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VictoryGrower links

• 4-H Junior Master Gardener Program - The 4-H Junior Master Gardener Program "grows good kids" through standards-aligned horticultural experiences designed for in-class or non-formal settings.
• California School Garden Network - CSGN is a 501c(3) whose members represent a variety of state agencies, private companies, educational institutions and non-profit organizations all dedicated to the mission of creating and sustaining gardens in every willing school in California. The Network serves as a central organization to distribute school garden information, resources and support throughout the state. CSGN's mission is to create and sustain California school gardens to enhance academic achievement, a healthy lifestyle,
• Caroline's lunchbox blog - Betty Izumi is a Lansing, Michigan mom who also happens to be a dietitian and a full-time doctoral student. Her dissertation focuses on farm-to-school programs which are programs designed to connect students to their food and to bring locally grown food to the school meals program. Why does she care? Like all moms, she wants something different for her young daughter Caroline.
• Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program - Links to a listing of CE Master Gardener Programs in all fifty states. Visit to secure school, home and community gardening information and resources, free-of-charge!
• EcoTrust - Ecotrust is a conservation organization committed to strengthening communities and the environment from Alaska to California. We work with Native peoples and in the fisheries, forestry, and food sectors to build a regional economy based on social and ecological opportunities.
• FoodShedPlanet - Nurturing sustainability, close to home and around the world. (And other food for thought!)
• Kitchen Gardeners International - That garden guy from Maine, Roger Doiron, has created an international organization of people devoted to kitchen gardening. Practical tips and inspiration.
• LA Farm Girl - Urban farm, agriculture, and garden listings, events, pictures, stories, and musings from a city girl in love with farms and who wants to help preserve them.
• LifeLab - Life Lab Science Program is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization and has been working in the field of science and environmental education for over twent-eight years. With our award winning curricula and programs, the organization helps schools develop gardens where children can create "living laboratories" for the study of the natural world. Since developing the first Life Lab school garden in Santa Cruz in 1978, Life Lab has worked with over 1400 schools across the United States.
• Red, White and Grew! - Promoting the re-establishment of "Victory Gardens" and other simple, earth-friendly endeavors as patriotic acts in an age of uncertainty
• San Diego County UCCE Master Gardener Site - This link leads to the UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener site in San Diego County, which has some of the best school garden resources available.
• The Food Times - Linking the food on our plates to the world around us.
• UC Davis Children's Garden/UC Davis Student Farm - The UC Davis Children's Garden supports school garden programs, as well as providing field trips at its site, located at the UC Davis Student Farm. They also have community programs.
• UC Hansen Trust/UC Hansen Agricultural Learning Center - Visit this site for examples of programs that support school, home and community gardening efforts.
• Urban Sprouts - Urban Sprouts is a nonprofit using school gardens to help youth actively engage in school, eat better and exercise more, and connect with the environment and each other.

Cooperative Extension Regional Offices

• CE Central Coast and South Region
• CE Central Valley Region
• CE North Coast and Mountain Region

Statewide Programs

• Research and Information Centers - The RICs are commodity-specific focal points for UC researchers and private and public constituencies that provide resource and information development.
• UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources
• UC Davis College of Agriculture & Environmental Science
• UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
• UC Riverside College of Natural & Agricultural Science

Research and Extension Centers

• Desert Research & Extension Center
• Hopland Research & Extension Center
• Intermountain Research and Extension Center
• Kearney Research & Extension Center
• Lindcove Research & Extension Center
• Shafter Research & Extension Center
• Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center
• South Coast Research & Extension Center
• West Side Research & Extension Center

Campus Resources

• Agricultural Issues Center - Analyzes issues important to California and western agriculture and conducts applied research.
• California 4-H Youth Development Program - Helps 100,000 young Californians become responsible adults.
• California Sea Grant - California Sea Grant supports advanced research on marine issues of vital concern.
• Center for Cooperatives - Dedicated to education, research, and development assistance to meet the needs of cooperatives, their members, and the public.
• Centers for Water Resources - Supports research and extension efforts in water- and wildland-related issues throughout California.
• Expanded Food and Nutrition Program - Teaches low-income families (particularly those with young children) to make the most of their food resources and meet their nutritional needs.
• Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics - Supports library and research activities in agricultural economics and the University of California.
• Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program - Dedicated to the conservation of California's 10 million acres of oak woodlands.
• M. Theo Kearney Foundation of Soil Science - The M. Theo Kearney Foundation of Soil Science was created to encourage and support research in the fields of soils, plant nutrition, and water science. From to 2011, the Keamey Foundation of Soil Science mission is "Understanding and Managing Soil-Ecosystem Functions across Spatial and Temporal Scales."
• Natural Reserve System - Provides university-level teaching, research, and public outreach at 35 protected natural areas throughout California.
• Pest Notes for Home and Garden - UC Statewide IPM Project.
• Small Farm Center - Provides production and marketing information to farmers who are not reached by traditional extension programs.
• UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Project - Develops and promotes the use of integrated and ecologically sound pest management programs in California.
• UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) - SAREP provides leadership and support for scientific research and education in agricultural and food systems that are economically viable, conserve natural resources and biodiversity, and enhance the quality of life in the state's communities. SAREP serves farmers, farmworkers, ranchers, researchers, educators, regulators, policy makers, industry professionals, consumers, and community organizations across the state.