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Departments
Down on the ranch Education and experience are grown on Elkus Ranch
Q&A
Master brewers couldn’t be hoppier. 30
OpenDoor
BY STACY TREVENON PHOTOS BY DEAN COPPOLA
Moss Beach kitchen gets a facelift. 40
Living the RV life
Coastside’s recreational vehicle parks are a popular place to unwind BY MARK NOACK PHOTOS BY DEAN COPPOLA
DayTripper
Pescadero Marsh pairs well with a couple well earned fish tacos. 42
Words on a word
Go take a hike. This month: Hiking 8
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Opening open space
Grand plans for open space would open new vistas to visitors BY JULIA REIS PHOTOS BY DEAN COPPOLA
Trading Big Gulps for a Sippy Cup — in the garden. 44
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Josh, the happy Airedale. 38
Publisher’s Note 6 Upcoming 12 Real Estate 46
Doniga Markegard with her children Larry and Quill at their working ranch in La Honda Photo by Dean Coppola
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n honor of summer vacations and more time to spend outdoors, we asked our ‘Words on a Word’ contributors to write about the word ‘hiking.’ For my family hiking really means backpacking and for many years we have been doing yearly trips introducing our son and daughter to California’s expansive wilderness areas. We started in earnest when my son was 4 and my daughter 7 and our goal was a three-day, two-night excursion into Hoover Wilderness, just east of Yosemite National Park. We picked the area primarily because we could get a head start into the hike via a water shuttle across Saddlebag Lake which left a relatively short hike into our planned destination. The kids both carried a small pack to help carry the load, although my daughter’s pack was primarily filled with ‘Constance,’ her teddy bear. The bear’s head poked out so she could see around, of course. Although from behind, the bear looked more like a hostage than a companion. Not 10 minutes into the two-hour hike we came across Greenstone Lake where the kids, exhausted and emphatically wiping sweat from their brows, demanded we take a break. Without delay, and to no one’s surprise, my son fell completely into the lake. Boots, hiking clothes and enthusiasm for the trip now completely soaked. After a snack and change of clothes, we continued on into the backcounty with Owen hiking only in his striped, long underwear and bright blue Crocs and carrying nothing but his blanky and a sneaky smile that suggested that was his plan all along. Well played. Take a look at Page 8 and see what others think of the word “hiking.” Then go take a hike. Bill Murray Publisher bill@hmbreview.com
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Wordsonaword The word: Hiking
For many, the Coastside is synonymous with a good hike. Abundant open space, vistas that can take you from the ridgeline to the mighty Pacific Ocean and otherworldly weather make the San Mateo County coast the perfect place to lose yourself on a hike. We asked three local trail regulars what the word “hiking” brought to mind for them.
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CLAY LAMBERT
ast summer, I went on an incredible trip in Northern California. It was the California Challenge, one of many different trips offered across the country offered by the company, Adventure Treks. The Cal Chal, as the 25 teenagers on the trip called it, lasted three weeks, and it was filled with all the outdoor activities you could imagine: swimming, bike riding, whitewater rafting, and backpacking. The highlights of the hikes were the Trinity Alps, the Lost Coast, and a successful summit attempt of Mount Shasta. On each of these trips, it was important to have a good attitude while hiking. Fortunately, we all maintained a good and positive perspective, but it was easy to see how people could get frustrated while hiking. The backpacking trips lasted multiple days, and it really tested me in terms of keeping up my stamina over the course of four or five days. Though the days were often long and tough, the self-satisfaction after each day was extremely rewarding. Even during the hikes, you can look around you and realize that you are completely surrounded by nature, and regardless of whether there are other people with you, it is a personal experience. August Howell is a Sacred Heart Prep student who lives in Montara.
’ve had the great good fortune to live on the magnificent coastal side of the Santa Cruz Mountains for the last 17 years. I raised two daughters here and spent much of my adult life walking and hiking the nearby open space preserves and beyond. When I stop to think about all the times I’ve hiked the San Mateo Coast, the first word that comes to mind is “glorious.” As any Coastsider can tell you, we get to see and experience nature in a way that is unmatched. We witness major changes in the weather at a moment’s notice, see awesome topographical diversity, and an incredible array of wildlife. On a recent hike in the La Honda Creek Preserve, I saw an incredible golden glow on the hillsides. I followed the narrow, weaving wildlife track up the slopes to get to that site and a dazzling view spread out before me. California poppies, great patches like I’ve not seen throughout all the years I’ve lived here. Among the poppies were intense indigo blue lupine and vivid blue-eyed grass. There is nothing like being in that setting, in the moment, with all those gorgeous native plants growing in great numbers, right now. Glorious. Out on a hike, it’s as though with each step, you gain something. Brendan Downing is a supervising ranger for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. He has lived on the La Honda Open Space Preserve for the last 17 years.
nfortunately, I seem to equate “hiking” with “death march.” I think it’s because my first real hike was a fivemile rite of passage in the Boy Scouts. Because I grew up in Southern California, that meant a weird suburban walk on sidewalks and not the sort of thing we associate with hiking now. Subsequently, I’ve been on a few hikes that seemed to my flabby core to be more about survival than scenery. It also brings to mind the saying, “Take a hike,” which doesn’t exactly conjure the best associations. It’s funny that something as enjoyable as a hike can be thought of as punishment. But I have been on some really serene walks in the woods. I’ll always remember one particular Christmas Day hike in the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve. There was an early fog and I put in the earbuds for my iPod and dialed up Santana. The fog cleared as I walked and I felt like I had the place all to myself. It was a profoundly moving experience. Remembering it now makes me think I should go on another hike this weekend. Clay Lambert is editor of the Half Moon Bay Review. He’s more likely to be found on a bicycle than tromping through the woods, but just barely.
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~ Freshness celebrated in Pescadero
June 5 The fourth annual Pescadero Grown! certified farmers market starts today, bringing fresh produce, meat, eggs, live music, children’s activities and information from local nonprofits from 3 to 7 p.m. every Thursday on the lawn by the Pescadero Country Store at 251 Stage Road. Farmers who grow their produce in the Pescadero and South Coast areas, and nonprofits that serve the same area, are featured weekly, through Oct. 30. Coupons from WIC and CalFresh are accepted. 879-1691.
June 6 Actually it begins June 2 with nightly recitations of the rosary at Our Lady of the Pillar Church’s small hall, then the 143rd Portuguese Pentecost Festival continues for several days at the I.D.E.S. hall at 735 Main St. in Half Moon Bay. After the 7 p.m. rosary on Friday, June 6, there will be a cultural event featuring Portuguese dance. The first parade bringing the crown to the church for blessing begins at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, followed by a dance. The morning procession to the church begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, followed by the traditional feast at 11 a.m. Sunday, and also noon Monday, with an auction at 2 p.m. both days. 726-2729.
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~ Plain painting in plein air
June 6 The Half Moon Bay Plein Air Painters exhibit opened at the Coastal Arts League Gallery May 31, but art lovers can meet the artists at a reception today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the gallery at 300 Main St. Nearly a dozen artists will show work — for some of them, multiple pieces of work — painted outdoors in the open air on the Coastside and the Peninsula. The exhibit will run through June 29. 726-6335.
~ An era’s great music from an era’s cartoons
June 8 Today at 4:30 p.m. at the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society on Miramar Beach, a San Francisco 16-piece big band will bring to life not only the great American sounds of the 1920s through ‘40s but also memorable animation from the same era. Jeff Sanford’s Cartoon Jazz Band performs the sounds that accompanied that era’s animated short classics. Headed by band leader, music teacher and instrument collector Jeff Sanford, it captures the zingy hyper-percussive style of the times and their cartoons. Tickets are $35. 726-4143.
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~ Theater stages a classic
June 13 Business and ethics, fathers and sons, social responsibility and blame are themes explored in Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning “All My Sons,” presented by Coastal Repertory Theatre through June 29. Based on a true story, the play looks at employees of a company that provided defective aircraft engines for wartime military use, and the impact on the military and on involved families. It runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays at 1167 Main St. in Half Moon Bay. 569-3266.
~ Sheepish about shawls
June 14 What goes into making a wool garment? You can watch that process close up at “Sheep to Shawl” presented from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Elkus Ranch. The event starts with a professional sheep shearer at work and goes into spinning the fleece into yarn. You can also visit the Elkus gardens, visit the animals and enjoy kids’ activities like wool dyeing and corngrinding. 712-3151.
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June 14 You might think of opera as stuffy, but at the Pescadero Opera Society it’s informal and welcoming. If you’re interested in opera, try the society’s six-week course around one of the genre’s classics: Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen,” considered among the greatest works of art written. Teacher Phyllis Neumann gears the course for the lay person. Free but donations welcome and refreshments included. 879-0769.
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June 17 Kids can learn about and master all kinds of creativity in the Fly on the Wall Art School summer art classes. The 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday art classes cover drawing, art exploration, painting, fashion design, kinetic art and fun projects at Beastie Camp for kids from ages 5 1/2 through 18. The cost is $50 per camp per child. Today also launches summer art classes through Aug. 22 (school is closed July 1-4 and July 28-Aug. 1). The costs are reckoned on number of weeks and numbers of classes per week, beginning at $75 for four weeks and one class a week. Fly on the Wall is located at 790 Main St. in Half Moon Bay. 726-8125.
~ Getting ahead in business
June 27 Are you a local businessperson interested in networking with your Coastside peers? Then you might be interested in the Business Roundtable sponsored by the Half Moon Bay Coastside Chamber of Commerce and Visitors’ Bureau, from 9 to 10 a.m. at It’s Italia at 401 Main St. in Half Moon Bay. On the agenda are business and local updates, discussion of relevant issues and development of marketing goals and more, with the Chamber’s CEO and assistant to the city manager. 726-8380.
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At left, Stormy stands on his house as visiting elementary school students look on at Elkus Ranch. At right, some of those visitors pet a horse at the ranch, which is outdoor environmental showcase of sorts.
he sun shines down brightly onto barns, gardens and friendlyeyed livestock as groups of eager children are led around by teachers at the end of the road off Highway 1, south of Half Moon Bay, which leads to the University of California Cooperative Extension Richard J. Elkus Ranch. It’s a hot Wednesday, and nearly 90 children from Bay Area elementary schools are here to fulfill the Elkus mission by learning about the environment, agriculture and animal care. Out of the excited babble filling the air, a young boy’s voice emerges as he gazes at a mother goat nursing her kid. “Look! That goat’s getting milk from its mom!” A little further along the dusty road that twines between barns and gardens, a little girl from a San Francisco elementary school screws up her face as she watches a goat leaving droppings on the ground. “It’s gross,” she says, “but it’s the circle of life.” “It’s the first time many of these kids have been in open space,” said Program Coordinator Leslie Jensen. “Everything is new and exciting.” Hands-on learning experiences for greater San Francisco Bay Area urban, inner-city and disabled youth from preschool through high school, including students with special needs, was the vision of Richard J.
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Above, students have a chance to visit a working barn at Elkus Ranch. Below, educator Julie Mathiasen teaches a lesson to visiting elementary school students.
Elkus. He and his wife donated the land to the University of California in 1975. Totaling 125 acres, of which 50 acres are occupied by pastures, animals and farm structures like barns, Elkus Ranch isn’t open for the public to simply drop by. Rather, it is a place where youth, including those with disabilities or financial hardships, play and learn together through programs in agriculture, environmental science, California history and animal care. The programs, including overnight programs, are age-appropriate and yearround, and rain does not cancel. Elkus, who originally obtained the property as a working cattle ranch, “wanted to bring together kids of different backgrounds to get together and learn with each other,” said Jensen. A visit to the ranch shows how well he succeeded. The ranch is staffed by Jensen, 15 4
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environmental science educator Kathi Baxter, a foreman, and a groundskeeper. Volunteers, some as young as 6, help keep the ranch clean and healthy with chores like mucking out stalls and pens and feeding the animals. A stroll along the wide dirt road leading up from the parking area takes classes past pens, corrals and coops. At this time of year the ranch is home to roughly 35 primarily Suffolk sheep including spring lambs, about 20 Nubian cross goats, two horses and two donkeys, rabbits, a variety of breeds of chickens scurrying around their roomy coop, a rabbit, a llama, cows and a cat that, purring, steps daintily up to visitors. Most of the sheep and goats are born on the ranch, and many are donated from programs like 4-H, said Jensen. “We breed for friendliness,” said Jensen.
Elkus Ranch programs offer something for everyone Day camps for kids and a popular program that draws fiber and spinning aficionados are planned for the summer at the Richard J. Elkus Ranch: Sheep to Shawl: From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, participants can watch professional sheep shearers and wool spinners at work, visit the animals and explore the gardens. There are also special activities for children. The shearing takes place in the upper barn and the other activities are all around the ranch. Bring lunch to enjoy in the picnic area. The fee is $7.50 per person and reservations are required.
Dad Eamon Kavanagh looks on as his 8-year-old son Liam Kavanagh holds a chicken. It’s something that is a bit out of the ordinary for the Kavanaghs, who are from San Francisco.
The animals are handled frequently and acclimated to the noises of a bustling educational ranch. Aided by University of California instructors, students learn about animal care and lives. Some of the lessons are factual, such as where milk or wool or meat comes from. Others are sobering, such as when instructors gently explain that a familiar animal friend has died. (The ranch does not do butchering, which requires specific USDA facilities and equipment.) “This is the circle of life,” Jensen said. Still other lessons are fun, as when Jensen explains that each animal has a job to do: The buck goat produces offspring, and the llama, watchdog-like, chases predators like bobcats, foxes or the occasional mountain lion away from the sheep. And to those who ask if staff color the shells of the chickens’ eggs, instructors explain that the brown, beige, white and pale green hues of the shells depend on the breed of hen. “We get asked that all the time,” said Jensen. Set up between the parking lot and the animals are the gardens. There is the children’s garden, where mostly vegetables are grown. There are the sensory garden, a Master Gardener
Elkus Ranch summer Discovery Day Camps for children 6 to 11 run from Monday through Friday and repeat every two weeks from June 23 through Aug. 22. Campers help with farm “chores” like cleaning stalls and pens and feeding animals in the morning, and have opportunities for cooking, crafts, hikes and time with the animals in the afternoons. The fee is $60 per child per day. Advance registration required. The schedule is: Session Session Session Session Session
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Lunch at the Ranch is available to students in grades 2 through 12. Students will learn how food is grown, sanitary food handling practices, and the importance of fresh fruits and vegetables, with help from ranch staff and adult chaperones. The program typically takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and is limited to 15-30 students, with one adult chaperone for every six students. The cost is $12 per person. Three-hour day and overnight educational programs are also offered at charges of $5 to $7 per person for preschool through high school students, $30 per student for overnight programs, $10 per child for nonschool educational programs such as Scouts or 4-H. No charge for adults (unless with preschool groups), teachers or chaperones. For reservations or information, contact Leslie Jensen at 7123151 or elkusranch@ucdavis.edu. JUNE
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Clockwise, Orly Cook, a second grader from San Francisco, brushes one of the many goats at Elkus Ranch in Half Moon Bay. Educator Nancy Poss show a Racoon jaw to students. Sean Brown, a second-grader from San Francisco, checks out bones on display.
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STRAIGHT TEETH AND A HEALTHY SMILE A vegetable garden at Elkus Ranch helps teach visitors about the process of getting healthy food to the table.
demonstration garden and the “enabling garden,” where raised beds with flowers, vegetables and herbs are easily accessible by, and reachable from, wheelchairs. The gardens are enjoyed by groups of seniors from assisted-living homes that visit the ranch as well. In the huge greenhouse, students plant seedlings, learn about the interdependent functions of roots, stems and leaves, taste edible flowers and learn about composting. The gardens are also the source of ingredients for the “Lunch at the Ranch” program, in which students harvest vegetables, cook them, and enjoy such dishes as vegetable pizza with chocolate-chip zucchini cookies for dessert. In the process, they learn about where food comes from, food handling, sanitary practices like hand-washing and the dietary importance of fruits and vegetables. In another educational program, “Waste Free Lunches,” staff teaches about recycling by helping the students sort trash from their lunches according to the “Four R’s,” reduce, reuse, recycle and rot. Besides the animals, facilities on the ranch hold displays and other educational programs. The upper barn near the animals displays a fascinating exhibit of animal bones. The ranch is the setting for the Summer Discovery Day Camp for students age 6 to 11. Campers can come on any day or combination of days. There is also the Range Camp for teens, a non-Elkus organization that uses the facility for a camp that includes night hikes and campfires. The ranch includes the 4,400-square-foot Elkus Ranch Conference Center, an educational and day conference facility. Other area groups use the Elkus ranch facilities for their own programs, including the Master Gardener and 4-H programs, which are, like Elkus Ranch, programs of the University of California Cooperative Extension. The ranch, though partially supported by the University of California, relies on grants, donations, program fees and volunteer muscle, said Jensen, who added that although the ranch seeks to keep fees low, they have risen “as with anyone raising livestock in a drought.” “Everything here is very hands-on, everything is teachable,” said Jensen. “Mother Nature works well for us, if we allow her to.” HMB
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eer in one hand, paperback in the other, Nico Neerburg was enjoying the true vacation experience at Pelican Point RV Park in Half Moon Bay. Sitting outside with his wife, Aleize, on a warm sunny day, he was enjoying one of his favorite moments from a two-and-half week trip to the United States. He said the local coast topped Pismo Beach, Sequoia, Paso Robles and a list of other campgrounds the couple had visited. “This is the second-best campsite of the trip,” he judged, thinking only Yosemite came out ahead for its pure natural extravagance. They were joined by Jan and his wife, another Dutch couple who strolled back from the beach. Visiting from Holland, the Neerburgs and Van Engels were nearing the end of their tour of the West Coast. Their transport was a tightly packed vehicle the size of a large closet. It was small especially compared to some of the behemoth mobile homes nearby. Still, space was no problem, Van Engels said. “We are Europeans. We’re used to small spaces,” he beamed. “If you go
sleeping in the Alps, you might get an apartment that might be smaller than this.” Whether its Europeans in rented RVs or locals driving gargantuan Winnebagos, camping season is here on the Coastside. Visit any campground, and you’ll see row after row of RVs and trailers filed with travelers enjoying some of the most picturesque spots on the coast. The beachfront campgrounds draw a blend of visitors who crisscrossed the world to be there, and those who could easily drive home to sleep in their own beds. Good luck getting a weekend spot for the summer months. Most of those are reserved well in advance. Many motor-home travelers become annual regulars at their favorite spots. Sitting out at Francis State Beach, Barney and Jackie Scholl of Placerville said RV camping was a personal evolution. When they were younger they slept under the stars, then they preferred the shelter of a tent. By their 30s they upgraded to a tent trailer. Now the RV was their travel option of choice. They estimated they spent a third of the year on the road. Their motor-home was equipped with bicycles, kayaks and other activity gear. “It’s the beauty of retirement!” Barney cheered. “When we get someplace if we like it, then we see if we can stay longer.” The number of RV campers has been consistently high during the travel
Lisa and Pat Wheable, of Brentwood, sit next to a warm fire while sitting outside their RV at Francis State Beach. The couple is among many from the greater Bay Area who come to the coast for a rolling vacation.
Find a place to stay n Pelican Point RV Park, 1001 Miramontes Point Road, Half Moon Bay, 726-9100 n Francis State Beach: 95 Kelly Ave., Half Moon Bay, 726-8819 n Half Moon Bay RV Park and Campground, 460 Wavecrest Road, Half Moon Bay, 726-7275 n Pillar Point RV Park, 4000 Cabrillo Highway, Half Moon Bay, 712-9277
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ddie Andreini was one of our earliest customers at Pasta Moon and remained a constant over the next 26 years. I picture him sitting at the bar with Linda enjoying the pappardelle — his favorite. It was a privilege to know him and his family. As a hometown hero and favorite he was well loved, but imagine my surprise when visiting Kenya to see his picture displayed on the wall of a small African airport. His appeal was universal and his knowledge vast. A year or so ago I knew much more about pappardelle than I did about bridges, but Eddie spent hours educating us about construction and alternative engineering approaches that would save the Main Street bridge. He prepared both cost and timing estimates for how the repair could work. As the owner and pilot of a 1944 Stearman bi-plane, he had a healthy respect for things that were old but sturdy. Somehow, he was able take time out of an always-busy schedule to consider and support community issues. His willingness to stand up for what he believed in and his energy in fighting for what he thought was right motivated many of us. Pilot, father, husband, friend — he achieved the rarest of all balancing acts: To have his head in the clouds with his feet firmly planted on the ground – his home ground of Half Moon Bay. We will miss him greatly. Oh and Eddie — If for any reason the pappardelle in heaven is not just as you like it, I’ll be sending our recipe up in my next prayer for you. — Kim Levin Pasta Moon
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From left, Sandy Bellew, and Dennis and Denise Olson, all of of Denair, kick back at the Pillar Point RV Park. Travelers are ready for any weather. If sunny skies wane, they can always retreat into their RVs.
season at Francis State Beach, the only local campground run by California State Parks. Last summer, all 52 spots at the campground were filled to capacity on most days. This year’s warm April was like a mini-summer for the park, with RVs occupying more than 90 percent of the spots. That was a sizable increase. In 2013, April only had a 76-percent occupancy. “It’s a mixed crowd but there’s a lot of retirees,” said Supervising Ranger Nelle Lyons. “RVs seem to be more popular these days.” In fact, RV camping is dramatically expanding on the coast. A new site, the Half Moon Bay RV Park and Campground, opened for business in February. It’s poised to be ready for the busy travel season. The new 66-space campground is located right next door to Cameron’s Restaurant and Inn, providing lodgers with a convenient place for a beer or burger. The RV park is farther from the beach than other campgrounds, but it still drawing a sizable crowd of guests. Reservations were already sold out for the busiest days, including Memorial Day and the weekend of the Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival. Stepping outside the campground’s general store, manager Lisa O’Neil was busy directing a line of trucks lugging trailers to campsites. As she spoke, Sylvester, the campground’s resident mouser, darted across the road to take shade under a picnic table. “I’ve never worked in a place before where the day flew by so fast,” she said. “Everyone’s
been really cooperative here, and polite. If you work at a campground and you don’t like people, then you’re in the wrong biz!” The park has ambitious plans to expand. Row of trees fresh from a nursery were still taking root after being recently planted. Just days earlier, the park opened the “Silver Bullet Lounge” — a shiny metal trailer outfitted with couches, games and a DVD player. In the coming days park managers expect to install six new restrooms and laundry facilities. The property also has two large greenhouses on the west side. O’Neil said they were thinking about using one to create an indoor beach environment, with volleyball or maybe bocce ball. The only downside, she said, was the greenhouses were designed to trap heat inside, so they might function best as a giant sauna. Down the road, a German couple, Stefanie and Marco Stankewitz, were finishing up their three-week West Coast trip at Francis State Beach. This was their seventh RV tour of the United States, and they said they couldn’t imagine a better way to travel. “I like the nature and all the state parks. It’s very independent,” Stefanie Stankewitz said. “You can make the trip whatever you want,” her husband agreed. Staring out at the Pacific Ocean, they spotted a whale in the distance. “You don’t get that in a hotel!” Marco Stankewitz said. HMB
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Starting June 16th , camp runs weekdays from 8:00am to 6:00pm at the Adcock community center in Half moon Bay. it’s perfect for working parents! At Y Camp, kids have the opportunity to make friends, have fun, get active and discover what they can achieve. Parents have peace of mind while they’re at work knowing their kids are having a fun and characterbuilding experience when school is out.
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open space Opening up
The vision plan
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s vision plan contains several Coastside projects for wildlife restoration and protection, as well as improving open access for public recreation: Miramontes Ridge: gateway to the coast public access, stream restoration and agriculture enhancement: $27,774,000. Purisima Creek Redwoods: Purisima-to-Sea Trail, watershed protection and conservation grazing: $7,608,000. La Honda Creek: Driscoll Ranch public access, endangered wildlife protection and conservation grazing: $14,825,000; upper area recreation, habitat restoration and conservation grazing projects: $11,733,000; preservation of upper San Gregorio watershed and Ridge Trail completion: $15,347,000. Cloverdale Ranch: Wildlife protection, grazing and trail connections: $15,712,000. Regional: Trail connections and campgrounds: 3,966,000. Regional: Redwood protection and salmon fishery conservation: $50,728,000. 22
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Contrary to what some may think, the open space land isn’t merely fallow. Markegard Family Grass Fed cattle grazing on MROSD land as part of an agreement to continue agriculture on the land.
Grand plans for open space would open new vistas to visitors
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rom this hilltop above Skyline Boulevard, the Bay Area is laid out as a picture-perfect panorama. As the fog recedes, Pillar Point Harbor becomes more visible to the south; to the north, the skyline of San Francisco can be seen in the distance. It’s easy to envision hikers pausing to take pictures at this perch, perhaps lingering with a loved one to watch the sunset. You can see it all in the mind’s eye, at least. This spot within what’s known as Miramontes Ridge is not open to the public — yet. That’s what the people behind Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, a Bay Area- based preservation organization, are hoping to change. The rate of that change is largely contingent upon a $300 million bond referendum this month. The goal is to finish the top 25 projects identified within the open space district. Coastside projects in this vision plan include the afore mentioned Miramontes Ridge, as well as Purisima Creek Redwoods and La Honda Creek, among others. “I hate being the guardian of closed areas,” said MROSD Area Superintendent Brian Malone. “I can’t wait to invite the public. … The opportunity here is tremendous for ecological protection and public access.” Those are the primary aims of many of the projects in this vision plan, which was hatched out of a refocusing of efforts toward restoration and public access. “Our mission is acquisition, restoration and public access,” said Steve Abbors, MROSD’s general manager. “Acquisition can only happen to a point. The district board was looking at that
and said it was really time to consider the other legs of the mission … They began to ask, ‘What does that mean, what will the next 40 years look like?’” That inquiry led to the creation of MROSD’s top 25 open space projects, which was whittled down from a list of 74 with the help of public input to rank the most critical ventures. “It really reflects what the will of the public was,” Abbors said. “There was an emphasis on a number of things: public access, continued protection of the environment and redwood forests, and accountability.” Currently, MROSD is outlining the order in which these projects would be completed. The ones that are California Environmental Quality Act-approved and deemed as the most shovel-ready will have highest priority. “The thought is to have big wins for the public early on,” Abbors said, adding that if the bond measure fails the organization will have to complete these projects at a slower pace and may not be able to acquire lands that would expand open space opportunities. Half of the $300 million generated from the bond sales would fund acquisition, while 30 percent would go toward access, with the remaining 20 percent for stewardship. “This is our vision plan — bond or no bond,” Abbors said. Though MROSD’s vision plan has been finalized, public participation is far from over with these proposed projects. As the district works to fulfill these ventures, it will seek input to learn what locals are interested in having at each site. An oversight committee will keep tabs on the organization’s spending on these projects as well. “We’re serious about this commitment,” Abbors said. — Julia Reis Photo by Dean Coppola JUNE
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Devil’s Slide Ride - Pup Walk & Hike Bring your friends, family, neighbors…and dogs! There’s something for everyone—whether you’re on bike or on foot—at the 3rd Annual Devil’s Slide Ride for Parca, Saturday, June 28, 2014. From the challenge of our mountainous Century Ride to the sheer pleasure of walking your BFF (“Best Furry Friend”) on a private trail with expansive, unforgettable ocean views—no matter which of the seven offered recreational activities you choose, you’ll be supporting people with developmental disabilities. To find out more, visit, www.DevilsSlideRide.org or find us on Facebook or Twitter @DevilsSlideRide. Get 10% off registration with code 1509910 (exp. 6/27/14).
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HELPFUL HINTS
Play Biting in Puppies Almost all normal puppies play bite. They do it to other puppies, to adult dogs who’ll let them and to their owners. It’s important to distinguish this constant biting from bona fide aggression, where a dog threatens and/or bites when being possessive of toys or food, or when uncomfortable about someone touching them or coming too close. Aggression is less common in young puppies than in adult dogs but is not unheard of. If you think your puppy is showing signs of aggression, get yourself into competent professional hands. Many kinds of aggression can be resolved. The reason puppies play bite so much (it is their main activity aside from eating, sleeping and eliminating!) has to do with their ancestry as social carnivores. Pack animals such as dogs are equipped to bring down large prey animals and so must have extremely strong jaws. And, in close social situations, there will be arguments and competition over food, resting places and mates. During these day-to-day scuffles it’s vitally important that dogs not use their full jaw strength on each other the way they do on their prey! Instead, they use ritualized aggression–threats, body postures and inhibited bites to make their point. The ability to bite without maiming force is rehearsed in puppyhood during — you guessed it — play biting! Puppies are programmed to do it so they can learn about their jaw strength. When one puppy bites another too hard with those needle sharp teeth, play grinds temporarily to a halt, which provides a potent consequence to the biting puppy. Over time, the bites become consistently gentler, in order to keep play going. Without this constant feedback about their jaw pressure, puppies are at higher risk to grow up without acquiring the capacity to inhibit the force of their jaws. —SPCA
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s the brewmaster and head brewer of the Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., James Costa and Shane Aldrich are the coast’s suds brothers. They have a job they love at a place
that allows them to chase their passion. Costa has been brewing craft beer for nearly two decades. He cut his teeth at the famous Bear Republic in Healdsburg, where he helped craft the brewery’s flagship brew, Racer 5. From there he went to Marin County and eventually became brewmaster at Moylan’s, producing the award-winning Hopsickle Triple Hoppy
ppier Imperial IPA.
A brewery tour changed the course of Aldrich’s life. He apprenticed to a master brewer in Arizona before coming to California. He’s spent a decade learning from the best at the Marin, Lagunitas and Devil’s Canyon brewing companies. Both men are dedicated to producing beer that itself produces a dedicated following. We sat down with Costa recently to learn about their passion
for beer. Aldrich joined us after taking care of some last-minute duties in the brewery.
— Clay Lambert / Photos by Dean Coppola Ariele Love, and friend, at Fly Girl Farms in Pescadero.
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Left, brewers can refer to a color and flavor guide. Right, the hops are pressed into pellets that the brewers themselves say look something like rabbit food.
Clay Lambert: So how does one get in on a scam like this, where you make beer for a living? James Costa: Well, I’ve been a professional brewer for 19 years now. Started at the Bear Republic up in Healdsburg. CL: What happened 19 years ago? JC: Basically, at that time one of my best friends, who actually owns a brewery down in Santa Cruz now, started the home-brew club up at Sonoma State University. We were always kind of hip to beer. I played Frisbee golf up in Hopland and Ukiah, and the Mendocino Brewing Co. was in Hopland at that time, so we were always kind of hip to craft brewing and all that kind of stuff. One day he says, “Oh, my gosh, there is a sign on a storefront in Healdsburg that says, ‘Craft beer coming soon!’ I’m going to go apply to be the brewer.” And I thought, I’m going to go apply to do anything. He didn’t get a job, but I got a job at the Bear Republic. That’s kind of how it worked. 33 2
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CL: The rest is history. Nineteen years ago was the time of “lite” beers. … Coors Light, Bud Light. Now I don’t hear that anymore. Do these things kind of go through cycles? JC: Absolutely. IPA has been the buzzword for quite a while now. When I started up in Healdsburg, we started Racer 5 up there. At the time, we thought of them as over-hopped, but that beer I made 19 years ago we would probably call pale ale now. It’s just like the food revolution that is going on now. Our salt levels, our spice levels, our heat levels, they are all changing. The food that we eat has a much more broad spectrum now. CL: Do you think we’ll reach a point where we will go in the other direction? JC: That’s already happening. Here in Half Moon Bay, we have a line of Mavericks beers that are lighter in alcohol but have a little more flavor. You’ve seen the beer wars go on. You’ve seen Sam Adams make Utopia with 30 percent alcohol. The guys in Scotland are making a 50 percent alcohol beer.
We’ve seen the double and triple IPAs and that sort of thing, and I think now we see a lot of people trying to be more responsible and make beers with lighter alcohol and more flavor. CL: That sort of sounds like what winemakers did. JC: One of the guys that we work with is a guy who is trying to make a more balanced wine. They aren’t trying to make “15 percenters.” They are trying to make 10 and 12 percent, more balanced wines. CL: Do you drink beer at home? JC: Absolutely. I’m a sucker for beer, that’s for sure. I like Sierra in the bottle. Lagunitas makes a lot of things I like. We like Russian River like everyone else does. CL: We all know about wine pairing with foods, and every now and then, I see something about pairing beer with foods. Is that for real? JC: That is absolutely for real. CL: So a hamburger beer is one thing,
and a pork chop beer is another? JC: Absolutely. You just match the flavors. If you are doing barbecue or something spicy, you might want something sweeter. One of my friends is the beer chef. He says, “You want to know my secret? Beer is an easy pair.” Beer goes very, very well with food. Wine is a harder pair, because the flavors are more strict. CL: I remember the first time my dad gave me a sip of beer. I remember thinking it was terrible. My daughter had the same experience the other day. Then something happens. Why is that? JC: I think it has a lot to do with the salt levels of food. There are more children these days who desire a flavorful food, but I have a 5-year-old and all she wants is more mac and cheese. When they get to that age where they start experimenting, the salt receptors start to come alive and you start to taste things. CL: Salt receptors? Is that something you just made up or is that real? JC: No, that’s real. The tongue is the organoleptic taster. There are a whole set of tasters all around your tongue. Those receptors are sometimes dumbed down as you get older. That’s why as you get older you need more salt in food. CL: So the older you are, the more salt you crave? JC: Absolutely. CL: What’s the range of alcohol levels in the beer here? JC: We do lighter more flavorful beers here that might be 3.7 all the way up to 12 percent. We’re all over with stouts, triple IPAs … We don’t do a lot of that, but we do some of that stuff. CL: I see you sell growlers here. How long does the beer last in those? JC: Generally a day or two. It’s right out of the tap. So you wouldn’t try to drink some and then close it. As soon as you open it, you drink it. CL: How long does a bottle of beer last — in the off chance that I had a six-pack that sat in the back of the refrigerator that I didn’t drink. Do they go bad? JC: They do. If there is a “born on” date, you want to drink it by then. CL: Who came up with the “born on” date? Budweiser?
JC: Yeah, but we’ve been doing it a long time. They just do it as marketing. We say 90 to 120 days. That is about the shelf life of really fresh beer. The beer will last a lot longer and taste OK, but a lot of the stuff, hop compounds and big flavors, will be lost. The higher the alcohol content in the beer the better the chance it will last, depending on what you are shooting for. We make double IPAs or even single IPAs. There are a lot of hops in there. Well, the hop terpenes will get muted, and it won’t taste fresh any more. It’s all essential oils. You want to have those as fresh as you can get them. Hops are a flower, so the closer you are to harvest — which usually happens August through November — that is when hoppy beers are at their peak. We’re at the point now where the hops have been sitting in boxes for six months and a lot of the essential oils will have been oxidized. CL: So a craft beer in general will go bad quicker than a Budweiser? JC: Yes. We don’t filter it. They heat pasteurize their beer. We like to say, their born on date is pretty much their dying date. Heat pasteurization makes it more stable. CL: I don’t know that I ever have beer sitting around that long. JC: Me neither. We buy it; we drink it. But some beers do age. I have some Thomas Hardy barley beers that age like a fine, fine wine. Some of the oxidized effects of those sweet beers become muted and they become wonderful. CL: You seem like you know a lot of chemistry. JC: I try to keep up with the Joneses. I have a very limited knowledge of beer chemistry but you kind of have to understand the concepts. There are a lot of really smart people getting into our field these days. CL: I know the University of California, Davis, has a well-known viticulture program. Is there anything like that for beer? JC: UC Davis also has a beer program. It’s become a part of hospitality programs at colleges. CL: We did a fair amount of beer research in college. JC: Of course, right? There are some universities that are really becoming hip to it and tying it into programs they already have. There are 2,800 breweries in America with 1,800 in the planning stages as we speak. It’s only going to get bigger and bigger. The craft beer industry is exploding. It’s becoming really hard for us to source JUNE
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the right hops. There are five hops that have become very popular. So 3,000 or more breweries are starting to vie for this limited crop. There is only, I want to say, 30,000 acres of hops grown in the United States. CL: Where is it grown? JC: It’s grown in the Yakima Valley in Washington and the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Then Budweiser has a pretty big farm in Idaho. That’s it. There are some small ones, but it grows about a ton per acre and we could use 4,000 pounds of hops in a year here. CL: How important is water? JC: Water is definitely important. A lot of people are using RO and then adding minerals back to it. CL: What’s RO? JC: Reverse osmosis. You are basically stripping all the minerals out of the water. CL: So you can control what goes in. JC: Around the world, there are certain water profiles that are wellknown … England, Belgium. We can look up the water tables of that area. If you strip all the minerals out, you can imitate that. That’s where the chemistry comes in. I know a few guys who can really do amazing things with chemistry. They were the guys who ruined the Bell curve in chemistry class. CL: Do you make all your beer here? JC: Most of it. We’re growing very big in capacity and we are starting to contract some of it. Oh, here comes Shane. Have a seat, buddy. CL: Do you ever taste a new batch and go, “Whoops, we screwed it up”? JC: Not generally. Between Shane and I, we have more than 30 years of brewing experience. It’s very rare. We rely on knowledge of our friends who have hundreds of years of experience when I want to try something new. CL: Can you taste the difference between batches? JC: Yeah, generally. CL: What is the difference between your two jobs? SA: It’s pretty much the same. It’s title more than anything else. JC: There would generally be a head brewer and an assistant brewer. Shane’s been around so long we don’t want to call him an assistant brewer. CL: What was your epiphany when you started, Shane? SA: It wasn’t really an epiphany so much as it fell into my lap. I was home-brewing for a couple of years and I used to go to the Rio Salado brewery in Arizona quite a bit. I got laid off from a graphic design job and I was unemployed and bored. So I went and took a tour of the facility and the head brewer, Tony Lawrence, was giving the tour that day. I JUNE
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asked a bunch of questions along the tour: How are you getting this accomplished? How are you doing that? At the end of the tour, I said, “Hey, I’m unemployed and bored. Can I come volunteer to help you guys?” He called me a couple weeks later and said, “Come on and bring the crappiest clothes and shoes you have.” So I did. I was crawling into the mash tub and scrubbing down the rakes and cleaning underneath the plates, and dragging hoses around and sanitizing tanks. A couple weeks went by and they called me up to say his assistant brewer is moving to Colorado, do you want the job.
CL: Would it be possible to see the toys? (Walking from the dining room through a back door and into the brewery itself.) SA: So this is where the magic happens.
CL: That’s kind of an old school, apprentice way of going about it. SA: I wasn’t even thinking about going into brewing professionally. I liked doing it at home, but it was nice to see the difference between what I do at home in five gallons as opposed to what I could do with 525 gallons. It was life-changing for me.
CL: So, you sell a lot of beer during the Mavericks surf contest? JC: We definitely ramp up for that, because 30,000 people show up in that parking lot right there. And we get pounded that day, just like in the waves. SA: We try to stock up on our best-selling beers to be ready for that weekend.
CL: Is this one of those things where, when your vocation and your avocation come together, it can be a problem? Is it not as fun now that you have to do it? SA: No, it’s actually a lot more fun now.
CL: Is that the biggest weekend of the year? JC: Pumpkin Fest; as well as we do a special beer for Dream Machines. We’ve made a special beer called Motorhead Pale Ale just for the show for the last four years.
CL: Because you have toys at your disposal? SA: You have toys at your disposal, access to better ingredients … and the toys. We’re men. We like toys. Our tools happen to be a lot of stainless steel.
CL: Show me the hops. What do they look like? JC: Rabbit food.
CL: How often do you brew? JC: About three days a week. CL: Is it because you have a schedule or do you come in and someone says, “Bob went crazy and drank all the beer?” JC: There is definitely some of that. It is generally about two or two-and-a-half weeks to make a beer.
CL: If you ate one, would it be bitter? JC: Horribly bitter. There are a few hundred varieties of hops these days.
CL: What are these big old bags here? SA: Barley. It all comes from the same supplier, but some comes from Ireland, some comes from Germany, some comes from Canada and the United States. It just depends on the style of beer you are trying to make. Some comes from Chile. This one you can taste. CL: It tastes chocolaty. JC: We don’t need very much of this to make the beers we make. Mostly we use base malts to get the sugar we need. CL: What’s responsible for the head on a beer? JC: Protein. Protein in the barley. CL: How is it I’ve been drinking beer all my life and didn’t know any of this stuff? JC: Well, like we said, we studied a lot of beer in college. And once we got out of college, we took it to a whole different level. HMB
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CoastsideCanines Josh Breed: Airedale Age: 3 Fate fuses the Half Moon Bay household of Jenny Walter and Deb Hedger, their daughter Jessie, 10, and dogs Josh, a 3-year-old Airedale, and Chloe, a golden retriever-poodle mix, also 3. It all goes back to Hedger’s childhood in Phoenix, when she grew up with “Chappy.” That was an Airedale passed along to her brother by his high school principal to help motivate the boy. It worked. “He earned his way to an Airedale,” quipped Hedger. When she went to the University of Arizona in Tucson, she got an Airedale she named Chelsea — and a surprise. When she looked up Chelsea’s lineage, she found that Chelsea’s great-grandfather was Chappy. By then, she was a devout Airedale fan. “They are very funny, and they’ve got a great sense of humor,” she said. “They’re very bouncy till they’re about 5 and then very civilized.” Walter wasn’t eager to get another dog until they found Chloe — a “doodle” that is great with children, Hedger said. “That was the main ingredient for me,” said Hedger, referring to Jessie, then 7. “I’d never met a doodle before.” Fate intervened when they brought Chloe along on a vacation to the North Dakota ranch of Hedger’s other brother — whose Airedale had just had pups. “We fell in love with Josh,” said Walter. — Stacy Trevenon Photo by Dean Coppola
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Homeowner: Pat McNutt & Terry Plank Contractor: Greg Rocha, Rocha & Son Construction Goal: Updated kitchen Construction time: Three weeks Approx. cost: $17,000
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at McNutt and her husband Terry Plank have lived in the same Moss Beach abode since 1984, six years after the house was built. Times and technology have changed since then, but the kitchen remained the same. “The countertops were still that blond Formica,” Plank said. The couple decided last year that it was time for an upgrade, but they weren’t looking for an extensive remodel. Rather, they wanted a simple update — switch out the electric stove for a gas one, get a bigger sink, replace the Formica with quartz countertops. “We were happy with our kitchen — it was just outdated,” said Pat McNutt. McNutt and Plank brought in Greg Rocha of Rocha & Son Construction shortly after Christmas. Nothing in the kitchen was rearranged; rather workers switched out appliances, put in new countertops and backsplash and updated the electrical wiring. “It was a basic kitchen job,” Rocha said. “We created a timeline for everything and never revised it; it was amazing.” The whole project took about three weeks, which Rocha said was unusually quick for a job that included new countertops. “This was quicker than usual only because the countertops is what holds up the project a lot,” Rocha said. “(The countertop) job took three days; normally it takes one to three weeks.” He added that the quick turnaround was a result of a Christmas remodeling lull with the countertop manufacturer. Ultimately, the update was completed a day ahead of schedule. The couple says they enjoy working on the new quartz surfaces and are pleased with the job Rocha did. McNutt advises that homeowners looking to upgrade a room in their house go with a professional, no matter how small the job. “For ease and efficiency, get a contractor, even if it’s a fairly simple job,” McNutt said. — Julia Reis
“We created a timeline for everything and never revised it; it was amazing.” — Greg Rocha
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The 243-acre Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve, a part of Pescadero State Beach, includes the only extensive wetland along the coast of the San Francisco peninsula. The preserve includes a complex of several habitats — a tidal estuary, freshwater marsh, brackish water marsh, dense riparian woods, and northern coastal scrub. It is an important wintering ground for waterfowl on the Pacific flyway. More than 200 species of birds have been recorded in the marsh, including more than 60 that nest there, among them the Great Blue Heron. Species in the marsh listed under the Endangered Species Act include the San Francisco garter snake, California red-legged frog, tidewater goby, steelhead trout, and Coho salmon. A foot bridge was installed in 2011, which enables easy access to the back of the marsh. The bridge is slightly north of the center Pescadero parking lot. Pescadero Marsh docents lead nature walks in the marsh twice a month: • First Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. • Third Sunday of the month at 1 p.m. Walks last about two hours. Dress in layers, bring binoculars, water, wear a hat, and enjoy the marsh. Meet the volunteer docents in the middle parking area for Pescadero State Beach on Highway 1. Pescadero State Beach has three parking areas. From the north, the parking area for marsh walks is immediately south of the bridge, on your right. From the south, the lot is one quarter mile past the flashing light at Pescadero Creek Road and before you reach the bridge, on your left. — Coastside State Parks Association
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Mercado & Taqueria De Amigos You can fill up both your belly and your gas tank at this corner store/gas station and taqueria. After a hike at the Marsh, settle into a couple fish tacos, a cold horchata and a basket of chips at this modest restaurant. Half of the building is dedicated to mini market and half to the restaurant which means after your meal you can grab some pan dulce for the way home. Although mentioned by the New York Times in a story about the quest for the perfect taco, the humble eatery has not changed, and that’s a good thing. Walk off your burritos on Pescadero’s main drag to complete the experience. 1999 Pescadero Creek Road, Pescadero; (650) 879-0232. JUNE
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Teaching your garden to be drought tolerant
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ow, it’s summer! I can tell because my potted herbs are drying out much faster than last month, and my lavender is in full bloom. I can also tell because my water bill is going up and my bank account is loathing the hundreds of plants I have to water each month. Believe me, I’m happy the sun is shining and my roses are still blooming from spring, but every once in a while I find myself wishing for a full week (or two) of rain. With the lack of rain earlier this year, I feel like we really didn’t have a winter. A good bout of rain would not only be good for our parched landscape and wildlife, but would also help transition my garden. I keep having to tell myself that the rain is not coming (in any meaningful amount) and I need to change my gardening habits instead of doing weekly rain-dances. For now, I’m thinking of ways to gently turn my garden into a more drought-tolerant place, while still maintaining a lot of color, texture and flowers. This month I’ve started with some of the heavy work. I’ve been trading out some super thirsty garden plants for others that can sip instead of gulp. Grab your shovels folks, it’s time to replant! Here is a list of what I’m trading up and out: Out are hydrangeas. In my garden, they really are in too much sun for their liking anyway, and tend to gulp water. I’ve decided to pull them out and replace. I kept a few for pots in shady areas by my back door and garage area. In come echium. I replaced the hydrangeas with our native echium. I planted the native, larger shrubs, but also the smaller variety echium gentianoides ‘tajinaste’ which has gorgeous electric blue flowers and grows into a
well rounded shrub. Out go equisetum. I find that I’m having to soak my equisetums that I have in pots every week. Older equisetums tend to last better in heat, but mine are about one year old and still needing tons of water a week. I’m sending them to the big compost heap in the sky and replacing. RIP. In comes muhly grass. This beautiful grass uniquely “flowers,” turning the otherwise light green blades into a blast of pinkish-red. It sounds weird but looks great in mass in the landscape or in containers. It grows great on slopes on the coast and in warmer climates, too. And muly grass doesn’t need a ton of water to get started or once it’s established. Out with the Japanese blood grass. For about two minutes I was really into Japanese Blood grass and planted it all over my back garden, but now I’m over it. The tips burn if it’s in too much light and it loves a boggier condition. It’s great if you have a pond, but otherwise you might find you need to really soak it this year. In with aeonium succulents. For those of you who “don’t like succulents,” try aeonium. These come in a few different colors and would rather you plant then walk away and not bother them. They grow incredibly well with a small amount of water once they are established. My favorite varieties are aeonium “nobile,” “tabuliforme” and “urbicum.” Feel free to stop into Garden Apothecary (329 Main St., Half Moon Bay) each Friday for some free gardening advice. Bring a photo of your garden so we can help you chose less thirsty plants and tell you how to water wisely.
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RealEstate Select transactions April 3 through April 30, 2014 Seller
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Bradley T. and Kristen H. Jaeb, Trustees
1062 San Carlos Ave., El Granada
Marc O. Roth
$1,149,000
Jerome J. and Irina M. Heuze
338 El Granada Blvd., El Granada
Apace Homes LLC
$840,000
Grace Collier and Judith Campbell
107 Escalona Ave., El Granada
Arun and Jennifer Changamveebl
$850,000
W. S. and Gano Haine
319 Miramontes Ave., Half Moon Bay
Donis G. Glagello and Kathleen Doheny-Flagello, trustees
$1,205,000
Benson and Eillna M. Fong, trustees
vacant land, Half Moon Bay
VG Investments
undisclosed amount
A.C. Hoffman, Jr. trustee, and James and Robin Camozzi
424 Grand Blvd., Half Moon Bay
Andrew and Bridget Gowan
$650,000
Juliette Kulda
John G. and June Moffatt, trustees
22 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay
Kelly Kramer
$1,500,000
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Leslie Siconofli
649 Columbus St., El Granada
Michael A. and Nikki H. Chicotel, trustees, et. al.
$836,000
Paula Forester
183 Harvard Ave. (warehouse), El Granada
Banks Real Estate Holdings LLC
$597,000
Michael A. Rhodes
130 Bridgeport Dr., El Granada
Mathew R. Haugen
$595,000
Nationstar Mortgage LLC
447 Monticeto Ave., El Granada
Alvernaz Partners LLC
$514,500
Gregory S. Jamison
636 Magnolia St., Half Moon Bay
Emily D. Toro
undisclosed amount
Karen J. Wibbenmeyer, trustee
278 Amesport Landing, Half Moon Bay
Joseph K. Bracero
$495,000
Todd Zabel
100 Troon Way, Half Moon Bay
Sandra J. Miller
$545,000
Barbara Miller, trustee
Vacant Land, Half Moon Bay
The Charis Group LLC
$775,000
Lynda Weir, trustee
567 Magnolia St., Half Moon Bay
Beverly M. Baldwin
$580,000
Virginia and Jeffrey N. Westfall
552 5th St., Montara
Richard Beadle and Stephanie Brannen
undisclosed amount
Valerie A. Hughs
395 4th St., Montara
Travis and Jennifer Johnson
$740,000
Jack Wisemeyer and Donna Lahue, trustees
427 Farallone Ave., Montara
Dale Lachtman, trustee
undisclosed amount
Jonathan M. and Michele E. Leeb, trustees
170 Terrace Lane, Moss Beach
Samuel J. Kaplan and Michelle Pettigrew, trustees
$1,750.000
Tali T. and Mary A. Bashour, trustees
337 Mirada Road, El Granada
Jesse J. Sr. and Susn V. Henry
$2,725,000
Michael A. and Danielle E. Lawrance, et. al.
220 Coral Reef Ave., El Granada
Monique Aramberl, trustee
$750,000
Thomas C. and Frances J. Modena, trustees
951 Malaga St., El Granada
Scott Yamamoto
$375,000
Joy A. and William C. Roinestad
403 Roosevelt Blvd., Half Moon Bay
Eric R. Normant and Melanie Ciferri
$920,000
Kyoko M. Wilcox, trustee
410 Laurel Ave., No. 6, Half Moon Bay
Nicolas M. and Anne B. Berberi, trustee, Katia Berberi
$524,000
Paula K. and David Gedraitis
10002 Pescadero Creek Road, Loma Mar
Anthony and Monica Ventrice
$914,500
Brian A. Joyner
522 Palma, El Granada
Ira T. Deutsch; Margaret J. Christensen
$830,000
David J. Pasternak
vacant land, El Granada
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Donation
Valley 88 LLC
546 Ave. Cabrillo, El Granada
Alan and Jane Schafer
$1,029,000
Karin H. Moggridge, trustee
198 Shelter Cove Dr., El Granada
Samuel A. and Sara E. Crawford
$755,000
Del Mindle
642 Highland Ave., Half Moon Bay
Phillip and Sherry Gordon
$905,000
Hermanas Associates L.P.
1101 Main St., 5 or more units, Half Moon Bay
Main Street Park I L.P.
$4,275,000
Mid-Peninsula Hermanas Inc
1101 Main St., 5 or more units, Half Moon Bay
Main Street Park I L.P.
$1,252,000
John Yerger
22 Pinehurst Lane, Half Moon Bay
Richard and Pamela Baptist
$940,000
Jon R. and Joan S. Wallace
13 Patrick Way, Half Moon Bay
Judith W. Barton, trustee
$660,000
Kandice Salomone; Karen Salomone, et. al.
656 Myrtle St., Half Moon Bay
Kandice Salomone
$61,500
Richard F. and Maria E. Cram, trustees
380 Burning Tree Ct., Half Moon Bay
Robert H. and Deborah P. Yanofsky
$1,085,000
Agustin and Catalina P. Velazquez, et. al.
vacant land, Half Moon Bay
Ralph J. Sheehy and Crystal N. Klingele
undisclosed amount
Renovation Resolutions LLC
459 4th St., Montara
Donna J. Reed; Susan M. Reed
$806,000
Nancy Haas, et. al.
423 Vermont Ave., Moss Beach
Leslie R. and Jestin R. Wolin
$730,000
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Do you ever see a neighbor’s sprinkler system on when it’s raining? Sometimes people neglect to reset their automatic sprinkler timers according to the weather and seasons. During summertime, set your timer to water only in early morning or early evening and in winter reset your timer when California is in a drought and that means that weitneed to be rains. These easy steps can save a lot of water and that willoutdoors. be a “Nice Save!” Water is a limited careful with every drop of water that we use, particularly resource and we all need to do our part to reduce here’s a guide to how to help your landscape survive the drought. water use by 20 percent by 2020! For more easy tips on how to save water in California, visit: www.wateraware.org
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