Building Utopia
A feature article from Edible Monterey Bay magazine (Winter 2023) profiling Santa Cruz Permaculture (SCP) and its founder David Shaw. Describes SCP’s 26-acre organic farm leased between Davenport and Pescadero on the San Mateo/Santa Cruz coast — the former Swanton Berry Farm site — where Shaw and students grow food and medicinal crops for a […]
Local Farmer and Educator David Shaw on Building Connections Through Permaculture and the Right Livelihood Center
A 55-minute podcast episode from KSQD 90.7 FM’s Talk of the Bay program (recorded June 20, 2024) featuring an interview with David Shaw, founder of Santa Cruz Permaculture and co-founder of the UCSC Right Livelihood Center. Shaw discusses his work as a whole systems designer, naturalist, farmer, and educator; the philosophy and practice of permaculture; […]
Santa Cruz Permaculture
As of April 2022 we are stewards of a beautiful 26-acre farm, which lies on the unceded territory of the Quiroste people, near Davenport, CA. The land has been managed organically for the past 30 years and now we are transitioning to a regenerative, organic, no-till, mixed vegetable, flower, fruit, herb, and agroforestry farm with […]
Sowing Seeds of Change Greenhouse and Outdoor Kitchen Build Out
What do local food systems, youth vocational training, and sustainable agricultural education have in common? You! Join Sowing Seeds of Change in building our greenhouse and kitchen! We’re looking to offer a greater breadth of learning opportunities and food access to our program participants and the greater local community. The kitchen and greenhouse build will […]
Riverfront Farm
Riverfront Farm at the Barn is approximately 1/4 acre, and this diversified vegetable farm is located in an exciting, up and coming location in West Sacramento, directly next to the Barn in The Bridge District (TBD). The Barn is a phenomenal building which is not only an architectural gem but also houses Drakes Brewery and […]