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Apples: Safe Methods to Store, Preserve, and Enjoy

Apple season is here! Learn how to get the most out of the apples you buy at the store, pick at a U-Pick farm, or grow in your own garden.

Publication Number:: 8229

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California Bees and Blooms

In this absorbing guidebook, bee and botany experts from UC Berkeley’s Urban Bee Lab introduce us to the undomesticated bees that populate and pollinate our gardens, fields, and urban green spaces.

Publication Number:: 3546

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Common Bees in California Gardens

Nearly 1600 species of native bees can be found in California's rich ecosystems; this colorful pocket field guide will help you identify bees commonly found in urban gardens and landscapes.

Publication Number:: 3552

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Farmstead and Artisan Cheeses: A Guide to Building a Business

Navigating the start-up of any business is hard work, but cheesemaking has its own special challenges. This manual walks you, as a beginning cheesemaker, through the steps necessary to decide if cheesemaking as a business is right for you.

Publication Number:: 3522

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Garlic: Safe Methods to Store, Preserve, and Enjoy

From freezing to drying, learn safe ways to store garlic from your garden. Also contains tips on harvesting and storage as well as what to look for when choosing garlic from the store.

Publication Number:: 8568

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Harvesting and Storing Your Home Orchard's Nut Crop: Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans,

The quality and quantity of your home orchard’s nut crop depend on the harvesting, handling, and storage methods that you use. This publication offers some handy advice for almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachos, and chestnuts.

Publication Number:: 8005

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Landscaping Tips to Help Defend Your Home from Wildfire

You can have both a beautiful landscape and a defensible fire-safe zone (minimum 100 feet) around your rural home. Get the basics, plus helpful Internet links and a 3-part poster in this publication.

Publication Number:: 8322

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Making Table Wine at Home

This manual can get you started making your own table wine at home. Chapters cover spoilage and stability problems, juice and wine analysis, quality, the wine-making facility, and the ingredients and practices that make a good table wine.

Publication Number:: 21434

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Olives: Safe Methods for Home Pickling

The health benefits of olive oil are also bringing olives into the spotlight. Learn how to make your own delicious olives at home using water, salt, oil or lye curing methods. Also includes tips on how to select and store fresh olives.

Publication Number:: 8267

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Recognizing Tree Hazards: A Photographic Guide for Homeowners

Rain and wind can bring down drought stressed trees. This photographic color guide illustrates seven of the most common structural tree defects that often lead to tree failure. Using this guide, you can conduct a basic inspection to determine if any of your trees is a hazard.

Publication Number:: 21584

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Safe Methods of Canning Vegetables

A guide to equipment, preparation, and processing for safe canning of vegetables at home.

Publication Number:: 8072

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Wine Grape Varieties in California

This is a “must-have” for everyone who loves California wines. Inside you’ll find information on 53 varieties grown in California, each highlighted by close-up photography of its clusters, leaves, and leaf shoots – 107 lush color photos in all.

Publication Number:: 3419

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