There’s a wreath on the door of the Green String Farm Store, located at the corner of Adobe Rd. and Frates Rd. in Petaluma, made of beautiful feathers, some of which I recognize as coming from Barred Cochin hens. All the feathers in the wreath are from the happy chickens [...]
On a cold, crisp Friday morning, the Sonoma Valley Farmers Market shimmers like a rough diamond. Vendors, wrapped in layers of coats, scarves and, offer smiles as warm as a summer sun. Although this market is relatively small, there is a tremendous diversity of both produce, and other products, with [...]
On Sunday, the last of the year’s seasonal farmers markets wraps up its 2011 season. The Windsor Farmers Market, which takes place on the east and north sides of the Town Green, opened this year on May Day, with a May Pole celebration. It ends on December 18. [...]
If you move a manmade beehive--technically a super--left or right while bees are out working, they will not be able to find it when they return. I thought of this Sunday, as I walked towards the empty parking lot where the Sebastopol farmers market usually takes place. I [...]
As seasonal farmers markets close for the year, there are year-round farm stands in nearly every community.
To my thinking, if farmers show up at the market in the rain, the least I can do is the same. But at the Sebastopol farmers market on Sunday, neither vendors nor shoppers seemed deterred by the weather.
As nights lengthen and winter rains set in, there's nothing like hot drinks to warm our bodies and sooth our souls.
Here are two nontraditional options for stuffing your turkey. One, Skirlie, comes from Scotland. Another relies on true wild rice for its earthy flavor.
When tomatoes are not yet in season locally, canned tomatoes are the best choice for making delicious (and simple!) tomatoes soups.
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