Harvesting Our Heritage (2017 book)

Harvesting Our Heritage, subtitled "Bite-sized Stories From Santa Cruz County History", was published in 2017 by Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). The authors are Jody Biergiel Colclough, Elizabeth Birnbaum, Katie Lang Hansen, and Sierra Ryan. Focus of the book is the county's agricultural history, inspired by discovery of an old recipe book. Chapters look at various segments of local agriculture, including: "Potatoes and Wheat"; "Wine and Grapes"; "Dairy"; "Sugar Beets"; "Hops and Beer"; "Apples"; "Eggs"; "Berries"; "Pismo Clams"; "Artichokes and Brussels Sprouts"; and "Dry Farmed Tomatoes".