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The Mountain Gardener | Thoughts for the New Year

I don’t know about you, but it seemed to me that 2023 was a challenge for the plants in my little garden. Between the...

Fitness | Is Your Body Healing You or Hurting You?

We all know fitness makes us strong, fit and healthy, but being in great shape is not just limited to those benefits. What happens...

The Mountain Gardener | A Christmas Poem

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the garden,The creatures were stirring, the deer got a pardon. The hummingbird feeders were hung by the...
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Finance | Financing Home Care in San Lorenzo Valley

As a paraplegic planner, I have faced the need for part-time in-home assistance while simultaneously having the CFP financial expertise. Caregivers do non-medical tasks...

Plain Talk About Food | Is There a ‘Watch Bird’ Watching...

Imagine being 5 years old and learning (from the other kids) it was possible, just possible…there was NO Santa Claus. This 5-year-old was devastated. In...

The Mountain Gardener | Holiday Traditions & Lore

We all have traditions that we look forward to every year during the holidays. For some it’s the annual trip to the Christmas tree...

Guest Column | Scotts Valley Working to Make Town Center a...

You may have noticed that a new fence has gone up around the future home of Scotts Valley’s town center off Mt. Hermon Road....

Guest View | A Log in the Forest

I teach the lesson of humility;Overstretched snaps the bow,The usefulness of futility;The advantage of laying low. —Laozi Laozi once left eternal wisdom with a border...

The Mountain Gardener | Make Your Own Holiday Wreath

The call came last week reminding me of a much awaited annual holiday event. The Kelly’s wreath making party in Felton is something I...

Strictly Business | AI in Small Town America: Part II

In today’s news and on social media, you've probably heard the phrase, “The Genie is out of the Bottle,” referring to Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

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$7M boost ignites forest resilience in Santa Cruz Mountains

Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County has secured a $7 million Forest Health Grant from Cal Fire to implement an ambitious, regionally...