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June in the Mountain Garden

June 8, 2025June 24, 2025 slvpost.com

By Josh Reilly The mad rush of May has passed. Spring garden vegetables are almost ready to harvest. But not quite. The burst of mid-April color is fading a bit. Spanish and French lavenders are bravely holding on, their gloriously saturated purple petals catching and drinking in the afternoon light. English Lavenders are just starting to bloom, their smaller, more… Read More

Astrology Columns

Astrology: Welcome to Summer!

June 2, 2025June 15, 2025 Catie Cadge, PhD

By Catie Cadge PhD Welcome to summer, Santa Cruz stargazers! The highlight of June’s cosmic weather report is Jupiter and the Sun entering into Cancer this month. Jupiter travels through Cancer roughly every twelve years, so it is worth seeing where the sign of the crab falls in your natal chart. Here we tend to see the glass half-full now… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Economic Roller Coaster Impact on Spring’s Housing Market

May 21, 2025June 8, 2025 M.C. Dwyer

By M.C. Dwyer As economic policy changes continue to be announced, the resulting gyrations in financial markets suggest that the latest strategies from the Administration have introduced economic risks and uncertainty. “There’s so much uncertainty; things can quickly change,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®. “Once conditions improve for mortgage rates and inventory, pent-up demand… Read More

Astrology Columns

May Astrology: Healing Division

May 5, 2025May 17, 2025 Catie Cadge, PhD

By Catie Cadge PhD May opens with the Moon “out of bounds,” at extreme declination, in Cancer, May 1st and 2nd. International Workers’ Day coincides with the ancient Celtic holiday of Beltane, celebrating the height of spring. We begin with a drive for unconventional and alternative ways of healing division, in tune with a love of family and homeland. The… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Gardening

Spring Gardening Rituals: Weeding and Tending Soil

April 12, 2025April 18, 2025 slvpost.comgardening

By Josh Reilly I’m Weeding in the Rain, I’m Weeding in the Rain! Watching Spring rainfall is one of the most satisfying, if maddening rituals of gardening. The rhythmic drumming of rain on the roof brings relief and joy, partly because in California drought is the default, water is expensive, and hot, dry conditions can bring real destruction. We hope,… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Different Markets, Different Directions

April 8, 2025April 15, 2025 slvpost.com

By M.C. Dwyer Last month, there were 14 single family home sales in the San Lorenzo Valley – about the same as January, about 8% more than in February 2024. The number of sales is too small to be statistically accurate, but it seems clear prices rose (3% for the month and 13% for the year). Yet, a full 25%… Read More

Astrology Columns

Springtime Blessings and a Cosmic Shift

April 5, 2025April 12, 2025 Catie Cadge, PhD

By Catie Cadge PhD Springtime blessings, Santa Cruz stargazers! April begins with Mercury and Venus, still retrograde, lining up with the north node of the Moon in Pisces. It’s as if the universe is saying slow down, reflect and review how best to move ahead and visualize change. Mercury and Venus retrograde ask us to reimagine and reconsider our relationships… Read More

Columns Columns: Tom Andersen Food & Drink

Fermented Cabbage

March 15, 2025March 29, 2025 Thomas Andersen

By Tom Andersen Cabbage is arguably one of the most humble of all the vegetables but with a rich history and some awesome fun facts. Here are a few of them: They have been cultivated for over 4000 years; 1000 years ago they cured baldness (wish I knew what happened to that strain); children, of course, come from a cabbage… Read More

Column: Josh Reilly Columns Fire Recovery Gardening

Fire Resistant Planting

March 9, 2025March 14, 2025 slvpost.com

By Josh Reilly It’s been just over four and a half years since the CZU fire. Some folks are back in new homes or will be soon. Many have moved elsewhere and are starting new gardens. So I offer these suggestions, with much respect, to encourage awareness of fire in your new plantings. You already have an almost impossibly complicated… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Columns Real Estate

Real Estate Market News

March 5, 2025March 14, 2025 M.C. Dwyer

By M.C. Dwyer Septic Disclosure Update Santa Cruz County just extended the acceptable timeframe for home sellers’ Septic Point of Sale Disclosure from 6 months to one year. The point of sale requirements include leach field flow tests on their ability to absorb a brief plumbing problem. The new form still allows a seller to transfer repairs to a buyer.… Read More