Press

  • USDA awards two grants to local farms in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties.

    By Derrick Ow

    SAN FRANCISCO, (KION-TV)- The United States and Drug Administration has awarded $10.7 million to fund 103 projects across the country which include two in Monterey and Santa Cruz County.

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  • On the Farm: Genius and Justice.

    By Ellen Farmer to Edible Monterey Bay

    Organic agriculture and activism intersect at UCSC’s farm apprentice program. For 20-some years, while sitting in her office and working as a bilingual counselor at Santa Cruz High School, Ana Rasmussen longed to…

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Unsung Santa Cruz: Pajaro Valley High School seniors bring local, organic salads to their school

By Hillary Ojeda to LookOut SC

Pajaro Valley High School senior Karla Breanna Leyva remembers visiting Esperanza Community Farms for the first time last fall and how it impacted her.

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Community farm wraps up series of outdoor art workshops

By Johanna Miller To Pajaronian

WATSONVILLE—Situated on the outskirts of Watsonville, just down the road from Pajaro Valley High School, sits Esperanza Community Farms. Established in 2017, the farm

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