Get the Dirt on UC Cooperative Extention!

Join us a day of science at UCCE Elkus Ranch! Explore our agriculture, nutrition, and environmental education programs through hands-on activities presented by UC Cooperative Extension Advisors, Staff and Program Volunteers.

• Learn about pollination, beekeeping, aquatic insects and pests in your house.
• Sample fresh seasonal produce, learn to use edible herbs, taste some fermented foods and touch a kombucha SCOBY.
• Make a seed pot and plant a seed. Learn what can go in your compost.
• Explore local rangeland ecology and learn about the benefits of livestock grazing.
• Tour Elkus Ranch to meet our animals and visit our gardens.
• See how mushrooms and termites turn wood into food.
• Talk to a soil scientist and get the dirt on “dirt!”
• Activities for both children and adults.

Advance registration is required. Visit our website for more information: cesanmateo.ucanr.edu