Category Archives{Green}

Go behind the green rope at Tolay Lake Regional Park

by mjv1 year ago in Green.0 Comments

If you imagined Sonoma County parks as nightclubs, Tolay Lake Regional Park would be the hottest ticket in town. Typically, through something called the Interim Plan (IP) Day-Use Program, outdoors lovers must sign up for an hour-long orientation and permit before they can gain access. Next month, however, visitors can experience the space on a ranger-led hike. The outing is {…}

Sonoma County Garden Tours

by JenJones1 year ago in Green.1 Comment

It’s time to smell the roses! Spring is in the air and gardens around Sonoma County are already blossoming. Gardens beckon with special events, tours, and promises of spring abundance. The Russian River Rose Co. is nestled among the vineyards in Dry Creek Valley and you could easily wile away a morning or afternoon meandering through their garden. Immerse yourself {…}

Agri-tourism, farm tours are alive and well at family farms throughout Sonoma County

by mjv1 year ago in Green.1 Comment

Agri-tourism is alive and well in the heartland of Sonoma County. This popular brand of tourism comes in a variety of flavors—tours, produce-picking, cooking classes and more. All of the experiences are designed to give visitors an inside-look at what life is really like on the American farm. They are open to everyone; in many cases, they cost no more {…}

Case Ranch Inn embraces green, sustainability

by mjv1 year ago in Green.1 Comment

The four-room Case Ranch Inn in picturesque Forestville is more than another pretty bed-and-breakfast; it also happens to be one of the “greenest” businesses in Sonoma County’s hospitality industry, bar none. Exhibit A: The property’s distinction as the only B&B to have completed the Sonoma County Green Business Program to date. Exhibit B: The new EV charging station (with two {…}

Calder Creek Cleanup this weekend

by mjv1 year ago in Green.0 Comments

The Sebastopol Creek Stewards are set to work their magic again this Saturday [March 5], cleaning up trash and invasive plants from the banks of Calder Creek in the Railroad Forest between Santa Rosa and Sebastopol. In March 2010, the spring-fed creek that runs through Ives Park along the Joe Rodota Trail and into the Laguna became the inaugural spot {…}

Matanzas Creek lines up lectures on lavender

by mjv1 year ago in Green.0 Comments

Over the last few years, Santa Rosa-based winery Matanzas Creek has become renowned for creating and selling products from its one-acre lavender field. Now, they’re eager to share the love. The Bennett Valley property announced last week a series of quarterly educational seminars about growing and using lavender. All classes start at 9 a.m., and include a wine-tasting and lunch. {…}

Bouverie Preserve launches 2011 backyard naturalist programs

by mjv1 year ago in Green.0 Comments

One of Sonoma County’s best spots to learn about the environment is at it again, offering two new classes that spotlight parts of county’s diverse ecosystem. The facility, Audubon Canyon Ranch’s Bouverie Preserve in Glen Ellen, recently announced two Backyard Naturalist Programs, to be held Saturday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, April 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each class {…}

Grind it with grinds from The Flying Goat

by mjv1 year ago in Green.0 Comments

A funny thing happened on our way to one of The Flying Goat coffee shops this week; we stumbled upon a local resident with two giant plastic tubs and a hankering for grinds. Turns out that the Goat, a big supporter of eco-friendly efforts, has an unofficial official policy through which they gladly donate coffee grinds to anyone who wants {…}

Santa Rosa company plants seeds of change – literally

by mjv1 year ago in Green.0 Comments

Scientists say that one of the best things ordinary folks can do to fight global warming is to plant trees. This is precisely what inspired Kim Isley to found her company, Trees for a Change, in 2007. The Santa Rosa outfit allows people to give the gifts of life—plant life. The tree-gifts can be given for all occasions, and are {…}

New spirit from HelloCello intoxicates in many ways

by mjv1 year ago in Green.1 Comment

Last year around this time, we told you about a new, all-natural limoncello—formally named HelloCello Limoncello di Sonoma—from a Sonoma Valley startup named HelloCello. Well the same company is making noise all over again, only this time the product is dubbed BelloCello di Sonoma and the main ingredient is Damiana, a flower that has been used for years as a {…}