**Home & Garden Digest**
**Watsonville: Pick Your Own Shiro Plums**
Birdsong Orchards invites you to pick Shiro plums from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at 613 Lakeview Road, Watsonville. Cost: $2.50 per pint. Bring a sunhat, water, sunscreen, and sturdy shoes. Visit birdsongorchards.com for details.
**Live Oak: Santa Cruz Garden Exchange and Tours**
Join the free monthly Santa Cruz Garden Exchange from 8-9 a.m. on July 27 at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange parking lot, 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz. Trade seeds, plants, and garden items. The garden tour will start at 9:30 a.m. Email santacruzgardenexchange@gmail.com for more information.
**Santa Cruz: Farm Fair and Tack Swap Booths Available**
General Feed and Seed will host a Farm Fair and Tack Swap from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on August 10 at 1900 Commercial Way/Soquel Ave., Suite B. Rent a booth to sell equestrian gear, pet items, crafts, and more. Contact 831-476-5344 to sign up.
**Santa Cruz: Weekly Shared Adventures Garden Club**
Join the Shared Adventures Gardening Club at Common Roots Farm, 301 Golf Club Drive, every Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon. Suitable for all abilities with ADA accessible beds. Email sharedactivities@yahoo.com for details.
**Scotts Valley: Farmers Market Summer Sweets Event**
Enjoy the Summer Sweets FoodShed Project at Scotts Valley Market, 5060 Scotts Valley Drive, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Activities include art, live music, a scavenger hunt, and a salsa-making workshop from 10-11 a.m. Visit santacruzfarmersmarket.org/campaigns/the-food-shed-project/ for more information.
**Scotts Valley: Soil Analysis Workshop**
The UC Master Gardeners of Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties will host a soil analysis workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on July 27 at Fireside Community Room, Scotts Valley Library, 251 Kings Village Road. Register at santacruzpl.libcal.com to participate.
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**Originally Published: July 18, 2024**
