The foraging in Santa Cruz is world-class, thanks in part to the town’s longstanding love affair with sustainable everything.
Articles by Traci Hukill
Santa Cruz Guide 2010: Beaches and Parks
True fact: Santa Cruz County, the smallest in the state of California, has 20 state parks and beaches. That might give us the highest natural beauty-per-capita rating in the state. And we’re no one-trick pony, either. We have sandy beaches, rocky beaches, redwood forests, oak grasslands, marine chaparral and an ecological oddity called the Santa Cruz Sandhills that’s an isolated relic of California’s prehistoric inland sea. For the whole story on local parks and beaches, visit www.santacruzstateparks.org. These are the ones that should under no circumstances be missed, even if you have to get there by musk ox.
News Flash: Organic Strawberries Really Do Rock
Washington State University scientists have discovered what Santa Cruz hippies and foodies have known for a long time: organic strawberries taste better, pack more nutrition and last longer than conventionally grown berries. The study, which compared strawberries from 13 organic and 13 conventional farms in California, found the organic berries had higher concentrations of Vitamin C and antioxidants, stayed mold-free for about a half a day longer and left the soil in better shape, with more nitrogen, enzyme activity and micronutrients.
Tandy Beal Takes On ‘The Biggest Trick In The Book’
The old Cabrillo Theater is empty except for a dozen dancers hanging out stage right and a few scattered observers in the first five rows. The house lights are on and the duffel bags and bottles of water perched on the front of the stage confirm that this is a rehearsal. Nevertheless, when the music cues and three dancers begin moving in slow motion across the stage as if blown by a lunar wind, the magic takes over. We’re in Tandy Beal’s world now.
2010 Season Good To Shakespeare Santa Cruz
If only the housing market were doing as well as Shakespeare Santa Cruz. The company released some end-of-season statistics today that show small but significant improvements over the 2009 season.
The Essential Jake Gandolfo
The finalist on the Fox cooking show MasterChef and the force of nature behind the new catering company Custom Culinary Concepts answers a few of our questions.
Santa Cruz Chef Has The Secret Sauce
He doesn’t even try to pretend that he’s not enjoying it. Jake Gandolfo is making his way through the Felton Farmers Market on a savagely hot Tuesday, me half a step behind, scribbling and plying him for information about the next few episodes of MasterChef. Did he win? Did he get the boot? He’s giving up nothing.
Santa Cruz Fall Arts: Dance, Books & Classical
Fire up the iCal—it’s going to be a busy autumn, not least for lovers of dance. In their 40th anniversary season, Tandy Beal and Company kick things off, you might say, with the premiere of HereafterHere: A Self Guided Tour of Eternity. A multimedia exploration of people’s perceptions of the afterlife, the piece includes original compositions by Beal’s partner John Scoville and incorporates the efforts of two dozen dancers and actors. Beal’s distinctive fingerprints are all over this piece, which runs at the Cabrillo Crocker Theater Sept. 10-12.
Santa Cruz Nonprofit Fights Platforms And Plastics
How, exactly, do major household appliances make their way to Santa Cruz County beaches and riverbanks? Why did volunteers find 35 percent more cigarette butts on last September’s Annual Coastal Cleanup Day compared with the year before? Who dumps tires in the river anyway, or batteries or tampons or toys?
The 15th Senate District Candidates Speak
Heads nodded and applause occasionally broke out during Thursday’s hour-long candidates forum, but there were few surprises as the four men vying to fill the recently vacated seat of Abel Maldonado exchanged views before a crowd of 200 or so at Cabrillo College’s Music Recital Hall. With slide show and video link.
