Santa Cruz County Agriculture, Food & Gardening Articles

Honk if you’re hungry.

The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.

Editor's Note

Hilltromper announces an online resource that tells you where your favorite flowers are blooming right now, and helps preserve these wonders of nature.

The Williamson Act, passed in 1965, now keeps more than 16 million acres of farmland out of the hands of developers. Here's how the law puts the brakes on the development of California agricultural properties.

In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down.

Community Embraces Felton Taproom

Even though California faces serious water shortages, the Legislature’s analysts recommend weaker outdoor conservation requirements and longer deadlines for urban water agencies.

One Hundred Thousand Welcomes! A Legendary Boulder Creek Watering Hole Remembered.

Hunger and food insecurity have become persistent problems in California. With the world’s fifth-largest economy, what steps can we take to make sure that everyone has enough to eat?

For the food-insecure community in Santa Cruz County, Second Harvest Food Bank feeds the need.

Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County CEO Erica Padilla-Chavez looks at food insecurity as a symptom of an underlying disorder—one that can be cured.