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Buckwheat Griddle Cakes

April 8, 2023June 13, 2023 slvpost.compancakes0 comment

By Alison Steele Last summer, I met Harry and Millie Hornbeck while taking a banjo workshop in Elkins, West Virginia. They tap trees for sap, grow and mill fresh buckwheat and corn flours, and sell them at the local farmers’ market beside the train depot. After talking to them, I couldn’t resist stocking up on all three. Stored in the… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Ginger Beer | Felton Fermenter

April 8, 2023April 30, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Tom Andersen When I was a young boy my family would load up the station wagon and head to my grandparents’ farm in Viborg, a small town in rural South Dakota. My grandmother made just about everything from scratch, including soda pop. Root beer was the favorite but a pretty involved process, while ginger ale was a close second… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate Water

New Septic Regulations Taking Effect July 2023

April 7, 2023September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer The Santa Cruz Association of REALTORS recently held an educational event about point-of-sale septic regulations taking effect in Santa Cruz County in July 2023. Mark Kinder of Affordable Septic, who’s installed thousands of systems, explained everything we need to know about septic system repair and the new regulations. The State Water Resources Control Board oversees all California… Read More

Columns Commentary Community

Commentary: The Power of Unity

April 4, 2023April 22, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Christopher Bradford In the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the San Lorenzo Vallery is more than just a series of picturesque towns — it’s a symbol of resilience, unity, and the power of community. When the CZU Lightning Complex fires tore through our region in August 2020, destroying 911 homes and displacing those families, it would have been… Read More

Astrology Columns

April Astrology: Ambitions Energized in Aries

April 2, 2023April 16, 2023 slvpost.comastrology0 comment

By Catie Cadge Springtime greetings, stargazers! April continues in Aries Season with the Full Moon in Libra at 16°07’ April 5th at 9:34 pm Pacific time. We have all been healing a part of ourselves in recent weeks and that involves being forthright in what we want and need. This Full Moon opposes slow-moving Chiron, the “wounded healer,” at 15°53’… Read More

Columns History Local History Local News

A Visit with the Last Private Owners of Quail Hollow Ranch

March 16, 2023April 2, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

Harry and Maude Owen – Quail Hollow Ranch 1957 to 1974 By Richard James and Jim Bahn In November of 1957, Hayward, California rancher Harry Owen and his wife, Maude, purchased Quail Hollow Ranch from Sunset Magazine owner Larry Lane. Harry Owen, a descendant of an old time California ranching family, sold his Hayward ranch as urban development began to… Read More

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Column Alison Steele Columns Food & Drink

Pastured Egg & Wilted Sorrel atop Toasted Sourdough

March 13, 2023June 13, 2023 slvpost.comeggs, sourdough0 comment

By Alison Steele Eggs on toast with wilted greens is a combination older than the hills enjoyed by folks and farmers everywhere. I heard KBCZ’s Tina Davey raving about toast on the radio stacked with eggs and avocado as a quick nutritious meal while stocking the camper with goodies for our spring campout. Erin Valdivia, bread baker extraordinaire and cohost… Read More

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Columns Local History

Fredda Carr’s Photography Studio | Local History

March 12, 2023March 29, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Ronnie Trubek The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported record snow in the county on January 28, 1957. Pictured above from that day is the snow-covered Ben Lomond studio of photographer Fredda C. Carr (1903-1992). Fredda was born in Massachusetts in 1903. Her family moved to California a few years later. In 1949 Fredda moved to Boulder Creek opening a photography… Read More

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Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

The Busiest Month in the Garden

March 5, 2023June 7, 2023 slvpost.comgardening0 comment

By Josh Reilly March might be the busiest month in the garden. For the Spring vegetable garden, you’re selecting and planting seeds in flats or in soil. You are prepping your veggie beds with compost, either by scratching it in with a soil rake or digging it in with a shovel. And you are knee deep in invasive Winter annual… Read More

Astrology Columns

March Astrology: Pisces Season

March 4, 2023March 15, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By Catie Cadge PhD March begins with some planetary joy and play! The cosmic weather starts the month with a fiery push in love’s direction, as Venus in Aries conjuncts Jupiter on March 1st. Passions fly, but remember Aries as a sign is where we need to have courage and claim our right to take up space with another. But… Read More