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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN

MAY 18, 2018

St. Joseph’s Presents Starship

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Mickey on the Mic A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times

St. Joseph’s annual fundraising event pools money for good

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A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times

Homes and gardens of Aromas and Gilroy

Mother’s Day Tours

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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

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A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance

THIS WEEK: St. Josephs puts gifts under the tree

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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

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Homes and gardens of Aromas and Gilroy

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

THIS WEEK: Poppy Jasper screens Luis Valdez’s ‘Ceasar’s Last Fast’

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VELASCO SAYS HE WILL DEVOTE ALL HIS TIME TO CITY DUTIES By Barry Holtzclaw Managing Editor

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Gilroy Mayor Roland Velasco has left his job as an aide to Santa County Supervisor Mike Wasserman, saying he wants to devote a full-time focus to his part-time role at City Hall. Velasco, elected to his first term in 2016, said this week he left his job with the county on May 7. He had been a policy aide for Wasserman, specializing in land use issues in unincorporated areas. “Right now there are a lot of things happening in Gilroy,” he said in an interview. “I want to have more flexibility to make sure things are happening.” He mentioned the First Street water project and economic development issues as deserving more of his attention. As mayor, Velasco is paid $15,084 a year. Council members are paid annual salaries of $10,056;

FUN IN THE SUN Local toddler Kaleo cools down while burning off high energy at Gilroy Gardens,

which opened its new, expanded Water Oasis on Sunday, May 13.

Cool off at the Gardens Debra Eskinazi

Magazine and Features Editor

Families flocked to Gilroy Gardens Sunday, May 13 for a special Mother’s Day event celebrating the expansion of the popular Water Oasis. Recent renovations include four new slides, a giant tipping bucket, 90 new spray jets and various water features—effectively doubling the water play area.

Also added to the outdoor area were six family cabana rentals, palm trees, shade umbrellas and adirondack chairs for guests to sit back and enjoy the afternoon. The theme park is open Fridays and weekends in May, including Memorial Day, Monday, May 28. Beginning June 1, the park will be open daily through Aug. 13. Visit gilroygardens.org.

Mushroom crops yield millions MORGAN HILL PRODUCERS SAY THEY NEED MORE WORKERS Bryce Stoepfel Reporter

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As the annual Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras approaches, it only seems appropriate to further examine Santa Clara County's second biggest agricultural product, the mushroom.

Garlic gets lots of play locally, with Gilroy as the self-designated Garlic Capital of the World and hosting the Gilroy Garlic Festival. But the $79 million in annual Santa Clara County mushroom sales, according to the most recent Santa Clara County crop report, soars above garlic’s $6.5 million like a towering portobello. At one of the area's mushroom farms, Del Fresh Produce at 11300

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Center Avenue in Gilroy, mushrooms are grown by the ton, but business continues to be a challenge because of a lack of labor, and strict state and federal regulation. The buck stops with Don Hordness in his absolutely no-frills office at Del Fresh Produce, one of the most productive mushroom farms in one of the most prolific mushrooms growing locations in the world.

California ranks third, behind Pennsylvania and the entire country of Canada when it comes to growing mushrooms. At Del Fresh, it all starts with the soil, which the company produces from raw wheat straw and cottonseed meal, along with 100 tons of compost a month. “Composting is like, if a tree falls in the woods, it takes some years for that tree to break down

into the soil, but we rev it up here,” Hordness said. “We add nitrogen to the straw, and we grow these thermophilic bacteria and fungus, and those little guys break it down. We build tight piles that build up the heat, between 130 and 160 degrees. That's when you see the steam rising off the piles—that's when the bacteria is eating up the nutrients.” ➝ Mushroom, 8

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