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Santa Cruz, CA 95064 United States Get Directions
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    Fermentation Basics

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Unlock the secrets of delicious, healthy, and home-crafted food at our Home Fermentation Workshop! This hands-on class dives deep into the art and science of fermentation, from understanding how beneficial microbes transform basic ingredients into delicious, healthy foods, to exploring a variety of home fermentation projects—including demonstrations of ferments like pickled vegetables and tangy yogurt. […]

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  • Dried Wreath Workshop

    Dried Wreath Workshop

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Learn how to create beautiful, long-lasting dried flower holiday wreaths with instructor Beth Benjamin. She will demonstrate the mechanics of putting everything together and will have a couple examples to guide your inspiration. Personal artistic style is highly encouraged! You’ll be able to choose from a wide selection of dried materials from the UCSC Farm […]

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    Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

    Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The UCSC Celtic Music Ensemble performs live during a beginner-friendly, gender-neutral, darn good barn dance. Attendees are invited to dance, and partners are not needed. — ADMISSION – Open admission; tickets/registration not required. – FREE and open to the public. — PARKING – Parking by permit or ParkMobile. – Lot #170 is the closest parking […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates

  • Indigethanx 2025: Honoring the Elders Dinner

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Indigethanx is an American Indian Resource Center annual event, and our alternative to Thanksgiving dinner. We host dinner with traditional Native foods, and invite guest speakers. This year we are hosting a dinner in conjunction with the Cowell Coffee Shop, who will be preparing the dinner for the event. Indigethanx is a time honored tradition […]

  • Leveraging UC Resources To Launch Your Biotech Company

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Are you a UCSC faculty member, postdoc, or graduate student with an entrepreneurial mindset? Join us for an insightful panel discussion on how to turn your biotech research into a successful startup. Learn how to tap into the University of California’s robust innovation ecosystem—from research commercialization and funding opportunities to mentorship and startup incubation. Hear […]

  • Honoring Patrick Orozco Luncheon

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Amah-Ka-Tura: “People of the Land” We gather in recognition of Amah-Ka-Tura, a symbol of the enduring legacy and successful efforts of Patrick Orozco and the Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council. […]

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    Joshua McFadden, Six Seasons of Pasta

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes James Beard Award-winning author Joshua McFadden for a discussion and signing of his highly anticipated new cookbook Six Seasons of Pasta. In his follow-up to Six Seasons: A […]

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  • Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm

    Free Guided Tour of the UCSC Farm

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Take a free, guided tour of the 30-acre organic UCSC Farm. Visitors can enjoy touring the organically managed greenhouses, hand-worked garden beds, orchards, row crop fields, and children’s garden, while learning about the history of the site and the basic concepts of organic farming and gardening. Perched on a meadow near the campus entrance, the […]

  • SOLD OUT: Floral Arrangement Workshop

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    This workshop is full. Join Katie Wolf, creative director of Eothen event and design floral studio, for a morning of creativity and connection. Take what you learn in this workshop and apply these design principles to your next rendezvous with market bunches, garden cuts, and foraged wonders to bring beauty from the outdoors in. We’ll […]

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  • Weekly Farmstand

    Weekly Farmstand

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The Center for Agroecology’s Farmstand is open to all and features organic vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers grown at the UCSC Farm and Alan Chadwick Garden. Find the Farmstand at the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn near the base of campus every Thursday from 12:30 to 6:30pm, beginning July 3rd and continuing through September 25th, 2025. […]

Last modified: Nov 06, 2025