Education & Stewardship: Notes From the Field

What We're Learning on the Land, in Santa Cruz and the greater South Bay

Stewardship is a practice, and practices are meant to be shared. This journal gathers what our crews are seeing and learning across the orchards, gardens, and landscapes we tend: seasonal know-how, growing wisdom for this coast, and the occasional dispatch from a project we loved. For our library of evergreen growing references, visit our Cultivation Guides.

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Routing Comes First for a Flagstone Walkway Contractor in Santa Cruz, CA

Routing takes longer to settle than stone selection, and a flagstone walkway contractor in Santa Cruz, CA will tell you why. Choosing the stone is a pleasant afternoon. Deciding where the path goes determines whether the garden gets easier to work or quietly harder.

Orchard Keepers began with home orchards in 2004 and has grown into full edible landscape installation across Santa Cruz County.

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