I enjoyed finding you in my mailbox — both electronic and metal. Good stuff — and easy to share with the rest (world, family, friends). I have been a reader of California Agriculture for 9 years. I believe the information is vital and the e-mail notification is a good tool to spread the word. I have lived in Sonoma County for the past 15 years, and have received California Agriculture since becoming a Master Gardener in 1990. After moving to Sonoma County I became interested in restoration and conservation, and was involved in elementary school “life labs” and gardens. I graduated from the Santa Rosa Junior College in 1994 majoring in horticulture. I am again a student at SRJC, focusing on garden design with CAD skills and integrating the important factors involved with our natural resources. I became a Creekkeeper in 2005 and was in the first graduating class implemented by the Russian Riverkeeper. I continue to read and share the information I learn from your journal.

The 700-page California Master Gardener Handbook, published by ANR Communication Services, can be ordered at http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu , or by calling (510) 642–2431 or (800) 994–8849.