

Councilwoman Kimberly Calvin for San Bernardino Ward 6 San Bernardino City USD Family Engagement City of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department First 5 San Bernardino San Bernardino County Children's Network San Bernardino City USD Uplift San Bernardino El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center
Tammy Martin-Ryles Darcel Cannady Rio Vista Elementary School

Happy October! We hope you have a memorable time at Pumpkin Fest. Here is a list of our attraction prices.

🐐 It is $1 per ticket or 11 for $10 at the event
🌻 Children under 3 are FREE when accompanied by an adult

🌳 Follow these tips from California ReLeaf for watering young trees under 3! Learn more about maintaining the health of your trees during the drought at https://bit.ly/3Drxyl9.