Each year for 43 years, the Soquel-based nonprofit Ecological Farming Association has hosted the EcoFarm conference. It’s become the largest organic farming conference for small and medium-sized farmers from across
Students and staff were treated to nutritious organic local produce and recipes on Monday at a Farm 2 Cafeteria rally at Pajaro Valley High School. All the produce used at the event was grown within 15 miles of the school. Founded in 2021, Farm 2 Cafeteria provides student-prepared organic salads to fellow students each week.
A local artist and social justice activist behind the downtown Black Lives Matter street mural is expanding her focus to include another weighty local topic: homelessness.
The end of 2023 is less than three months away, but one event the year is likely going to be remembered for in Santa Cruz County was the breach of the Pajaro River levee that left the community of Pajaro flooded for weeks.