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Ahoy! Whales spotted from Sonoma Coast
282 Views - 1 CommentFacebook fans and Twitter followers of Sonoma County and others have reported whale sightings off the Sonoma County coast in the past week—V-shaped spouts a mile or so offshore near Salt Point State Park. While these spectacles are not unheard of during this time of year, they are pretty rare; usually the best shore-based whale-watching [...]
Dry Creek Peach Open for Business
338 Views - 1 CommentIf it’s June, it must be time for those wonderful juicy orbs at Dry Creek Peach and Produce in Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Valley. The farm, situated at 2179 Yoakim Bridge Rd., is open from noon to 5 p.m. on weekends from June to September. It is the last remaining fruit farm in the Valley and [...]
Foggy River Farm makes it work
268 Views - 1 CommentA great story (by, ahem, a wonderful local writer) in Sunday’s edition of The (Santa Rosa) Press-Democrat highlighted a trend of new farmers in the area: “Agri-curious” twenty- and thirty-somethings who have turned to farming to help improve the way food is grown and to make their respective communities more self-sustaining. One of the farmers [...]
Sonoma starters keep Mondavi green
235 Views - 1 CommentWhile much is made of the supposed rivalry between Napa and Sonoma, the truth is that the region is tied much closer together than appears to outsiders. To wit, we share grapes (plenty of Napa vintners buy Sonoma County grapes for their wines), we share a passion for good food and locally-produced products and we [...]
New spot in Petaluma is ‘seed’ capital
287 Views - 1 CommentThere’s a relatively new spot in downtown Petaluma for visiting green thumbs and eco-conscious residents of Sonoma County to purchase heirloom seeds: the Baker Creek Seed Bank. OK, so the name of the place technically is Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. But because the business is located in the historic Sonoma County National Bank Building at [...]
Burbank history at Gold Ridge
402 Views - 0 CommentsFamous botanist Luther Burbank once remarked that the wine-growing and agricultural area of Sonoma County must be “the chosen spot of all the Earth as far as nature is concerned.” No wonder, then, that in addition to his beautiful home and gardens in downtown Santa Rosa, he also purchased a 15-acre farm near Sebastopol to [...]
Benziger wins green award
346 Views - 2 CommentsHere in Sonoma County, we’ve known Mike Benzinger, founder of Benzinger Family Winery in Glen Ellen, to be an eco-pioneer. Last week, however, a national organization recognized him as well. The organization, Natural Resources Defense Council, presented Benzinger with one of four 2010 Growing Green Awards—kudos given to leaders in sustainable agriculture around the country. [...]
Sonoma County Farmers markets gearing up
410 Views - 1 CommentAs the days heat up and we inch inexorably toward summer, it’s time for Sonoma County’s farmer’s markets to get cranking again. Most of the markets, including the famous Occidental Bohemian Farmer’s Market (Friday evenings), will open over the next two weeks. Some, such as the ones in downtown Santa Rosa (Wednesday nights), Petaluma’s Walnut [...]
Full Contact Gardening
418 Views - 1 CommentA friend of this blog has tipped us off to a great new contest with the environment in mind. The event, dubbed the “350 Garden Challenge,” is a countywide effort to create awareness of the value of community and residential gardens that save water and grow food. Organizers of the contest—a nonprofit group called Sonoma [...]
Lynmar set to launch eco-friendly picnic pairing program
587 Views - 0 CommentsLynmar Estate Winery, located on Frei Road between Santa Rosa and Sebastopol in the Russian River Valley, is all set to launch a new picnic wine pairing program designed to offer seasonal menus with sustainable food and eco-friendly packaging. The concept is simple: Garden fresh food, sourced from the Lynmar Estate, is delectably paired by [...]
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