Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange

10/16/2026

Free gleaning workshop coming up on Saturday, Oct. 24th at Live Earth Farm in Watsonville at their Litchfield Lane location. Learn about how fields are gleaned and how it is an important aspect of our community food supply. All participants will get to take home the produce we will be gleaning. Registration for this FREE workshop is below:
https://donate.thefoodbank.org/event/gleaning-workshop/e851649

09/11/2026

Work day this Saturday the 12th from 10:00 too 2:00. We will provide a healthy lunch. There will also be a site teem meeting at 2:30

There will be the usual yard work, & some detailed cleaning inside. So if you are more of an inside person we will have a list of tasks to pick from.

09/10/2026

Contra Dancing at the Live Oak Grange!
September 13 @ 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Come kick your heels up contra dancing at Live Oak Grange with some amazing local talent and fun and friendly dancers! %

08/30/2026

Upcoming Grange Activities and Events!

Tuesday, 9/1, 7-8:30, Grange business meeting preceded by a pot luck dinner.

Saturday, 9/12, 10:00-2:00, Site work day followed by site teem meeting 2:30-3:30

Saturday, 10/24, Fall Festival and pie contest!

08/17/2026

Tickets on sale now for two regional farm tours! The new Monterey Open Farm Tours on Sept.12, and the Santa Cruz Open Farm Tours on Oct. 10 & 11.
http://www.openfarmtours.com
https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/monterey-open-farm-tours?source=direct_link&

05/22/2026

Join the fun at our next garden party and work day at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange on Saturday, May 23 at 10:00 am! Help us clean up and beautify our property!

We'll appreciate help with the following tasks:

continue preparing the raised bed for the dwarf tomato project,
w**ding, w**ding everywhere!
applying mulch to the California native plants garden,
applying mulch around fruit trees and perennial beds and on pathways
We have tools at the Grange, including shovels, rakes, pitchforks, pruners, and a couple of wheel barrows. Bring your own tools too along with your gloves, hats, boots (or closed-toe shoes), eye and ear protection (as needed), and water.

A free, delicious lunch will be served around noon.

Use the attached map to become more familiar with the property and choose an area to help beautify.

Our monthly Site Team meeting will begin shortly afterwards at 2:30 pm.

What: Garden work party!
When: Saturday, May 23, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange, 1900 17th Avenue
Why: Have fun in the garden and clean up our beautiful property!
Who: You and your Grange friends
Contact Michael Johnson at [email protected] or (831) 325-3376 with questions.

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04/04/2026

TOMORROW, APRIL 4th!

The Live Oak Grange Dwarf Tomato Project committee invites all Grange members and friends to participate in Grange garden work party on Saturday, April 4, 3-4pm, where we will w**d and prepare a bed for the demonstration garden, create signage for each variety, and plant the dwarf tomato seeds in the greenhouse. If you can't attend, but want to join the committee, please reply with an email or call Deborah Calloway at 408.781.7815.

Looking forward to a lovely spring day in the garden!

Tomato-fully yours,
Deborah Calloway and Sherry Bryan

The Benefits of Dwarf tomatoes
Plants are sturdy, attractive and productive!
Plants vary in height from 2 to 4.5 feet, requiring less caging or trellising.
Dark and dense (rugose) foliage, thick central stem.
Tomatoes of all sizes and shapes, including some large fruits up to 18 ounces.
Easy to grow in pots, on balconies. Wherever space is limited."