California

A Day in The Country

By Judith Redmond on

courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop Top chefs and food purveyors, representing 27 of northern California’s most innovative and creative restaurants, 13 wineries and 8 farms with tastings of their …

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The Grav-ity of Change

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

Change has come slowly but steadily to the foods we’ve eaten over the last 70 years. While there has been no acute onset to clearly demonstrate the difference between the food of today and yesterday, …

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Great Gravenstein! This Heirloom Apple has a Story to Tell

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Joe has his hands in his pockets, rocking heel to toe gazing into a crate of Gravenstein apples. Barbara Walker, who operates the Walker Apples’ booth, listens to Joe with full attention whilst her …

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Cooking is Child’s Play

By Roxanne Crittenden on

By Roxanne Crittenden, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop About twice a year my 8-year old cousin Arlo comes for a “stay-over” at my house. In lots of ways, Arlo is a typical young boy—he has been …

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Health Per Acre

By Judith Redmond on

By Judith Redmond of Full Belly Farm, courtesy of Capay Valley Farm Shop Despite heavy rain, a surprisingly large group of people turned out for the Full Belly Open Farm Day. While we couldn’t …

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Old Style Custom Meat Market

By Reed Adam on

By Reed Adam, Capay Valley Farm Shop At first glance, the almost-completed Manas Ranch Old Style Custom Meat Market, located on Highway 16 just east of Esparto, appears identical to the packing …

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News From Good Humus Produce

By Annie Main on

By Annie Main of Good Humus Produce   I went for a bicycle ride to Esparto on Sunday, Jeff and I had breakfast at Zach and Nicole’s house. I took my camera and stopped for some photos. I took …

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Almond Queen: Visioning Capay’s Future

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By Hallie Muller of Full Belly Farm In March of 2011, our small community celebrated a 96-year old tradition: the official crowning of the Almond Queen. In a valley rich with history, this is a …

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128th Avenue Freeze Out

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

Planning farm visits into California’s Central Valley can be fun. The farmers we work with always remind me of the directions. “Chris, when you come out here, make sure that you take Road 204 but only …

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Capay Valley FarmShares: Collaboration Brings Small Farms to City Tables

By Heidi Lewis on

From a satellite view, Northern California’s Capay Valley looks like a green quilt caught between the folds of the Coast Range. This makes it good for farming with plenty of clean water from Cache …

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Capay Valley Collaborative Seeks Patron: Support the Legendary Capay Valley Farm Community

By Candace Gale on

The FruitGuys Farm Steward mission is to promote sustainable farming practices that have no negative impact on the environment and add long-term social and economic value to the farm and farming …

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LBAM—Two Countries, One Moth

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

I try to stay out of agricultural politics. I’d rather support farmers by buying their wonderful produce without having to testify on their behalf. Sometimes, however, circumstances land on your …

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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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Pest Policy Questioned: Panelists say Quarantines Unfair to California Farmers

By Pia Hinckle on

The Light Brown Apple Moth is an indigenous pest considered harmless to crops in New Zealand, Hawaii, Australia, and the UK, all countries that are free to export fruits and vegetables to U.S. markets …

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Capay Valley FarmShares

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

In elementary school, some friends and I went through a phase where we had dreams of being city planners. We diagrammed a world of baseball diamonds and arcades and woods with bike paths that somehow …

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Seeds for Schools

By Heidi Lewis on

What could be a more evocative image for our future than a child's palm-full of seeds? A shipment of seeds from  The Natural Gardening Company in Petaluma, CA arrived at The FruitGuys last week …

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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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Award-Winning Gravenstein Apple Pie

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Here's a recipe for a prize-winning homemade apple pie! Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce Apple Pie Baking Contest 2008 Grand Champion Kayleigh Stump's Apple Pie Recipe INGREDIENTS Crust …

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