WHO OWNS THE COAST?
Just wanted you to know how much I enjoyed your article about the Coast Trail in the Good Times this week. Your clever writing style reminds me of Steinbeck and I love hearing about the Pillars. I really think there’s a novel/travelogue waiting to be written there. That line about the wind parting someone’s hair down the middle really made me chuckle. Thanks for your work in publicizing this very important cause and for featuring the people who are boots on the ground. I’m so grateful for all of you.
Mara Alverson | LMFT
POETRY IN THE PARK
My name is Naomi, and I’m a UCSC intern working for Santa Cruz County’s poet Laureate, Nancy Miller Gomez. This spring, we launched a project in collaboration with the County Parks to bring poems by local poets into the parks! It’s called poetry scavenger hunt, and you can learn more about it at parks.santacruzcountyca.gov. Submissions for the scavenger hunt have been open since April 1, but we only have a couple of people participating. We’re looking for ways to get the word out about the project so more people can experience the joy of nature, poetry, and (of course) prizes!
Naomi Garrett | Santa Cruz
FARM FRESH
Farm Discovery invites the community to celebrate the season at its Spring Picnic on May 9th. An afternoon of fresh air, fresh ideas, and fresh flavors. Set against the backdrop of the working farm, the event will feature three guest speakers sharing insights on Sustainable Food Systems & Nutrition, live music, and a lunch from ingredients grown on the farm. Guests can expect a welcoming, friendly gathering that brings together food, learning, and connection in one vibrant springtime experience.
Farm Discovery at Live Earth is a farm-based education not for profit organization in Watsonville. We empower youth and families to build and sustain healthy food, farming, social and natural systems. By developing environmental literacy, teaching farming skills, and transforming food habits that support personal, community and environmental health we encourage students to build a relationship with food that is healthy for people, the environment and the economy. A special emphasis is placed on reaching underserved people in the Pajaro Valley to bolster individual, community and environmental health.
The three speakers are: Jessy Beckett Parr, Brett Malone, and Tom Broz. There will
be live music by the Squirrels of Wisdom and lunch prepared by Cabrillo Culinary.
Info: Farmdiscovery.org
Jessica Ridgeway | Executive Director
ONLINE COMMENTS
PIZZA WEEK CONTINUED
I would like to bring your attention to Pogonip Pizza on Cardiff near UCSC. Very good pizza restaurant with a strong community vibe. Maybe too new to be on your list, but I would suggest in the spirit of Pizza Week, you give them a try. Multiple artisan pies with fresh ingredients and different flavors than I’ve ever had on pizza before.
Scott Brazier | Goodtimes.sc
TAKING THE KIDS TO ASIA
Fantastic piece, and the spirit of “It’s a wide world—get out and take a look” is contagious. I’ve had the luck to house-sit in various places in the world (not enough places yet, though), where when you stay for a month or two at a time, you get a different feeling from that of being a tourist. Hope to do it again.
Thanks for the renewed inspiration!
Tom Bentley | Goodtimes.sc
