San Diego’s master food preservers explain how to make the most of homegrown produce

With a focus on food safety, 20 program grads offer instruction and demonstrations, answer questions for public By Carol Golden (This article originally appeared in the October 16, 2024 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) You’ve probably heard of master gardeners, the volunteers with horticultural training offered by universities who then go out into their […]

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Despite a dark reputation, bats are beneficial hunters

Voracious insect-eaters are also important pollinators By Michael Harrelson (This article originally appeared in the October 17, 2024 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune) In many cultures, extending back millennia, bats have been associated with the devil, witchcraft and evil-doers. Their nocturnal activities have spurned countless myths about malevolent behavior: Ancient Judaic texts referred to […]

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