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 (link is external)
Santa Cruz Farmers Market - Downtown Santa Cruz (link is external)
Santa Cruz Farmers Market - Live Oak (link is external)
Santa Cruz Farmers Market - Scotts Valley (link is external)
Santa Cruz Farmers Market - Westside (link is external)
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 (link is external)
Local Harvest: Find Family Farms (link is external)
UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (link is external)
Live Earth Farm (link is external)
Route 1 Farms (link is external)
From Santacruzkids.com: Community Supported Agriculture (link is external)
Life Lab info
