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)
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)
Grace O'Brien prepares to catch a softball at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on Wednesday afternoon. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Bridget Grossi attempts to block the ball during water polo practice at the Santa Cruz High School pool on Monday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
A 12-week-old Chihuahua plays in the grass at Pinto Lake City Park in Watsonville on Wednesday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Andrew Mathers, 12, relaxes in the sand at Main Beach on Monday afternoon. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Little Guard participants compete in the surf ball competition on Main Beach on Wednesday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Photographer Susan Hillyard has a display of Grateful Dead photos at Y Studio in Santa Cruz. A reception will be held on Friday, Aug. 6. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Mary Magee and her daughter, Livy, watch Pepe the goat graze outside of their home in Soquel. Magee uses goat milk to make cheese. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Livy Magee leads Pepe, left, and Nina down the stairs in front of their home in Soquel. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Mary Magee wraps goat curd into cheese cloth in her kitchen in Soquel. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Mary Magee covers her goat cheese in herbs and spices. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Mary Magee marinates her goat cheese in olive oil. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Brian Espinoza, a chef at Land of Medicine Buddha, removes blanched baby bok choy, one of several Asian greens used in meals at the retreat. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Several Asian greens including Chinese long beans, Shanghai bok choy, Chinese broccoli, and youchoy are available from KT Farms at the Aptos Farmers' Market. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Cynthia Hernandez, 3, plays with a bubble maker at the 16th annual Strawberry Festival in Watsonville on Saturday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Valerie Markham, volunteer manager of the Santa Cruz County Chapter of the American Red Cross, cuts strawberries for a shortcake fundraiser at the 16th annual Strawberry Festival in Watsonville on Saturday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Mikayla Arenas, 8, gets her face painted at the 16th annual Strawberry Festival in Watsonville on Saturday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)