UOG Land Grant

New video release! 🎥

If your limited land space or poor soil quality has you thinking you can't start a garden or small subsistence farm for your family, we'd like to introduce you to a very simple and effective practice called sheet mulching.

Preparing a site using sheet mulching can be done in one weekend. It's a layering process using waste materials that will actually build your soil's organic matter and prevent erosion while also suppressing weeds, among other benefits.

Watch this video as our sustainable agriculture experts show you step by step how it's done.

If you have any questions on the process, please reach out to our Agriculture & Natural Resources Office at (671) 735-2080.

Sheet Mulching - Your Start to a Productive Home Garden in Guam Your Start to a Productive Home Garden in Guam

Every year, Guam’s farmers and home gardeners face a familiar dilemma: Trees are abundant with fruit, but much of it ripens all at once.

While sharing mangoes or breadfruit with neighbors is a cherished local tradition, additional excess produce often ends up rotting on the ground, resulting in food waste and lost economic opportunity.

In this UOG Horizons column, UOG Land Grant food scientist Dr. Jian Yang describes an effective solution to this problem: transforming fresh produce into value-added products. 🫙🥒🍈

📰 Read the full article here: https://url.uog.edu/horizons-may-27

Our next UOG BBQ Bootcamp is here -- just in time for summer!

Get ready to take a deep dive into the perfect rack of ribs with UOG's meat scientist, Dr. Jeng-Hung Liu!

🥩 Learn about pork primal cuts and their unique characteristics.
🥩 Gain hands-on experience preparing pork ribs for slow smoking.
🥩 Receive helpful tips and guidance for smoking ribs at home.
🥩 Enjoy complimentary BBQ ribs during the workshop.

Plus: Take home two racks of ribs!
🥩 1 fully cooked rack
🥩 1 pre-seasoned, ready-to-cook rack

⏰ 10 a.m. - Noon
📆 Saturday, June 20
💲 Registration fee: $45
📝 Registration link: https://url.uog.edu/bbq-ribs

For more information, please contact Gwindaleen Espulgar at [email protected].

UPDATE: This workshop is now FREE for the first 25 farmers and agribusiness innovators to register. For all others, the registration fee will be $15.

The series begins Tuesday! Hope you can join us!

Register Here:
https://url.uog.edu/ag-marketing

Calling all commercial farmers and agribusiness innovators! 🥬

Are you interested in strengthening the identity of your grown-in-Guam products with consumers and increasing your market opportunities? Join us for our 5P Agricultural Marketing Workshop Series:

⏰ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
📆 June 9, 10, 11, 13, and 15
📍 UOG Agriculture & Life Sciences Building
📝 Registration fee: FREE for farmers and agribusiness innovators! All others: $15

Each session will cover one of the five P’s of marketing — product, price, place, promotion, and people. With expertise from UOG faculty and local food businesses, including ASAP Bakery, Asiga, Ice Una, American Chocolate Factory, and Sunday’s Ice Cream, the workshop will also highlight practical business experiences and market development strategies specific to agricultural and value-added products.

Register at https://url.uog.edu/ag-marketing.

For more information or registration details, please contact Danica Tamondong at [email protected] or Daisy Kuo at [email protected].


AS AP

Ready to stitch, mend, and create? Join our Basic Sewing & Clothing Repair Workshop for adults and learn practical sewing skills you can use every day! 🧵✨

📅 Saturday, June 13, or Saturday, July 18
⏰ 9 a.m.–Noon
📍 UOG Agriculture & Life Sciences Bldg., Room 125
💲 Registration fee: $10

Our master stitcher Clarissa Barcinas will teach you basic sewing techniques and sewing machine operation and guide you through sewing a pin cushion as your first project. Bring along clothing items that need simple repairs, such as loose hems or missing buttons!

Sewing machines will be available for all, but participants are also welcome to bring their own.

Spots fill up quickly, so register soon!
https://url.uog.edu/sewing

🌱 Calling all farmers, producers, and agricultural families! 🌱

Come connect with fellow producers, share stories and challenges, and join in the preparation of a meal made in the hotnu!

Our new Hotnu Heals events, hosted by in collaboration with and , are working to break the cycle of stress and isolation prevalent in the agricultural sector. These gatherings aim to support local producers and food systems by creating a welcoming space for conversation, cultural healing, and community connection while sharing a meal.

⏰ 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
📅 Sundays, June 7, June 14, July 12, and July 26
📍 Valley of the Latte Adventure Park (Talo'fo'fo')

Free for farmers and their families, with pre-registration required. We hope you will join us!

Register at https://url.uog.edu/hotnu-heals.

Our 4-H Summer Camps get into full swing next week! 🦋👩‍🍳🐟 Space is still available for camps, with something for everyone from Grades 1-12!

Here is our camp lineup for next week (June 8-12):
⚽ Fuel to Win: Sports Nutrition Camp (Grades 6-8) (8 a.m. - Noon)
🗺 Maze Master: Traps & Treasures (Grades 6-8) (8 a.m. - Noon)
🪡 Stitch & Create: 4-H Sewing Adventures (Grades 4-6) (1 p.m. - 5 p.m.)
🎭 Summer Theatre Camp (Ages 10-14) (June 8-July 17: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.)

For more details on these and all our camps, please visit:
https://url.uog.edu/4H-summer

Our Farmer Focus program will be offering a free Mental Health First Aid Training this coming Saturday. Targeted toward farmers, farm workers, agricultural professionals, and anyone who works with farmers, this full-day training will teach participants how to recognize, understand, and respond to signs of mental health challenges and substance use disorders.

⏰ 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
📆 Saturday, June 6
📍UOG Agriculture & Life Science Bldg., Room 125
👤 Facilitated by: KristiAnna Whitman, Licensed Professional Counselor
📝 Free Registration: https://url.uog.edu/mhfa-training

Similar to physical first aid, mental health first aid prepares everyday individuals to provide immediate, hopefully life-saving assistance before professional medical help arrives. The course is designed to equip individuals with the tools and skills needed to provide initial support to someone who may be experiencing a mental health crisis or challenge.

For more information, please contact Cecilia Pangelinan at [email protected].

In the wake of Typhoon Sinlaku, the UOG Land Grant Soil Lab is offering free soil-testing services and soil analysis for farmers for the months of June and July.

The months following a storm is a critical time to assess soil conditions and take measures to improve soil productivity and crop yields in the future.

Any farmers who can provide their bonafide farmer certification from the Guam Department of Agriculture are invited to sign up for this free service. The Soil Lab crew will visit your field, take soil samples, and then make crop-specific recommendations.

To arrange a time for soil sampling, contact:
UOG Land Grant
Agriculture & Natural Resources Office
(671) 735-2080

For any questions, email Dr. Christianah Oladoye at [email protected].

Following our recent study on eggplant 🍆 and hot pepper 🌶️ crops, we have new data on what it costs to grow these crops here in Guam, how much you can expect to produce from a planting, and the selling price needed to make a profit.

Whether you're already growing these crops or considering adding them to your operation, we invite you to join us for this workshop to help improve your planning and profitability.

In this workshop, you'll learn how to:
✅ Identify your production costs
✅ Create a crop enterprise budget
✅ Calculate expected yield
✅ Calculate a break-even price

📅 Date: Saturday, June 6
🌶️ 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Hot Pepper Session
🍆 11 a.m. - Noon: Eggplant Session

Registration is free!
https://url.uog.edu/cost-of-production

We hope to see you there!