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Kid-friendly UCSC Harvest Festival boasts organic food, farm tours, live music

The 19th annual UCSC Harvest Festival, held at the campus’ 30-acre organic farm on Sunday, Sept 29 from 11a.m.-5 p.m., is fun for the whole family. It features live music—from bluegrass to reggae—plus organic food, kids’ crafts, rides, tours, produce … Continue reading

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Two Santa Cruz food events this weekend: Truck Stop tacos & Sausagefest

I want to share the news about two food events occurring this weekend: The Truck Stop’s farm taco dinner Friday night and Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing’s Sausagefest Saturday afternoon. More details are below; remember Saturday morning and/or afternoon you can … Continue reading

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Family-friendly A Taste of Soquel: Restaurants, wineries benefit Second Harvest Food Bank

The fifth annual “A Taste of Soquel,” with delicious food from local restaurants plus local beer and wine, will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. The event is Saturday September 28 from 11a.m.-4p.m. at the Congregational Church of Soquel (the Church … Continue reading

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Taste of the Harbor 2013: Santa Cruz restaurants benefit O’Neill Sea Odyssey

The sixth annual “Taste of the Harbor” on Tuesday Sept 17 offers food from Santa Cruz restaurants and benefits O’Neill Sea Odyssey (OSO) through the Intero Foundation. The event, hosted by Intero Real Estate Services at the Santa Cruz Yacht … Continue reading

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Restaurants and wineries participate in free Capitola Art & Wine Festival

The 2013 Capitola Art and Wine Festival, offering a variety of food from many restaurants plus wine, music, and art, takes place on Saturday Sept 14 and Sunday September 15 from 10am-6pm. The event, held at The Esplanade in Capitola … Continue reading

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Celebrate Mission Hill Creamery Santa Cruz shop’s 1st birthday with $1 scoops

If you visit Mission Hill Creamery’s Scoop Shop and Dessert Café on Sunday, Sept. 15 you can get a $1 scoop of delicious, organic salted caramel ice cream! Owner Dave Kumec wants to show his gratitude to all the MHC … Continue reading

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Fun Gourmet Grazing with food & wine benefits Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group

The annual Gourmet Grazing on the Green allows attendees to partake in unlimited wine and beer plus lots of delicious gourmet food from local restaurants and food vendors, while raising funds for the Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group (SCCBG). The … Continue reading

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Family-friendly Santa Cruz Greek Food and Cultural Festival this weekend

This weekend is the 33rd annual Greek Food and Cultural Festival in downtown Santa Cruz. This popular event won the Gold Award for “Best Street Festival” in 2013, chosen by the readers of local newspaper Santa Cruz Weekly, and was … Continue reading

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Slow Food Santa Cruz hosts Edible Gardens Tour

The second annual Santa Cruz Edible Gardens Tour is happening this Saturday, August 24; if it’s anything like last year’s debut, it will be a very enjoyable event. It’s only $10 and it includes 15 gardens across town. Once you … Continue reading

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Back to school ideas with strawberries, plus recipe

As I mentioned in my article a few days ago, it’s back-to-school season. Lots of families are searching for solutions to make lunch, snacks and weekday meals fun and healthy while not spending a lot of money. Using fruits and … Continue reading

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