Healthy Food for a Healthy Planet
In this county we have an abundance of healthy food options, everything from Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs), extensive Farmer's Markets, Natural Food Stores, a plethora of organic farms and school programs like Life Lab.
List of local farmer's markets
Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College
Santa Cruz Farmers Market - Downtown Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Farmers Market - Live Oak
Santa Cruz Farmers Market - Scotts Valley
Santa Cruz Farmers Market - Westside
Info about CSAs
CSA Stands for Community Supported Agriculture. CSA allows city residents to have direct access to high quality, fresh produce grown locally by regional farmers. When you become a member of a CSA, you're purchasing a “share” of vegetables from a regional farmer.
Santacruz.com: Guide to Santa Cruz CSAs
Local Harvest: Find Family Farms
UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Live Earth Farm
Route 1 Farms
From Santacruzkids.com: Community Supported Agriculture
Life Lab info