Profiles

Winter Work: How Farmers Finish up the Year

By Heidi Lewis on

What does winter weather mean for you? A change in work wardrobe from grey to black? From seersucker to faux fur? Maybe a change in your bike commute? We contacted two of the farmers we work with to …

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How Do I Love Bee?

By Heidi Lewis on

Farmer-Beekeepers Count the Ways Honey from bees is quite the miracle. Why does it taste so good? And why does it have so many healing properties? Many scientists have studied the organization of …

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It Takes a Village: California Town Saves Heirloom Apple

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The Gravenstein Apple is dear to many apple lovers for its tart taste and superior juice, sauce, and pie abilities, but it is especially dear to the residents of Sebastopol, CA (Sonoma County) where …

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Swords into Ploughs

By Heidi Lewis on

It’s quiet at Kokopelli organic berry farm except for the occasional proud exultation of a laying hen. Farmer Dr. Shepherd Bliss loves it that way; the quiet gives him peace after his own …

Profile: Chaffin Family Orchards

By Heidi Lewis on

Oroville, CA - Oroville is a gold rush town in Butte County, CA.  Oro means gold in Spanish, and during the Gold Rush prospectors stampeded over the area in a greedy frenzy.   When Del Chaffin came to …

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Lifetime Contribution to Sonoma County Agriculture

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Congratulations to longtime friend and farmer Lee Walker. Lee is being awarded the “Lifetime Contribution to Sonoma County Agriculture” by the 2008 Sonoma Harvest Fair. The Harvest Fair is an annual …

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Profile: Johnson Orchards, Ukiah (Mendocino County) CA

By Heidi Lewis on

This family farm nestled in the Ukiah Valley produces some of the tastiest pears in California.

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Farm Profile: Lehman’s Orchard (Michigan)

By Heidi Lewis on

Once a professional clarinetist, Steve Lecklider now runs this Michigan family farm, known for its organic apples, peaches, cherries, and other fruits.

Sonoma County Unique August 28, 2006

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

This time of year, I like to write about Lee Walker and his family farm. Lee's grandfather (Arthur Upp) planted the first Gravenstein apple orchard on the property in 1912, and the apples we have in …

Finding the Good Stuff, August 15, 2005

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

A majority of the fruit grown in the U.S. comes from California. Much of that is within 300 miles of the Bay Area.

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