“For 2012, I hereby solemnly swear to treat myself well. When I feel healthy and happy, I perform better in both work and my personal life. Because I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!” If you’ve ever seen Al Franken perform on Saturday Night Live, you know what this is all about. With his character, {…}
Spices and herbs help create new flavors with Sonoma County’s locally grown foods. But just as buying local means you should also buy fresh, so too should spices be fresh, and if possible, local. Many of us buy large quantity of spices or herb and leave them in the cabinet for months or even years without any use, leaving them {…}
Dr. Evil’s House of Horror, 16101 Neeley Road in Guereville, www.doctorevilshouseofhorrors.com has been my favorite place to take my friends and family for a night of fun and horror. It’s an opportunity to share that adrenalin rush you get when you’re scared. It’s the “fright or flight” response that is hard-wired in all of us. Of course, screaming and laughing {…}
Santa Rosa residents will open their homes to the public in an effort to highlight energy efficiency and sustainable measures, while demystifying the process to go solar. The tour is Sunday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be six homes on the tour, all with a unique theme and story. One of the Santa Rosa homes {…}
We are always looking for new way to enjoy ourselves. I had the pleasure of joining Stacie Sherman, owner and CEO of Fitness & Vine Retreat, on a recent outing. I met up with her group for what I thought was going to be a simple walk through a state park that I had walked many times before. By the {…}
The month of October is National Apple Month (it actually spans September, October and November); what better way to celebrate it than being in Sonoma County and experiencing the wonder flavors of our apple – the Gravenstein. Throughout Sonoma County you can find amazing apple ciders, home-style apples pies, apple preservers to eat with homemade apple bread, apple sauce, and {…}
So what if by the time you read this, the summer will be more than half over. That doesn’t mean you aren’t in the market for a great deal on durable backyard furniture that happens to be eco-friendly, too. This is where Green Frog Outdoor Furniture comes in. The Petaluma-based vendor specializes in products made from a variety of recycled {…}
We here at Green Sonoma have been a fan of Jordan for years; the Alexander Valley winery makes killer Cabernet Sauvignon and has a French-style chateau that is so exquisite, it makes you feel like you’ve teleported to France. Lately, however, we’ve been going ga-ga over “The Journey of Jordan,” the winery’s video blog. On these virtual pages, Communications Director {…}
The slogan for Santa Rosa’s Green Tech Automotive says it all: “A clean approach to a dirty job.” Since it opened in 2009, the shop has been embracing eco-friendly approaches to auto care—an industry that is inherently dirty and traditionally has paid little attention to reducing, reusing and recycling. As owner Nathan Boemler explains it, Green Tech is conserving the {…}
Next weekend’s free Rivertown Revival on the McNear Peninsula along the Petaluma River will raise money for the Petaluma River Heritage Center, a project of Friends of the Petaluma River. Naturally, then, the shindig will boast dozens of green and eco-conscious components, too. Organizers have implemented an aggressive zero-waste policy with all vendors; working with Sonoma County’s own Green Mary {…}
