Backyard Orchard News
Table grape testing in the Kearney sensory laboratory
Preparing to conduct sensory testing of table grapes is Zilfina Rubio, a junior specialist in the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center lab of Mary Lu Arpaia, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at UC Riverside.
At the behest of the Table Grape Commission, members of the public are visiting Kearney's sensory lab facility today to taste and evaluate grape selections from the USDA's table grape breeding program.
Variety Propagation
Lindcove staff member Gerardo Perez is budding the scion Parent navel to Carrizo rootstock for an...
Gerry budding
Anise Swallowtail: Have You Seen Me?
An anise swallowtail fluttered in and out of the tall anise bordering the banks of the Benicia...
Female anise swallowtail,Papilio zelicaon, as identified by butterfly expert Art Shapiro of UC Davis, visiting anise at the Benicia Marina. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A female anise swallowtail,Papilio zelicaon, touches down on anise at the Benicia Marina. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Up and away--the female anise swallowtail flutters away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
European paper wasp, apparently scouting the anise for butterfly eggs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Juegue con la fruta
Haga de la fruta algo divertido creando personajes locos como los favoritos de la infancia Beto y Enrique de Plaza Sésamo.
Ingredientes:
1 naranja clementina sin cáscara (guarde la cáscara)
1 plátano sin cáscara y cortado a la mitad
Uvas pasa
2 mini bombones o malvaviscos
1 rollo de fruta rojo (fruit roll up
Para hacer a Enrique: Haga una hendidura en la parte baja de la naranja para crear la boca. Enrolle bien apretado un rollo de fruta para usarlo como nariz y corte otro pedacito para la lengua. Corte un mini bombón a la mitad para los ojos. Corte una pasa pequeña para hacer la pupila. Coloque pasas alrededor de la cabeza para crear el pelo. Corte la cáscara de naranja que guardó para darle forma a las orejas.
Para hacer a Beto: Corte el resto de la cáscara de naranja para hacer su nariz y corte la cáscara del plátano para crear sus orejas. Corte un mini bombón para sus ojos y una pasa pequeña para la pupila. Corte una hendidura como boca y ponga un pedazo pequeño del rollo de fruta para formar la lengua. Use dos o tres pasas para las cejas. Coloque pasas alrededor de la cabeza para formar su cabello.
Fuente: http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2011/06/ernie-and-bert-fruit-snack.html
Play With Fruit
Make fruit fun by creating kooky characters, such as childhood favorites Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street.
Ingredients:
1 clementine peeled (save the peel)
1 banana peeled and cut in half
Raisins
2 mini marshmallows
1 red fruit roll up
To Make Ernie: Make a slit towards the bottom for his mouth. Roll up a fruit roll up tightly for the nose and tear a small piece for his tongue. Cut a mini marshmallow in half for his eyes. Cut a small raisin for the pupil on the eyes. Place raisins around his head for his hair. Cut the reserved clementine peel for his ears.
To Make Bert: Cut the rest of the clementine peel for his nose and cut the banana peel for his ears. Cut a mini marshmallow for his eyes and cut a small raisin for the pupil on the eyes. Make a slit for his mouth and put a small piece of fruit roll up for his tongue. Use 2 or 3 raisins for his eye brows. Place raisins around his head for his hair.
Source: http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2011/06/ernie-and-bert-fruit-snack.html