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San Bernardino County Master Gardener Program is Now Taking Applications for the 2012 Training Class

University of California Cooperative Extension San Bernardino County Master Gardener Program volunteers can answer your home horticulture questions and emails.  Please phone the Master Gardener hotline at 909.387.2182 or email them to mgsanbern@ucdavis.edu.

Do you have what it takes to become a University of California San Bernardino County Master Gardener?  We will be training a new class beginning August, 2012 that continues through mid-December for 3 hours/week each Tuesday evening.  If you have a passion for sharing home horticulture/gardening information as a volunteer in your community, this program may be just the opportunity you've been waiting for!  Please complete and submit the online application by June 30, 2012 to be considered for this year's training class:   
2012SanBernardinoCountyMGApplication



  

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Attention Teachers:

UC Cooperative Extension Nutrition Education Program offers FREE Nutrition Education Curriculum which correlates with the California Academic Content Standards.  For detailed information about bringing nutrition education into your classroom and to be eligible to receive your free gift, click on the Youth Nutrition Education link to the left of this page. (Requirement: Must work in San Bernardino County)

San Bernardino County Programs

San Bernardino County Master Gardener Program

Master Gardeners provide answers to home horticulture questions via a phone helpline (909.387.2182) and an email helpline mgsanber@ucdavis.edu.   Master Gardeners are trained volunteers here to serve you! 
4-H Youth Development

4-H helps young people discover and develop their potential. It provides a wide variety of educational and enrichment experiences.

Youth Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

EFNEP helps youth to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior to choose nutritionally sound diets. Students learn to: ~ Develop healthy eating habits ~ Choose healthy snacks ~ Increase physical activity ~ Practice safe food handling

Adult Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

EFNEP is a federally funded program that offers nutrition education to limited resource families and children. California EFNEP is administered by the University of California Cooperative Extension Office's and operates in 22 of the 58 counties.

Master Food Preserver Program

The Master Food Preserver (MFP) Program extends Cooperative Extension's research-based knowledge on the scientific methods of preserving food at home safely while maintaining optimum quality. Certified Master Food Preserver volunteers diagnose problems and answer questions regarding methods of preserving food at home safely.

Environmental Horticulture

Our Environmental Horticulture advisor provides research knowledge to solve sustainable landscape issues, including water conservation and management, greenwaste management, and integrated pest management to professional landscapers in both San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties.  Contact Janet at jshartin@ucdavis.edu or 951.313.2023.  The next Turf and Landscape Institute will be conducted at Etiwanda Gardens on 12/12/12!  We hope to see you there.

Natural Resources

In natural resources we deal with land, water, air, and wildland resources, biological systems and diversity, and environmental quality.

Dairy

Dairy productivity and product quality, as well as complex issues of animal health and welfare, waste management, and water quality.

Nutrition, Family and Consumer Science

Offering opportunities for families, individuals, and youth to enhance their quality of living by providing resources that support independence and self-sufficiency.