This meeting will officially reinstate the Springfield Grange as an active Grange. State Grange Master Bob McFarland will be attending to kick off the revitalization.
In consultation with the State Grange Master, this first meeting will be held at the Triple M Ranch which is just off of Hall Road in Las Lomas about 4 miles past the Springfield Grange. See directions below.
Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange went through a similar process about 12 years ago and have become a "Green Grange" supporting sustainable agricultural practices, promoting locally grown food, and also as a community center with a rich menu of events and activities.
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The goal in revitalizing the Springfield Grange is to create a Green Grange and community center that reflects the communities of Pajaro Valley.
If you haven’t joined yet, you can sign up and join at the meeting!
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We are very pleased the Triple M Ranch is hosting this meeting. Triple M is owned by ALBA (The Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association) which hosts many workshops each year.
Local Latino farmers lease land here in order to learn new strategies that can be adapted elsewhere–sometimes on leased land that they manage elsewhere.
By creating more diverse market options, ALBA is opening new opportunities for farmers in northern Monterey County, where more than half speak Spanish as their first language. To learn more about ALBA: http://www.albafarmers.org /index.html
Directions to Triple M Ranch:
From Highway 1: Salinas Rd exit off of Hwy 1 is closed. Take Riverside Dr east to Main St. in Watsonville, turn right over the bridge. Head down Pajaro/Salinas Rd about 2 miles to Elkhorn Rd which veers to left and turns into Hall. About 4 miles past the Springfield Grange is Johnson Rd. Take a right. Follow around to McGinnis and turn right. Go one block to Live Oak and turn right. About 100 yards Live Oak veers to left. Go straight. You will see a sign for Triple M Ranch. Take the dirt road (off of Live Oak) up to Patty Howe’s house (0.6 mi.). There will be signs posted.
From Highway 101:. Take San Juan exit west towards Watsonville. At Tarpey Rd. turn left which turns into Hall. Go about 3 miles on Hall and turn left at Johnson Rd. Follow around to McGinnis and turn right. Go one block to Live Oak and turn right. About 100 yards Live Oak veers to left. You will a see sign for Triple M Ranch. Take the dirt road (off of Live Oak) up to Patty Howe’s house. (0.6 mi.). There will be signs posted.
