SANTA CRUZ
Sign up for mushroom identification classes
Local instructor Paul Miller will offer Saturday classes this season on mushroom identification and information in the Santa Cruz area, starting in December. Participants will learn how to identify local mushroom species and may take home edible samples to try. For information, email Miller at paulbug@yahoo.com.
WATSONVILLE
Birdsong Orchards open on Saturday
The fruit stand is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Birdsong Orchards, 613 Lakeview Road. Stop by for a beautiful day of fruit picking under the autumn sun. Pick your own apples, pineapple guavas, citrus and figs straight from the trees — fresh, organic and bursting with flavor. Check it out while it lasts. Stroll the orchard, enjoy the fall air and take home the sweetn

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