Healthy, happy trees can sometimes have a harvest that even friends and family cannot absorb. My…read moretree care company utilizes the Food Bank as a drop-off for surplus fruit such as citrus, avocado and plums to ensure that it is not wasted. Their Backyard Bounty Program also provides a team that will come and pick the unwanted fruit for donation. A fabulous community service.

I didn't adopt a cat here, but I wanted to write a review because my daughter is a girl scout and…read morewe came here for a field trip. What an amazing place that I honestly didn't even know existed! The people working here are so knowledgeable and good to the cats. The girls had the best time playing with the cats as well! They have small rooms to go in where you can hangout with the cats in an enclosed, safe environment. I can definitely tell that the cats here are really loved and cared for! This is such a loving place for these cats. Also, shoutout to ASAP for being so good with the girl scouts who visited them as well!

Amazing experience with adopting my new baby cat. Application filled out and accepted within…read moreminutes, and i found my new family member , so thankful of the sweet lady who was working alone the 28th she made sure we were able to take our baby home .

This is a review about renting a room for a training. Fantastic location with lots of parking. The…read moreoutside area was gorgeous and well maintained. The inside was clean and decorated well. Our room was large with plenty of space and privacy. The bathrooms were located close by. There was also a coffee shop across the street for convenience.

Every cent you give to them is given directly back out in aid. No overhead whatsoever. They're 100%…read moreefficient. That's pretty amazing.

I am so happy that I joined this sorority at University California of Santa Barbara (UCSB)…read more I thought I never would be into the whole sorority thing but I had a Gphi in one of my classes and she mentioned something about going through Rush. My mom really wanted me to expand out of my circle to meet more people so she paid for it. And talk about being a DIVERSE group. UCSB is known to be predominantly Caucasian but this house had EVERYONE. So I through this week of rush where you go to all the different houses, meet the many many girls, in heels, trying to remember everyone's names and figure out which house is for you. On my final night it was between Tri Delta and Gamma Phi beta and I knew that if I didn't get Gphi I wouldn't even go through the whole sorority thing- I just knew this has to be it... and it was! We also had an amazing Sorority Advisor named Lois Abbott that had been with the house since opening the doors in 1983! Talk about commitment. Of course she was a Gphi too at San Jose State. :) Here goes my 3 years of adventure with Gamma Phi Beta. I graduated in 2007 and my best friends that I talk to everyday were in this sorority with me. I lived in the house for 2 years first in a 4 person room and my senior year with 2 different girls. Yes people say that you don't need to join the Greek system when you go to UCSB because the social life is going to be amazing anyway but it just opens up so many more doors in the long term. I have been able to network and get my foot in the door by being Greek. Its so neat to go through traditions that were long established in our case from Syracuse in November 11, 1874- Yes it is ingrained in your brain forever! Some of the roles I had there were: - Big Sis/ Lil Sis coordinator - Executive Board- as recording secretary - Song Chair - In charge of making a yearbook of my senior year! There are some of the events that I got to be a part of college and I have all the pictures on facebook to prove it! - Bid Day - Pancake Breakfast - Monday night dinners -Rush - Pre Rush - Pref Night - all the socials with the frat houses - all the sporting events with the other Greek houses - senior house on DP I can go on and on and on about how great it but I want people to know don't let those preconceived notions of what the Greek system is deter you from trying it out. I am going to be living with my sorority sister later this year and I am attending another's one wedding in April. Talk about sisterhood. :) I love the Crescent moon!

This review is for the Farmstand at Fairview Gardens. Specifically, the Farmstand's delivery…read moreprogram. Taking Covid-19 very seriously, I've been isolating for most of the year and only getting groceries by delivery or from friends willing to pick things up while they shop. A few weeks ago, I started receiving once-weekly deliveries from the Farmstand. Wednesdays during Farmstand hours, I get a bag full of goodies and so far, so great. I love knowing that my seasonal produce is grown locally and organically. All of the items have been fresh and delicious, from a punnet of the sweetest, most sun-kissed yellow cherry tomatoes to heads of lettuce, zucchini and squash, and bunches of rainbow chard (so good sautéed with garlic!) I don't choose what's in my produce bags, but I've been very satisfied with the diverse selections. The assortment is $20 each and seems to be curated differently by the week. There's more info about the Farmstand, Covid-safe shopping, and pickup and delivery on the website. Thanks Farmstand, for keeping me cooking with tasty, newly-harvested local fruits and veggies during the pandemic.

* A lovely oasis! *…read more I first heard of this place in a documentary that I saw in Vancouver a while back. When I saw the film I knew I wanted to see the farm itself. This farm has been around since 1895, and claims to be the oldest organic farm in Southern California. It clearly is the last bit of farming left in an area that has become incredibly suburban. What an oasis! On their little parcel of land (about 12 acres) the have an incredible variety of fruits and vegetables - at least a hundred or so - including some rather unique heirloom varieties. There is a decent sized produce stand with a beautiful selection of organic fruits and veggies, and some very friendly helpful staff behind the counter to answer any questions about the products or the farm itself. If you wander past the stand onto the actual farm you can take a free self-guided tour that is really nicely set up. We wandered through the fields and found little signs every now and then telling you something interesting about organic produce, what you were looking at, or my favourite which described the difference between free range chickens and other kinds. (Those chickens running around providing natural fertilizer were fun to watch as well - they travel in packs!) This spot really makes for a wonderful afternoon of wandering around and getting back to the earth. And the carrots we got were the sweetest carrots I have had in a long LONG time! Delicious!