This monthly garden maintenance guide has been developed for school and community gardens in California. The guide can be adapted for your specific region. Each month includes maintenance recommendations, garden tasks, and educational activities that can help educators utilize a garden for educational success throughout the year.

CDSS has launched a new PEARS Learning Management System (LMS) to access and register for PEARS Trainings. The new PEARS LMS will allow you to:

• Register for and access upcoming PEARS Zoom Trainings
• Watch previous recordings of PE..

This direct education webinar series was offered in collaboration between Statewide Training and CalFresh Healthy Living, UC.

This webinar was facilitated by the UC Davis Center for Regional Change, in collaboration with the UC Davis School of Education.

This recorded webinar equips staff with essential strategies for engaging individuals with disabilities and ensuring access to nutrition education, gardening, and physical activity programming

In this recorded webinar, participants will learn about the differences between organic and non-organic foods, including how they are grown, regulated, and labeled. We explored what the research says about consumer perceptions and any differences in nutritional content or health impacts. The session covers how this topic may come up in classrooms or community conversations.

Dr. Cassandra Nguyen, Cooperative Extension Assistant Specialist in Community Nutrition at UC Davis, presented t..

This recorded webinar guides Program Evaluation and Reporting System (PEARS) users on how to accurately document comprehensive activities spanning multiple modules, such as those that integrate direct education, partnerships/coalitions, and PSE strategies. Participants are guided through real examples and step-by-step demonstrations to ensure consistent and complete reporting. 

This recorded webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the Site List maintenance process, including using traditional and alternative methods.  Incorporating examples from the field, participants learned site approval requirements for adding and renewing sites for the upcoming Federal Fiscal Year, including necessary forms, supporting documentation, and best practices for providing screenshots and comments.

In this webinar, learn about the types of additives often used in ultra-processed foods, their function in food, and what the research says about their impact on the gut microbiome and gut health. Watch a discussion on ways the topic may arise in the classroom and how to best support community members as they navigate making healthy food choices.

Presenters: Dr. Jenny Smilowitz, Cooperative Extension Assistant Specialist in Nutrition and Health Equity at UC Davis, co-hosted by CalFres..

Effective communication with stakeholders is crucial for the advancement of the CalFresh Healthy Living program! It allows LHDs to connect with new and existing partners, interface with decision-makers, showcase their impactful programming, and so much more. 

To support this essential skill, NPI will facilitate Crafting impactful messages: tailoring LHD data stories for diverse ..