Workshop on growing macadamias offered

ESCONDIDO – Anyone interested in growing macadamia nuts is invited to join the University of California Cooperative Extension, the California Macadamia Society and the Gold Crown Macadamia Association for a day of fun, food and information, Saturday, Sept. 22, 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

They will provide information about rowing macadamia nuts in California, as well as a continental breakfast and lunch at the home of Thomas and Bobbi Rastle’s, 1115 Valencia Drive, in Escondido.

In addition to the commercial growers, macadamias make excellent backyard trees, are beautiful as landscaping and can be...