Yuma County Cooperative Extension

04/29/2026

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Join us for Med Instead of Meds: Mediterranean Lifestyle in Parker, AZ
This free 6-week class series is all about simple steps, tasty recipes, and practical tips for enjoying a healthy lifestyle that fits real life. Learn how the Mediterranean way of eating can be delicious, satisfying, and easy to follow.
📅 Wednesdays, May 20–June 24, 2026
🕚 12:00 PM–2:00 PM
📍 Parker Public Library, 1001 S. Navajo Avenue, Parker, AZ 85344
Presented by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension of Yuma and La Paz County, with support from Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital, an affiliation of Encompass Health and Onvida Health.
Free to participants.
Register at Eventbrite.com or contact Maria Doten at [email protected] or 928-580-9205.
Yuma County Cooperative Extension

04/10/2026

U-Pick this weekend!
Crops available for harvest: Tomatoes, romaine, Swiss chard, red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, beets, fennel, carrots, artichokes, green cabbage, purple kale, parsley, purple cabbage and napa cabbage.

03/24/2026

Our next U-Pick will be held on SATURDAY March 28th from 8:00am - 9:00am at the UofA Farm - notice the time change - it's getting warmer, so we're starting earlier!

Bags are $20 each and crops and available crops include: artichokes, tomatoes, baby eggplant, peppers, broccoli, fennel, purple & green cabbage, rainbow carrots, beets, parsley, dill, turnips, cilantro, green onion, green & purple kale, swiss chard, romaine, red & green leaf lettuce & bok choy.

Park near the silo!

03/14/2026

🍀Time Change🍀

Our next U-Pick will be held on St. Patrick's Day - Tuesday, March 17th from 8:00am - 9:00am at the UofA Farm - notice the time change - it's getting warmer, so we're starting earlier! Bags are $20 each and crops and available crops include: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Green & Purple Cabbage, Kale, Green Onion, Lettuce - Green Leaf and Red Leaf, Dill, Parsley, Beets, Rainbow Carrots, Fennel, Rutabaga, Spinach, Napa Cabbage, Iceberg, Romaine & Turnips

We will also have medjool dates, fresh picked citrus, local honey and UofA hats and shirts available for purchase.

Park near the silo!

03/09/2026

U-Pick this week!

We will have a U-Pick this Wednesday at the farm! Crops available include: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Green Cabbage, Purple Cabbage, Kale, Green Onion, Lettuce - Green Leaf and Red Leaf, Dill, Parsley, Beets, Rainbow Carrots, Fennel, Rutabaga, Spinach, Napa Cabbage, Iceberg Lettuce, Romaine & Turnips.

02/23/2026

Our final UofA Farm Tour is scheduled for March 4th at the Yuma Ag Center! To register, please follow the Eventbrite link.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uofa-farm-tour-tickets-1983689917944?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/09/2026

There are a few spots opened for the UofA Farm Tour for tomorrow!🥦🥗

Our next UofA Farm Tour is scheduled for February 10th at the UofA Yuma Ag Center. Tours will begin promptly at 9:00am where we will board an open air bus and view current research trials, see harvesting in action and end the tour with a lunch of Yuma's specialty crops.
https://www.eventbrite.com/.../uofa-farm-tour-tickets...

Our next UofA Farm Tour is scheduled for February 10th at the UofA Yuma Ag Center. Tours will begin promptly at 9:00am where we will board an open air bus and view current research trials, see harvesting in action and end the tour with a lunch of Yuma's specialty crops.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uofa-farm-tour-tickets-1981382100199?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/03/2026

Yuma County Cooperative Extension is seeking collaborators for our Spring Melon Cantaloupe trials. Let's Grow Together!

02/03/2026

02/01/2026

We have a few slots left for the tour this Tuesday!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uofa-farm-tour-tickets-1981381873521?aff=oddtdtcreator

Our next UofA Farm Tour is scheduled for February 3rd at the UofA Yuma Ag Center. Tours will begin promptly at 9:00am where we will board an open air bus and view current research trials, see harvesting in action and end the tour with a lunch of Yuma's specialty crops.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uofa-farm-tour-tickets-1981381873521?aff=oddtdtcreator