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Santa Cruz’s Homeless Garden Project offers organic CSA subscriptions
Santa Cruz’s Homeless Garden Project (HGP) is currently selling subscriptions to its organic CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), which runs from May-October. I have been a CSA member in the past; subscribers receive a fabulous weekly bounty while supporting a very … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit, CSA, farm, Homeless Garden Project, Organic, Santa Cruz
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Penny Ice Creamery: Free treats for movie patrons & UC Santa Cruz plant lovers
Organic Santa Cruz ice cream shop Penny Ice Creamery has partnered with a few community venues, the Nickelodeon and Del Mar movie theaters and UC Santa Cruz, to give out free treats. First, the movie and ice cream promotion: if … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Food News, Restaurants
Tagged farm, free, Ice cream, Nickelodeon, Organic, Penny Ice Creamery, Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz
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Mission Hill Creamery serving organic ice cream at Westside Farmers Market
Mission Hill Creamery is now selling its organic ice cream at the Westside Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market. As you may remember, Mission Hill Creamery announced in March that it was closing its Front Street retail location. The Westside Farmers Market … Continue reading
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Tagged farmers markets, Ice cream, Mission Hill Creamery, Organic, Santa Cruz
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Easter dining in Santa Cruz & nearby: Restaurants with special menus, part 2
Dining out on Easter is a great way to celebrate with friends or family or both, and Santa Cruz has many restaurants offering special menus this Sunday. See Part 1 for more restaurants in the Santa Cruz area and one in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonny Doon Vineyard, Cellar Door, Chaminade, Clouds, Easter, Hoffman's, restaurants, Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz Downtown Farmers Market expands hours and celebrates Earth Day
The Santa Cruz Downtown Farmers Market is expanding its hours, and the market celebrates Wednesday April 20, 2011 with a party for Earth Day. Starting April 20, the downtown farmers market will now open at 1:30pm each Wednesday instead of … Continue reading
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Tagged Earth Day, events, farmers markets, Organic, Santa Cruz
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Where to dine on Easter in Santa Cruz and nearby: Restaurants with special menus, Part 1
It’s Easter 2011 already and if you haven’t made plans for dining out next Sunday, April 24, here are some restaurants in the Santa Cruz area and Half Moon Bay offering special menus. I’ll post more in the next couple … Continue reading
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Tagged Aptos, Cetrella, Easter, Half Moon Bay, Johnny's Harborside, Ma Maision, restaurants, Santa Cruz
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Food and wine highlights at Skov and other wineries: this weekend’s Santa Cruz Mountains Passport event
The Santa Cruz Mountains Spring Passport day is Saturday, April 16 – and I’ve listed a few food and wine highlights below including food served at Skov and other wineries. For those unfamiliar with the “Passport” program, the Santa Cruz … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfaro Winery, Burrell School Vineyards & Winery, events, Poetic Cellars, Skov Winery, Vine Hill Winery, Wine
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Restaurant Benefits Wednesday for Bryan Stow, SF Giants Fan / beating victim
There will be two restaurant benefits Wednesday for Bryan Stow, the SF Giants fan severely beaten two weeks ago at a Dodgers/Giants game. They are taking place at Malone’s Grill in Scotts Valley and at all Chili’s restaurants in Northern … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit, Capitola, Chili's, events, Malone's Grille, restaurants, Scotts Valley
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Betty Burgers opens third location in downtown Santa Cruz
Popular restaurant Betty Burgers opened its third location on Thursday April 7, 2011; the new branch is in downtown Santa Cruz. This new incarnation is called Betty’s Eat Inn. It has a full bar, table service and lots of different … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty Burgers, burgers, openings & closings, restaurant news, restaurants, Santa Cruz
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Eat soup from local chefs and restaurants & benefit Santa Cruz Homeless Services Center
This Thursday, April 14, you can eat lots of great soup from local chefs and restaurants and benefit the Homeless Services Center (HSC) in Santa Cruz. The 12th Annual Soupline Supper and Benefit Auction is at the Cocoanut Grove at … Continue reading
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Tagged benefit, chefs, Clubhouse Kitchen, events, Gayle's, Hindquarter, India Joze, La Posta, Laili, Manuel's, Nuevo, Pacific Cookie Company, Pearl of the Ocean, Santa Cruz, Saturn Cafe, Sawasdee, The Buttery, Zoccoli's
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