Tending to the Community
A bittersweet atmosphere hung over Beach Flats on Friday morning as community members gathered to reflect on and celebrate the community garden and mourn the expiration of its 20-year lease. However, this aura began to change as wafts of burning sage drifted over the fences,...
A Garden Gamble
By Georgia Johnson and Juan Cristian Villamil Santa Cruz Seaside Company offered to extend just under two-thirds of the Beach Flats community garden’s lease for another three years. The remaining 10,000 square feet excluded from the lease will be used by Seaside Company as a...
A Community Uprooted
*A Spanish translation of this article will be posted soon. Photos by Jasper Lyons It’s 7:45 a.m., and Don Emilio’s sweat has already begun to bead on his brow. He wields a pink household broom, sweeping dirt into rows where young bean shoots are beginning to sprout....
Garden Gates Open To All
On Oct. 2, the Arboretum at UCSC hosted its Community Day, a monthly event during which entry into the garden was free of charge. The day aims to give the entire public the opportunity to the enjoy the Arboretum’s grand variety of plants and trees.