Mary Pancoast of Shen Aroma Farm’s blooming brand is based on her creekside patch of land in Pacifica. From those idyllic headquarters she grows flowers, keeps thriving hives of honeybees and offers a variety of handmade products, all infused with scintillating scents from essential oils and produced with an environmentally friendly ethos.
Read MoreLooking to connect with local farms? Eat more sustainably? Or just access some really fresh produce, meat and fish? One way to do all three is to subscribe to a CSA.
Read MoreYou don't need to be outdoors to enjoy nature: Peninsula eateries are displaying their green ideals and aesthetics with floral decor.
Read MoreThe Peninsula is flush with large-scale gardens like Gamble Garden, Filoli and Montalvo, but there are many gardens hidden in plain sight that are there for you when you need them.
Read MoreHidden off of Big Basin Way near downtown Saratoga, Hakone Estate and Gardens feels like a secret oasis in the Santa Cruz Mountain foothills.
Read MoreWhile the rain may not be done with us yet, spring's arrival on March 20 ushers in the return of more outdoor festivals and seasonal events and brings us that much closer to the long, warm days of summer. Here are 15 events this spring we have circled on the calendar.
Read MoreThis week marked the first time a corpse flower has ever bloomed in San Jose and may be a first for Silicon Valley as a whole. The Six Fifty got a whiff of the excitement behind the rare event.
Read MoreEarth Day offers the chance for the community to gather for the first time in two years to raise awareness about climate change and promote sustainability measures.
Read MorePeruvian-born artist Claudio Talavera-Ballón talks Redwood City’s history of Japanese internment, farmworking and his addiction to oil painting “This is what I like so much about muralism — it’s that opportunity to reach the most humble, who are the greatest appreciators of art. The least able to afford a framed painting are the most likely to appreciate one.” — Claudio Talavera-Ballón. (Images courtesy of Claudio Talavera-Ballón) It took just over two months ...
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