Home to over (100) citrus varieties, the South Coast REC and UCCE Master Food Preservers, Orange County, hosted a group of (24) for the first ever Rare and Exotic Citrus U-Pick and Preservation Workshop.

 Attendees enjoyed a full morning of harvesting fruit from the REC's demonstration orchard led by UCCE Master Gardener volunteers and staff, followed by pickling mandarins and salting lemons with the Master Food Preserver volunteers.

 In addition to tasting the many varieties of citrus right off the tree, participants also learned about ACP/HLB best management guidelines for citrus as suggested by CDFA and UC researchers.