Praise Our Peeps September 22, 2025

UC Master Gardener Program

Curated by Monica Blanco

UC Master Gardeners are rooted in education and grown in-service! In exchange for training from the University, UC Master Gardeners offer volunteer services and outreach to the general public in more than 1,286 demonstration, community and school gardens across 53 California counties.

Last year 6,154 active UC Master Gardener volunteers donated 446,237 hours, and 6.8+ million hours have been donated since the program’s inception.

Check out here: https://ucanr.edu/program/uc-master-gardener-program

Senior Fellow-Cohort I – Creciente Program

Our first cohort of 16 amazing Fellows –(February – July 2021) have graduated andnow serve on the noted nonprofit boards and government commissions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sara Bernal – Center for Land-Based LearningWest Sacramento Housing Development Corp.Gerardo Cabral – California State University, SacramentoVerge Center for the Arts Katharine...

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Congrats to Lindsey Lykins from Roseville’s Northern California Dance Conservatory for Being Accepted Into Juilliard

For years my son and Lindsey danced together at Northern California Dance Conservatory. They put timeless hours and made countless sacrifices to dance to the limits of their strength and passion for the art. My son graduated before Lindsey and is dancing on the East Coast...

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