The mission of the UC Davis Good Life Garden at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science is to expose and educate a wide audience to the relationship between good food and good health.
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- October 2008
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- Olives to Olive Oil
UC Davis Orchards
Tuesday, December 1 at 11:00am - UC Davis Olives to UC Davis Ol...
UC Davis Orchards
Tuesday, December 1 at 11:00am
UC Davis Good Life Garden
If you are interested in olive oil, come see how it is made. Olive to Bottle Mobile Service will be on campus milling UC Davis olives into our award winning, extra virgin, campus grown olive oil!
Olive to Bottle Mobile Services, will demonstrate their new Enorossi Oliomatic 700 Hammer Mill at a milling demonstration ...on Tuesday, December 1st. Olive to Bottle Mobile Services debuts this harvest season as a mobile olive mill and olive oil bottling service. They are the first mobile milling service in the U.S. and they are certified Organic by the California Certified Organic Farmers. You are invited to come and see this unique approach to milling olive oil.
When: Tuesday, December 1, 11:00 a.m.
Where: UC Davis Orchards, off Hutchison Drive, Davis, CA
• Take Interstate 80 and merge onto Highway 113 North near UC Davis.
• Take the first exit, Hutchison Drive, and go west.
• Drive about one mile to Hopkins Road (row of olive trees) and turn right into the orchard.
Signs will be posted for the event along the road.
Refreshments will be provided.
RSVP by November 30 to Nicole Sturzenberger: ndsturzenberger@ucdavis.eduRead More
Olive to Bottle Mobile Services, will demonstrate their new Enorossi Oliomatic 700 Hammer Mill at a milling demonstration ...on Tuesday, December 1st. Olive to Bottle Mobile Services debuts this harvest season as a mobile olive mill and olive oil bottling service. They are the first mobile milling service in the U.S. and they are certified Organic by the California Certified Organic Farmers. You are invited to come and see this unique approach to milling olive oil.
When: Tuesday, December 1, 11:00 a.m.
Where: UC Davis Orchards, off Hutchison Drive, Davis, CA
• Take Interstate 80 and merge onto Highway 113 North near UC Davis.
• Take the first exit, Hutchison Drive, and go west.
• Drive about one mile to Hopkins Road (row of olive trees) and turn right into the orchard.
Signs will be posted for the event along the road.
Refreshments will be provided.
RSVP by November 30 to Nicole Sturzenberger: ndsturzenberger@ucdavis.eduRead More
UC Davis Good Life Garden Organic vs. conventionally-farmed produce: the results of a biased, non-scientific survey! Do you buy organic? If so, why?
Source: ow.ly
There's always a lot of controversy out there about the pros and cons of organic produce. Is it healthier for you? Does it last longer? What are you paying for? I'm not sure there will ever be one definitive answer that we can all agree on. ...
UC Davis Good Life Garden It's the last day to RSVP to tomorrow's FREE herb harvest! Drop us a line at goodlifegarden@ucdavis.edu. We hope to see you!
Source: www.ucdavis-goodlifegarden.blogspot.com
If you are interested, please RSVP to goodlifegarden@ucdavis.edu so we know how many people will be attending. Directions to the garden can be found here.
UC Davis Good Life Garden Please excuse the background noise! If you watched the videos about the olives growing in the garden you'll no doubt notice the cacophony of construction going on in the background...crews are moving full speed ahead on the nearby winery and brewery facilities!
UC Davis Good Life Garden Dan Flynn, Executive Director of the UC Davis Olive Center discusses the type of olives growing in the garden and why the trellis method is important in the state of California.
UC Davis Good Life Garden In this video Arlene introduces Dan Flynn, Executive Director of the UC Davis Olive Center
UC Davis Good Life Garden We give THANKS for our great fans! We're hosting another FREE HERB HARVEST just in time for T-Day on Thursday, November 19 from 9:30-2. For details and to RSVP see the link below!
Source: ucdavis-goodlifegarden.blogspot.com
If you are interested, please RSVP to goodlifegarden@ucdavis.edu so we know how many people will be attending. Directions to the garden can be found here.
UC Davis Good Life Garden
Just in time for Thanksgiving! FREE HERB HARVEST November 19 from 9:30 AM - 2 PM.
The UC Davis Good Life Garden would like to "give thanks" to all our past, present and future herb harvest attendees! We enjoy having you out in the garden and hope that you'll harvest some herbs to enjoy at your Thanksgiving meals.
Join u...s at the Good Life Garden Thursday, November 19, anytime between 9:30AM and 2PM to harvest any type of herb we have growing in the garden including rosemary, marjoram, lavender, sage, thyme, chives, and mint!
If you are interested, please RSVP to goodlifegarden@ucdavis.edu so we know how many people will be attending. Directions to the garden can be found here.
The harvest is free to attend; we just need you to bring the following items:
* scissors or pruning shears
* a bag to hold your herbs
* wet paper towels to put in the bag with the herbs (if you don't have a refrigerator to keep them in for the day)
BE SURE TO WASH ALL HERBS WELL BEFORE ENJOYING THEIR FRESH TASTE!
Our gardener Arlene will be there all day to answer your questions about the different herbs and the harvesting process, as well as to direct you to the correct plants. We ask that no one remove entire plants or remove more than half of the leaves or flowers from any particular plant. Read More
The UC Davis Good Life Garden would like to "give thanks" to all our past, present and future herb harvest attendees! We enjoy having you out in the garden and hope that you'll harvest some herbs to enjoy at your Thanksgiving meals.
Join u...s at the Good Life Garden Thursday, November 19, anytime between 9:30AM and 2PM to harvest any type of herb we have growing in the garden including rosemary, marjoram, lavender, sage, thyme, chives, and mint!
If you are interested, please RSVP to goodlifegarden@ucdavis.edu so we know how many people will be attending. Directions to the garden can be found here.
The harvest is free to attend; we just need you to bring the following items:
* scissors or pruning shears
* a bag to hold your herbs
* wet paper towels to put in the bag with the herbs (if you don't have a refrigerator to keep them in for the day)
BE SURE TO WASH ALL HERBS WELL BEFORE ENJOYING THEIR FRESH TASTE!
Our gardener Arlene will be there all day to answer your questions about the different herbs and the harvesting process, as well as to direct you to the correct plants. We ask that no one remove entire plants or remove more than half of the leaves or flowers from any particular plant. Read More
Time:9:30AM Thursday, November 19th
Location:UC Davis Good Life Garden at the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine & Food Science
UC Davis Good Life Garden Thank you to everyone who participated in our last herb harvest! We have enjoyed hosting you and hope that you have enjoyed your herbs. Here are a few photos from the event!
UC Davis Good Life Garden Do you grow your own olives? We do! In these videos Arlene interviews Dan Flynn, Olive Expert and Executive Director of the UC Davis Olive Center to learn more about harvesting and curing olives.
Source: ucdavis-goodlifegarden.blogspot.com
It's that time of year, and, although the small trellised olive trees we have planted in the garden are small, they have produced quite a few good looking olives. Now what do we do? UC Davis Olive CenterArlene ...
UC Davis Good Life Garden Free herb harvest tomorrow! RSVP today to goodlifegarden@ucdavis.edu. Check out the details below!
Source: ucdavis-goodlifegarden.blogspot.com
If you are interested, please RSVP to goodlifegarden@ucdavis.edu so we know how many people will be attending. Directions to the garden can be found here.
UC Davis Good Life Garden How are your winter gardens coming along? It may be time to thin some of your crops. It seems cruel we know, but thinning crops allows for a more robust harvest. Find out when to thin from in this next installment of "Gardening Along with Arlene."
Source: ucdavis-goodlifegarden.blogspot.com
It has been about two weeks now since Arlene has planted various seeds in the garden, and it's time to begin thinning the plants. Thinning is important because it prevents plants from competing for nutrients and allows the plants that remain to grow more vigorously. ...
UC Davis Good Life Garden
SAGE...the smell says, "Thanksgiving!" Harvest some sage on Thursday, November 5 from 9:30 AM-2 PM, dry it and serve it on Thanksgiving! Here's an article that tells you how!
If you do try it out, let us know how it goes! We love when our fans post stuff! THANK YOU!
Source: ucdavis-goodlifegarden.blogspot.com
Come to the next UC Davis Good Life Garden herb harvest on Thursday, November 5 from 9:30 AM-2 PM and pick some sage that you will be able to dry and showcase by Thanksgiving!Here is a great article from eHow.com explaining the process.
UC Davis Good Life Garden It's that time again! Gather some FRESH HERBS for FREE at the UC Davis Good LIfe Garden on Thurs., Nov. 5 from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM!
Source: ucdavis-goodlifegarden.blogspot.com
If you are interested, please RSVP to goodlifegarden@ucdavis.edu so we know how many people will be attending. Directions to the garden can be found here.
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