Category: Agriculture

White cosmos grow in a field at Camflor Inc. outside Watsonville on Tuesday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)

Strawberries ripen off San Andreas Road in Watsonville on Tuesday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)

Antero Lucas Cruz harvests leeks in a crop off of Holohan Road in Watsonville on Thursday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)

Antero Lucas Cruz harvests leeks in a crop off of Holohan Road in Watsonville on Thursday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)

Large clouds fill the sky over Watsonville as a worker sprays a strawberry field along Ramport Road near Buena Vista Drive on Monday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Large clouds fill the sky over Watsonville as a worker sprays a strawberry field along Ramport Road near Buena Vista Drive on Monday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Fresh, sustainably-grown produce has long been a hallmark of dining at UC Santa Cruz - long before the recent system-wide initiative. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Fresh, sustainably-grown produce has long been a hallmark of dining at UC Santa Cruz - long before the recent system-wide initiative. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

See Sentinel story: UCSC vies for vegetarian-friendly title.

Romero Rocha works to clear water from a West Beach Road strawberry field in Watsonville on Friday. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)

Romero Rocha works to clear water from a West Beach Road strawberry field in Watsonville on Friday.

See Sentinel story: Strawberry growers ‘start from scratch’ after storm.

A child is greeted by a giant strawberry at the Monterey Bay Berry Festival at the County Fairgrounds. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler)

A child is greeted by a giant strawberry at the Watsonville strawberry festival in downtown Watsonville this past Saturday. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler)

The strawberry harvest is in full swing near the intersection of West Beach Road and San Andreas Road. A controversial alternative to the ozone-depleting pesticide methyl bromide could be in use in Pajaro Valley strawberry fields next year. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler)

The strawberry harvest is in full swing near the intersection of West Beach Road and San Andreas Road. A controversial alternative to the ozone-depleting pesticide methyl bromide could be in use in Pajaro Valley strawberry fields next year. (Photograph by Shmuel Thaler)