The Sonoma Friday Farmers’ Market at Depot Park is a Sonoma tradition that spans over 35 years. This outdoor event, set in the parking lot for Arnold Field, is the main source for Sonoma Valley folks to meet and shop with their local farmers and... Continue
Sonoma Farm Scene
What's fresh, and a delicious recipe for sauteed escarole Winter, if we can call it that in the amazing Sonoma Valley, does slow down the growing season, or at least a bit. Soil temperatures are a defining factor in what grows in a given season,... Continue
This column focuses on organic, local food growing and production, which is, admittedly, a minute component of our overall agriculture economy. At the Springs Community Hall, our motto is “Healthy Farms, Healthy Food, Healthy Community.” Without healthy farms, we lose a vital component of the... Continue
For thousands of years, indigenous tribes managed native food crops such as acorns, berries, shellfish, and wild game in the Sonoma Valley. Spanish settlement brought cattle and other livestock as well as traditional European crops, such as wheat, barley, legumes, orchard fruits, figs, olives, and... Continue