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f r e e to t h e p u b l i c 2010 – 2011 map & guide

• CELEBRATING
the
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100th
ANNIVERSARY
of the first Gravenstein Apple Fair

Your connection to buying direct from the farm

 HOW TO USE THE
MAP & GUIDE
Choose a specific region. Choose a specific product.
Select one of our 8 maps Turn to our Product Index
identifying 8 regions within pages at the back of our
Sonoma County. guide. Products are listed
alphabetically, with farms that
Choose a specific farm. offer that product. The color
Farm Trails Members are square before the farm name
listed alphabetically at the identifies the region in which
beginning of our guide. the farm is located; the number
The listing includes a page specifies the exact location of
number where you will find the farm on the map.
contact information and a
brief description of what the Throughout our Guide
farm has to offer. there are informational
pages about events (the
upcoming Gravenstein Apple
Fair celebrates 100 years),
historical pictures and articles,
a Calendar of Events (showing
where we go to promote our
members), recipe pages that
will curl your senses. Please
remember our advertisers when
you are purchasing, we greatly
appreciate their support. We
thank our farmers and all of
our members that contributed
toward our new Map & Guide.
Agriculture is “alive and well” in
Sonoma County.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Use the Map & Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Sonoma County Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Farm Trails Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Associate Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Farm Trails Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Recipes from the Farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15, 16, 17, 53
Sonoma to Kenwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sonoma Stories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 11, 19, 23, 26, 30, 31, 40, 43, 45, 49, 51
Petaluma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Santa Rosa to Cotati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sebastopol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Gravenstein Apple Fair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Eating with the Four Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Graton & Occidental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
River Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Coast Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windsor to Cloverdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Wine & Dine Along the Farm Trails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Farmers’ Markets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Product Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Petaluma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Sebastopol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Sonoma Graton & Occidental. . . . . . . . . 38

River Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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 OUR MEMBERS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Sonoma County
American Ag Credit NorthBay Tax and Financial Services
200 Concourse Boulevard, Santa Rosa CA 95403 135 Keller Street #C, Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 545-1200 www.agloan.com (707) 763-1553 www.nbaytax.com

Antique Society Occidental Bohemian Farmers

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208 Adobe Pumpkin Farm 20
607 Adams & Friend Farm 42
831 Affinity Solar Energy, Inc. 46
212 Andersen’s Organic Vegetable 406 French Garden Restaurant 305 Matanzas Creek Winery 25
Stand & Pumpkin Patch 20
412 Andy’s Produce Market 28
200 Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 20
515 Apple-A-Day 38
606 Applewood Inn & Restaurant 42
100 Arrowood Vineyards & Winery 18
b 407 Garlock Tree Farm 29
217 Baker Creek Seed Bank 21
207 Barlas Boer Goat Ranch 21
400 Bassignani Nursery 28
313 Bearfoot Honey Farm 24
705 Bellwether Farms 44
402 Bloomfield Bees Honey 28
112 Brookfarm, Alpacas in the 18
Valley of the Moon
216 Bud’s Custom Meats 21
c 301 Hector’s Honey Farm 24
704 Canvas Ranch 44
822 Castelli-Knight Ranch 46
318 Cindy Garza Photography 24
101 Cline Cellars 18
221 Clover Stornetta 21
224 Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & 302 Imwalle Gardens 25
Bennett Valley 21
317 Crane Melon Barn 24
605 Creekside Inn & Resort 42
d Momiji Nursery 25
604 DeLoach Vineyards 42
829 Dragonfly Farm 46
802 Dry Creek Peach & Produce 46
830 Dry Creek Vineyard 47
501 Dutton Ranch Corp. 38
e 506 Kozlowski Farms 39
408 Elixir Café 28
511 Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 38
503 Empire 1 Nursery 38
404 Enchanting Sweet Peas 28
401 Equistar Farm @ 6W Ranch 29
2661 Gravenstein Hwy. So., Sebastopol CA 95472 Market Downtown
(707) 829-1733 www.antiquesociety.com Occidental CA 95465 (707) 793-2159
www.occidentalfarmersmarket.com
Architectural Ceramic Design
586 School Street, Cloverdale CA 95425 Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary
m (707) 894-5714 209 Bohemian Highway, Freestone CA 95472
803 Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery 47 201 711 MTR Barlew Boar Goats 20 310 Santa Rosa Community Market 25 www.architecturalceramicdesign.com (707) 823-8231 www.osmosis.com
421 First Light Farm 29 601 Martinelli Winery, 817 Sayre Farms 48
805 Foggy River Farm 47 Vineyards & Orchards 42 110 Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 19 Art Weyers Insurance Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce
510 Sebastopol Berry Farm 39 970-B Piner Road, Santa Rosa CA 95403 6 Petaluma Blvd, Ste A-2, Petaluma CA 94952
and Bistro 29 219 McClellend’s Dairy 22 823 Simi Winery 48 (707) 547-2490 www.artweyersinsurance.com (707) 762-2785 www.petalumachamber.com
419 Frosty Mountain Tree Farm 29 204 McEvoy Ranch-McEvoy 703 Skyhorse Ranch, LLC 44 Best Western Dry Creek Inn Petaluma Farmers’ Market
405 Full House Farm 29 of Marin 22 827 Soda Rock Farms 48 198 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg CA 95448 2nd Street between B & D, Petaluma
420 Mom’s Apple Pie 29 422 Solar Works 30
g 403 Moon Dance Cellars 29 108 Sonoma Cheese Factory 19
(707) 433-0300 www.drycreekinn.com PO Box 2835 Petaluma CA 94953
504 Gabriel Farm 38 (707) 762-0344 www.petalumafarmersmarket.com
103 Moon Mountain 222 Sonoma Compost 22 Best Western Garden Inn
202 Garden Valley Ranch 21 Christmas Tree Farm 18 315 Sonoma County Vintners 26 1500 Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa CA 95404 River Myst Haven
410 Morita’s Backyard 29 424 Sonoma Garden Designs 30 (800) 975-2903 www.thegardeninn.com 10355 Westside Road, Healdsburg, CA 95448
818 Garrett Ace Hardware 47 306 Muelrath Ranches 25 111 Sonoma Garden Park 22 (707) 431-8146 www.rivermysthaven.com
825 Gary Blasi Vineyards 47 California Coops
109 Sonoma Lavender 19
821 Golden Nectar Farm 47 n 206 Split Rail Family Farms 22
43 Sussex Drive, Santa Rosa CA 95403 San Francisco No./Petaluma KOA, Inc.
806 Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch 47 517 Nana Mae’s Organics 39 (707) 481-1145 www.californiacoops.com 20 Rainsville Road, Petaluma CA 94952
215 Spring Hill Jersey Cheese (707) 763-1492 www.petalumakoa.com
214 Green String Farm 21 423 New Carpati Farm 29 & Peter’s Pumpkin Patch 22 Cloverdale Certified Farmers Market
706 North Coast Native Nursery 44
h 307 Summerfield Waldorf Cloverdale Blvd. between 1st & 3rd
Cloverdale CA 95425 (707) 894-9454
Santa Rosa Downtown Market
4th & Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa CA 95404
102 Hardin Gardens 18 o School and Farm 26
(707) 524-2123 www.srdowntownmarket.com
505 Harmony Farm Supply 105 Oak Hill Farm t Cotati Chamber & Farmers Market
& Nursery 38 of Sonoma, LLC 19 223 Tara Firma Farm 22 PO Box 592, Cotati, CA 94931 Sebastopol Inn
507 Occidental Arts 308 Terra Bella Vista (707) 795-5508 6751 Sebastopol Avenue, Sebastopol CA 95472
807 Hotel Healdsburg/The Spa/ & Ecology Center 39 Olive Oil Co., Inc. 26 (707) 829-2500 www.sebastopolinn.com
H2Hotel/Charlie Palmer’s 508 O’Connell Vineyards Fairfield Inn & Suites
107 The Patch 19
Dry Creek Kitchen 47 & Vine Hill House 39 1101 Gravenstein Hwy So, Sebastopol, CA 95472 Selby Scrap Metal Design
518 The Rose Family Farm 39
(707) 829.6677 www.winecountryfi.com PO Box 1373, Windsor, CA 95492
300 Old World Winery 25 801 Tierra Vegetables 48
i 701 Olympia’s Orchard Organic 44 814 Truett Hurst Winery 48 Healdsburg Farmers’ Market
(707) 4484-1598 www.shelbydesign.com
500 Twig Art and Garden 40 PO Box 2198, Healdsburg CA 95448
p Sonoma County Grange Credit Union
j 411 Peters’ Chocolates 29 v
(707) 431-1956 304 Sutton Place, Santa Rosa CA 95407
415 Jacob’s Jamboree 29 www.healdsburgfarmersmarket.org (707) 584-0384 www.grangecu.org
602 Porter Creek Vineyards 42 104 Vella Cheese of California 19
303 Japanese Maples by 809 Preston of Dry Creek 48 Healdsburg Property Mgmt. Sonoma County Regional Parks
816 Verdure Farm 48
513 Center Street, Healdsburg CA 95448 2300 County Center Dr. #120-A, Santa Rosa CA 95403
826 Jimtown Store 47 r w (800) 454-6674 (707) 565-2041 www.sonoma-county.org/parks
315 John Ash & Co./Vintners Inn 25 514 Rainbows End Farm 39 512 Walker Apples 40 www.sonomacountyvacations.com
509 Redwood Hill Farm 311 Western Farm Center 26 Sonoma County Tourism Bureau
k & Creamery 39 413 Willie Bird Turkey #1 30 Larsengines 420 Aviation Blvd. #106, Santa Rosa CA 95403
304 Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates 25 979 Transport Way, Petaluma CA 94954 (707) 522-5800 www.sonomacounty.com
824 Ridge Vineyards 48 417 Willowist Miniature Horses 30
600 Korbel Champagne Cellars 42 828 Ridgeview Farms 48 (707) 762-8601 www.larsengines.com
808 Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Sonoma Market
811 Rodney Strong Vineyards 48 Pumpkin Patch 49 Linda Rosen & Associates 500 W. Napa Street #550, Sonoma CA 95476
l 418 Rose and Thorn 30 603 Wine Tasting Bookkeeping Services (707) 996-3411 www.sonoma-glenellenmkt.com
203 Lavender Bee Farm 21 316 Rosso Pizzeria & Wine Bar 25 of Sonoma County 43 Cotati CA 94931 (707) 584-8540
209 Lovepatch Farms 22 312 Russian River Brewing Co. 25 Sonoma Teriyaki
409 Luther Burbank’s Gold 812 Russian River Valley Produce 48 z Marin Farmers Markets 2013 Masterson Court, Vacaville, CA 95687
309 Zazu Restaurant & Farm 26 76 San Pablo Ave. #200, San Rafael CA 94901 (707) 448-2551
Ridge Farm 29 s 820 Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar 49 (415) 472-6100
702 Salmon Creek Ranch 44 www.marinfarmersmarkets.org continued on page 10

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Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau
453 First Street East, Sonoma CA 95476
farm trail partnerships
(707) 996-1090 www.sonomavalley.com

Sonoma West Publishers

& FRIENDS Working Hard
9025 Old Redwood Hwy., Windsor CA 95492
(707) 838-9211 www.sonomawest.com
Bodega Bay Visitors Center
(707) 875-3866 www.bodegabay.com
Shone Farms-SRJC Sustainable Agriculture
(707) 887-1187 www.santarosa.edu/ag
to Protect
www.sonomadiscoveries.com

the girl & the fig

California Welcome Center
Santa Rosa Visitors Center
Slow Food, Russian River
(707) 823-3523 www.slowfoodrr.org
Sonoma County’s
110 West Spain Street, Sonoma, CA 95476
(707) 938-2170 www.thegirlandthefig.com
(707) 577-8674 www.visitsantarosa.com

CAFF – Community Alliance of Family Farms

Traditional Medicinals
4515 Ross Road, Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-8911 www.traditionalmedicinals.com
Weeks Drilling and Pump Co.
6100 Highway 12, Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-3184 www.weeksdrilling.com
Windsor Certified Farmers Market
(707) 433-6802 www.caff.org
California FarmLink
(707) 829-1691 www.californiafarmlink.org
Cloverdale Chamber of
Commerce & Visitors Center
(707) 894-4470 www.cloverdale.com
Community Action Partnership of So. Co.
Sonoma County Agricultural
Preservation & Open Space District
Rural Legacy
(707) 565-7360 www.sonomaopenspace.org
Story by Marta L. Puente,
Sonoma County Culinary Guild Land Acquisition Specialist
(707) 239-0156 www.sonomacountyculinaryguild.org
&
Sonoma County Fair & Expo Misti Arlas,
(707) 545-4200 www.sonomacountyfair.com
Conservation Program Manager
Sonoma County Farm Bureau

Windsor Town Green
(707) 838-1320 www.windsorfarmersmarket.com
Wine Road, Northern Sonoma County
498-B Moore Lane, Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-4335 www.wineroad.com
Wyatt Irrigation Supply, Inc.
747 Yolanda Avenue, Santa Rosa CA 95404
(707) 578-3747 www.wyattsupply.com
(707) 544-6911 www.capsonoma.org
Farm to Pantry
www.farmtopantry.org
Fork & Shovel
www.forkandshovel.com
Greenbelt Alliance
(707) 575-4218 www.greenbelt.org
Hampton Inn & Suites-Windsor
(707) 837-9355 www.windsorcasuites.
hamptoninn.com
Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce
& Visitors Bureau
(707) 433-6935 www.healdsburg.com
Healdsburg Food Pantry
(707) 433-3663 www.healdsburgfoodpantry.org
iGrow Sonoma
(707) 565-6681 www.igrowsonoma.org
Petaluma Visitors Program
(707) 769-0429 www.visitpetaluma.com
Redwood Empire Food Bank
(707) 523-7900 www.refb.org
Relish Culinary Adventures
(707) 431-9999 www.relishculinary.com
Russian River Chamber of Commerce
(707) 869-9000 www.russianriver.com
Russian River Valley Winegrowers
(707) 521-2534 www.rrvw.org
School Garden Network of Sonoma County
(707) 874-1557 www.schoolgardens.org
Sebastopol Area Chamber of
Commerce & Visitors Center
(707) 823-3032 www.sebastopol.org
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Photo: Courtesy Lucy Shea
(707) 544-5575 www.sonomacountyfarmbureau.com
onoma County Agricultural Preservation
Sonoma County GoLocal Coop
& Open Space District—Keeping
(707) 888-6105 www.sonomacounty.golocal.coop
land in the hands of agricultural
Sonoma County Harvest Fair producers: helping make farmland available
(707) 545-4203 www.harvestfair.org for the experienced, the new and the next
Sonoma County Museum generation. The District has protected more
(707) 579-1500 www.sonomacountymuseum.org than 10,000 acres, from west of Petaluma to
Sonoma County Winegrape the Pacific Ocean, for dairies and livestock
Commission ranches. In total, the District has protected
(707) 522-5860 www.sonomawinegrape.org approximately 33,000 acres for agricultural
Sonoma Developmental use through a ¼-cent sales tax approved
Center–Eldridge Farm by the voters in 1990 and reauthorized in
(707) 938-6337 2006. For more information, please visit
Sonoma-Marin Fair www.sonomaopenspace.org.
(707) 283-3247 www.sonoma-marinfair.org
University of California-Small Bianchi: The Bianchi family has been milking
Farm Center cows for four generations. They have a large
(530) 752-7774 www.sfc.ucdavis.edu dairy west of Valley Ford in the rolling coastal
grasslands of Sonoma County. The property
UC Coop Ext-Ag & Natural Resources
(707) 565-2621 www.cesonoma.www.ucdavis.edu has buildings that have been a part of the
dairy as long as the family has farmed the
Windsor Chamber of Commerce &
Visitors Center land. The Bianchi Dairy also boasts a brand
(707) 838-7285 www.windsorchamber.com new cheese-making facility, the future of
the family business. In 2002, the Bianchi
Windsor Unified School District
ROP Program – Culinary Arts family worked with the District to protect
(707) 837-7767 www.wusd.org their 631-acre farm with an agricultural
conservation easement. The conservation
FRIENDS OF FARM TRAILS: easement assists in keeping the land in
Michael & Karen Alves agriculture by restricting non-compatible
Diane Davis
Gordon Emberley uses such as residential development and
Jim Leonardis subdivision. In addition, the family was able
Nicky Rutkowski to use the proceeds of the conservation
Edwina Sauers easement to help fund the construction of
Elaine Thompson
their cheesemaking facility, which produces
Terry & Lorraine Vail
artisan cheeses. The Dairy industry is
changing and one of the best ways to stay in
the business is to expand into niche markets
like organic or locally-made products. The
Bianchi family has operated a successful
dairy business in Sonoma County for
generations and continues to find ways to
be viable in an ever-changing industry.
Tierra Vegetables: Wayne James, his
wife Evie, and his sister Lee, have grown
vegetables in Sonoma County for years.
Their farm, Tierra Vegetables, provided
one of the first community-supported
agricultural programs in the county.
However, the demand for their produce and
products meant that they needed additional
land to farm. The cost of land in Sonoma
County doesn’t make it easy to expand
your agricultural operation. They began to
look for other options. In 2001, the District
advertised the opportunity to lease District
owned lands for agricultural production and
as a result Tierra Vegetables was selected to
make its new home on the District’s 18-acre
Haroutunian North Property. The District is
leasing the land in hopes to one day resell it
to an agricultural buyer with a conservation
easement in place. The value of the
conservation easement will be subtracted
from the purchase price making the land
more affordable to the farmer.
Crane Melon Farm: The Crane Melon was
born on the rich agricultural soils just east
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 Sonoma County OUR MISSION
THE HISTORY OF FARM TRAILS
Sonoma County Farm Trails supports Putting Sonoma County on the Map Since 1973
sustainable agricultural diversity in
Sonoma County by creating public By Bruce Goetz, Diane H. Davis and Tina Castelli
awareness to ensure the preservation of

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S IN C E 197 3 Sonoma County’s rich agricultural heritage t was close to 40 years ago when
for generations to come. a feasibility study done by U.C.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(Pictured from left) Extension proved to our local
supervisors that it was time to recognize
Steve Castelli
Grape Grower the importance of legal provisions for
the growing and selling of agricultural
Marie Ganister
products on and from the land. Eventually
Vice President, Educator, Culinary
Arts, WHS Vineyard Academy the government granted the right for local
farmers to have the choice of selling their
TJ Nelson
Farmer/Farm & Land Broker goods to large packing companies or to
sell it themselves. This inspired a group of
Peggy Sayre
Secretary/Treasurer, Sayre Farm Sonoma County farmers and county farm
advisors John Smith and Stanley Coates to
Chris Messina
President, Division Manager Santa meet and devise a plan to market directly
Rosa Chamber of Commerce from the farmer to the consumer. On
Glenda Castelli March 15, 1973 the group filed articles of
Farmer/Manager, Windsor incorporation as a non-profit and Sonoma
County Farm Trails was born. Their plan there was such a word. Now more than
Farmers Market
was to promote Sonoma County agriculture ever, the public values buying fresh, local
Lynda Rosko
with a helpful map showing consumers products. Farm Trails will always strive to be
Certified Master Gardener
how to find the farmers. The concept was that connection to buying direct from the farm
(Not pictured) through our ever improving Map & Guide,

Photo: Courtesy Rick Tang

immediately supported by 95 family farms.
Diane Davis Special thanks to Sonoma County Farm educational events and marketing promotions.
Writer/Historian/Farmer, Bureau who provided legal council and Small family ventures flourish because of the
Artful Arrangements County Supervisors who provided seed foresight and wisdom from the past – and the
John Franchetti money through bed tax funds. Farm Trails bounty is available to anyone who follows the
Chef/Owner, Rosso’s Restaurant was able to become self sufficient thanks Farm Trail. Meet the people who toil in the
Sonoma County Farm Trails
Nicki Rutkowski to apple farmer, Tom Symes who came soil and graze and raise livestock – opening
Mail: P.O. Box 1894, Windsor, CA 95492
Bakery Owner, Flour Creations up with the brilliant idea to resurrect the their gates and lives to neighbors and visitors
Visit: 930 Shiloh Rd., Bldg. 40, Suite 7, Windsor, CA 95492
Gravenstein Apple Fair which helps fund the alike. Members offer classes, tours and picnic
Tele: (707) 837-8896 Toll Free: (800) 207-9464
OFFICE STAFF organization even today. This year the fair is sites. Rent a sheep or a goat to mow your
Fax: (707) 837-8610
Marketing Director Email: farmtrails@farmtrails.org Web: www.farmtrails.org celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the first weeds, hire a horse-drawn carriage for your
Gravenstein Apple Fair Manager event. Someone will come and remove that
Gravenstein Apple Show in Sebastopol. The
Tina Castelli bee hive for you. And there are many places
real strength of the organization has been
tina@farmtrails.org visit us @ www.farmtrails.org its membership and its talented individuals where you can “pick it yourself.” The products,
apples@gravensteinapplefair.com
services and hospitality are amazing. Fruit,
Office Administrator become a fan on facebook and volunteers. Over the years Farm Trails
has inspired several other organizations, vegetables, berries, nuts, animals, bees,
Marie Coakley @Sonoma County Farm Trails flowers, pumpkins, Christmas trees, nurseries,
farmtrails@farmtrails.org including the development of the Harvest
Ambassador
follow us on twitter @socofarmtrails Fair, Sonoma County Farmers Markets, herbs, plants, trees, wine, ale, meats, olive
Select Sonoma and has been the model oil and all related products and services are
Edwina Sauers
for similar organizations across the country. here in beautiful Sonoma County. Come visit,
Graphic Design Cover Photo: Patty Davi Photography. Additional photographs generously
Farm Trails was into “agritourism” before and enjoy the land we love by following the
notion:creative supplied by: Gordon Emberley, Rick Tang, Lucy Shea, Rick Bolen and
www.notioncreative.com Sonoma County Farm Trail.
photographers from visitors of Farm Trails events and local Visitor Bureaus.

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 Sonoma County

FARM TRAILS 2010 & 2011

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Heritage Look for us at the following events, representing our members
Thank you to these original 95 members who formed Farm Trails in 1973 for their foresight and
vision. This simple act has helped to preserve Sonoma County Farms, our agricultural heritage
june 2010
and beautiful rural paradise for generations to come. 03 Annual Gathering, 5-7 p.m., Shiloh Business
Park, first Thursday in June each year
23-27 Sonoma Marin Fair, Petaluma Fairgrounds
cotati Ghirardelli Ranch Hilltop Orchards
The House of Yarrow Cader Farms Nyberg’s Fruit Stand july 2010
D & N Firewood Co. Urmann Ranches 14-8|01 California State Fair, Sacramento
forestville Circle S Ranch Green Valley Blueberry Farm 27-8|09 Sonoma County Fair, Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Kozlowski Raspberry Farm Palm’s Saddle Shop Petersen Brothers
august 2010
Hillards Gobblers Roostaurant
14-15 Gravenstein Apple Fair
santa rosa Dick’s Country Smoked Meats
geyserville Martini & Prati Wines, Inc. Lone Pine Christmas Tree Farm
Honey Dew Acres Sanchietti Ranch Buena Vista Orchards september 25–26 2010
River Rome Orchards D. Grossi Egg Ranch Snyder Ranch Fall Weekend Along the Farm-Trails
Dutton Ranch Chaunticler Pottery
graton Heyer’s Christmas Trees & Davis Christmas Tree Farm october 2010
Walker Apples Vegetable Garden Twin Hill Ranch 02-04 Sonoma County Harvest Fair, Sonoma
Hallberg Canning Corp. Rich Ranch Eggs S & R Orchards County Fairgrounds
Pelletti Fruit Co., Inc. Creekside Tree Farm & Nursery Frank’s Fruit Stand november–december 2010
T. Picinini Ezra Briggs Holidays Along the Farm Trails, www.farmtrails.org
guerneville William T. Casey The Barlow Company
Korbel Winery Furusho Bros. Packing Co. february 2011
Nielsen Christmas Tree Farm
Cherry Foods, Inc. 14-15 Cloverdale Citrus Fair
Martin Lambert, Jr.
healdsburg
H. Hill, Jr.
Urban Tree Farm Sebastopol Co-op Cannery march 2011
Cornelssen Bros. Brulainescroft 03 Annual Membership Meeting 3–5 p.m.,
Heron Lake Tree Farm Hotle-Burdo Orchards Shiloh Business Center, first Thursday in March
Road’s End Ranch
Timber Crest Farms Springhill Geranium Nursery 23-24 Sonoma County Farm Bureau Ag Days,
Alpine Christmas Trees
Simi Winery, Inc. The Christmas Tree 9 a.m.–12 p.m., Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Herbs and Things
Rancho Sotoyome, Inc.
Crane Bros. Melons
The Apple Tree april 2011
Uncle Floyd’s
olema 10 Spring Weekend Along the Farm Trails
sebastopol Windy Hill Farm
16-17 Apple Blossom Fair, Sebastopol
Olema Preserve Hall’s Hen-ry
The Wells Ranch TBA Petaluma Butter & Egg Days
Garden Lane Tree Farm
petaluma Cherry Hill Orchard
Goods Holiday Tree Ranch may 2010
Erickson’s Christmas Tree Silva Bros. Packing House
07 Cloverdale Ag Day, Cloverdale Fairgrounds
Farmn’s Christmas Tree Farms James Farm sonoma
Water Gardens Stewarts Sebastopol Kettler Ranch
Green Acres Tree Farm Redwood Orchards Wong’s Egg Ranch
Pearl Meadow’s Mushroom Farm Ratzlaff Ranch Sebastiani Vineyards
The Eggery The Apple Farm Bihn Egg Farms
Krout’s Pheasant Farm Oliveira Fern Gardens Sonoma Cheese Factory
Merry Trees O’Connell’s Country Store
Schleth’s Tree Farm Apple Blossom Ranch windsor
Olufs Tree Farm Marcucci & Ramondo Farms Wesley Cameron, Jr.

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 re c i p e s : from the farm recipes: from the farm

Chickens in the Garden ZAZU Restaurant

by nancy lyle, nursery manager, by duskie estes
garrett ace hardware

A
t Garrett Hardware you will find a flock of “Locals favorite… a gardener’s dream–25 for food
23 for service” —ZAGAT
exotic chickens playing in the gardens.
Every day they patrol through the plants “RISING STAR CHEFS AWARD–sustainability”
eating every bug and snail they find. Because of —Star Chefs 2009

Z
them our gardens are pest and pesticide free. We
AZU RESTAURANT + FARM is a

Photo: Courtesy Tina Castelli

started 3 years ago with four Mille Fleur chickens.
Since then we have added Delaware, 10 lb.
Brahmans, Marin Cookoo, Golden Wyandot,
Cochin Bantams and Silkies. Kids and grown-ups
love to bring vegetable scraps for the flock. Every
day is a chicken side show, the load announcement
when an egg is layed is one of my favorites. Many
customers come reporting one of our chickens is
sick, only to find out it’s only taking a sun bath, all
stretched out on her side with wings spread.
Chickens are fun and easy to raise in your own
backyard, Garrett’s carries all the supplies you
roadhouse restaurant, inspired by a
true sense of place. Co-Chefs Duskie
Estes and John Stewart are committed to
finding ingredients as close to the restaurant
as possible (out back), harvesting at peak
ripeness, and doing as little as possible to
Chickens at Garrett Ace Hardware alter their natural perfection. ZAZU Restaurant
Fattoush is a Middle Eastern herb & bread salad.
Open for dinner Wednesday through Monday If the season is right you can also add picked
will need to make a fine home for your own flock. from 5:30, and for brunch Saturdays + Sundays,
pomegranate seeds. This salad is a great
Not to mention the wonderful fresh eggs you can 9 – 2:30. Join us for Pizza & Pinot, Wednesdays, accompaniment to salmon, quail, or lamb! At ZAZU,
gather every day. Drop by anytime and visit our Thursdays & Sundays; or come on in for we are lucky enough to grow all these herbs
flock, they love an audience. Monday night Farm Supper. and more in our backyard garden!

Spicy Sausage, Cheese & Egg Breakfast Casserole ZAZU’s Backyard Garden Fattoush
by Carole Mascherini by Duskie Estes

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS

2 tubes Crescent rolls
1 pound sausage
2 small cans diced green chilies
1 pound sharp Cheddar cheese,
grated
1 pound Monterey Jack cheese,
grated
10 fresh eggs, whipped with
½ cup cream until smooth & frothy
1 yellow onion
4 garlic cloves
Brown sausage in a frying pan,
drain and set aside. Fry onion
and garlic until softened, drain
and add to sausage. In a bowl
mix sausage mixture, chilies,
¾ of the grated cheeses and
the egg mixture.
Line a 9x13 casserole with one
package of the crescent rolls,
opened flat. Pour the sausage
and eggs mixture over the rolls
and sprinkle the rest of the
cheese on top. Unroll the 2nd
package of crescent rolls and
lay on top of the cheese. Cook
in a 350°F oven about 1 hour
or until a knife inserted in the
middle comes out clean. Serve.
Garrett Ace Hardware, Healdsburg 2 pieces pita bread in 1-inch cubes Preheat the oven to 350°F. ZAZU Restaurant + Farm
1340 Healdsburg Avenue In a bowl, toss the pita with 3535 Guerneville Road
2 tablespoons olive oil
Healdsburg, CA 95448 Santa Rosa, CA 95401
2 lemon cucumbers, peeled & diced the olive oil, sumac, salt and
Tel: 707.433.5593 Tel: 707.523.4814
1 red pepper, seeded & diced pepper. Bake until golden and www.zazurestaurant.com
Fax: 707.433.1056
1 bunch parsley, leaves picked crisp, about 10–15 minutes.
Garrett Ace Hardware, Windsor
1 bunch basil, leaves picked Make the dressing by
10540 Old Redwood Highway
bovolo
Windsor, CA 95492 1 bunch mint, leaves picked combining the sherry vinegar, 106 Matheson Street
Tel: 707.433.6590 optional: bulgarian feta
lemon juice, pomegranate Healdsburg, CA 95448
Fax: 707.433.1537 kosher salt molasses, brown sugar, and Tel: 707.431.2962
www.garretthardware.com
freshly ground black pepper sumac in a bowl and whisking www.bovolorestaurant.com
7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday – Saturday in the olive oil. Season to
8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday FOR THE DRESSING
taste with salt and pepper. In
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
a bowl, toss the pita croutons
2 tablespoons lemon juice
with cucumber, red pepper,
1 tablespoon pomegranate
and herbs with vinaigrette.
molasses
Place a mound on each table.
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Sprinkle with Bulgarian feta if
¼ tablespoon sumac
desired.
½ cup olive oil
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper

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Bear Foot Honey Farm Relish Culinary Adventures

A R
s a third generation beekeeper from
an early age I realized how blessed
we are to live in Sonoma County. A
place I like to call “Our little patch of the
Garden of Eden.” In my mind’s eye I of ten
think of what it must be like for my “little
girls,” the honeybees. They go through
their lives working their tail off to produce
some of the finest honeys around. Today,
the “girls” struggle with many ailments that
make their already hard life, harder. We
at Bear Foot Honey Farm take a realistic
approach to beekeeping utilizing the
knowledge of current scientific research
and 63 years as a beekeeping family. We
love to talk about our “girls” and show the
public how wonder ful they are to us, and
the world around us. We offer bee tours,
beekeeping classes, and honey tasting at
our shop in Santa Rosa. We welcome you to
visit and experience life inside the hives.
Bear Foot Honey Farm Baklava
As beekeepers we use honey in practically
everything we consume, from lasagna to
enchilada to my favorite cuisine of all, Greek
food! Most people have heard of Baklava, it
is this sweet desert with a honey twist that
we invite you to experience.
elish Culinary Adventures stands out as
the only “roving” culinary program that
brings together talented chefs and fabulous
cuisine at a variety of captivating wine country
locations, including the beautiful Relish Culinary
Center in charming downtown Healdsburg, to
create one-of-a-kind hands-on and demonstration
cooking experiences, culinary tours and other
special events. Relish offers culinary events on a
wide range of topics from wine country cuisine to
ethnic specialties, farm-to-table cooking to home
cheese making, food and wine pairing to children’s
cooking workshops. In addition, Relish hosts
John Ash’s pavlova with peaches and blueberries
events that bring people together in the kitchen
such as private cooking parties and corporate
the land. Every August Relish teams with chef
team-building events. All of Relish’s events feature
John Ash and Farm Trails members Gayle and
locally-grown and/or organic ingredients whenever
Brian Sullivan of Dry Creek Peach & Produce
possible, illustrating the bounty of this wonderful
to produce an annual dinner On The Farm at the
region and leaving guests with a “sense of place”
peak of peach season. This dessert recipe was the
that is all about Sonoma County.
sweet culmination of one of these peach dinners
A great example of Relish’s unique culinary events savored among the heirloom orchard in beautiful
is its On The Farm classes where guests tour Dry Creek Valley. Please visit relishculinary.com for
a local family farm and enjoy a cooking demonstration detailed information about cooking classes and
and dinner that features ingredients fresh from other events.

Pavlova with Peaches and Blueberries

Chocolate Baklava courtesy of Chef John Ash

INGREDIENTS
¾ cup honey
½ cup water
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1 cup hazelnut-chocolate
spread (such as Nutella)
½ cup toasted hazelnuts,
coarsely chopped
½ cup roasted pistachios,
coarsely chopped
¹/³ cup blanched toasted almonds,
coarsely chopped
¹/³ cup toasted walnuts,
coarsely chopped
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹/8 teaspoon salt
Cooking spray
24 14x0-inch sheets frozen
phyllo dough, thawed
½ cup butter, melted
PREPARATION
1. Combine the first 3 ingredients in
a medium saucepan over low heat;
stir until honey dissolves. Increase
heat to medium; cook, without
stirring, until a candy thermometer
registers 230° (about 10 minutes).
Remove from heat; keep warm.
Discard cinnamon stick.
2. Preheat oven to 350°.
3. Place hazelnut-chocolate
spread in a microwave-safe bowl;
microwave at HIGH for 30 seconds
or until melted. Combine hazelnuts
and next 5 ingredients (through salt).
Lightly coat a 13 x 9-inch baking
dish with cooking spray. Working
with 1 phyllo sheet at a time (cover
remaining dough to prevent drying),
place sheet lengthwise in bottom
of prepared pan, allowing ends to
extend over edges of dish; lightly
brush with butter. Repeat procedure
with 5 phyllo sheets and butter.
Drizzle about ¹/³ cup melted hazel-
nut-chocolate spread over phyllo.
Sprinkle evenly with one-third of
nut mixture (about ½ cup). Repeat
procedure twice with phyllo, butter,
hazelnut-chocolate spread, and nut
mixture. Top last layer of nut mixture
with remaining 6 sheets phyllo, each
lightly brushed with butter. Press
gently into pan.
4. Make 3 lengthwise cuts and 5
crosswise cuts to form 24 portions
using a sharp knife. Bake at 350° for
35 minutes or until phyllo is golden.
Remove from oven. Drizzle honey
mixture over baklava. Cool in pan
on a wire rack. Cover; store at room
temperature.
Bear Foot Honey Farm
4372 Sonoma Highway, Suite D
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
Tel: 707.570. BUZZ
INGREDIENTS
5 egg whites, room temperature
1 cup bakers or superfine sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons lemon juice, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups peeled diced ripe
peaches, cut in ½-inch dice
1½ cups fresh blueberries
1 cup heavy cream
powdered sugar for dusting
DIRECTIONS Meanwhile mix the peaches and
Preheat oven to 350° F. Beat the blueberries together and stir in
egg whites until soft peaks form.
remaining teaspoon of lemon.
Still beating, slowly add the
Whip the cream until thick.
sugar until the mixture is thick
Spread the cream in the cavity
and glossy. Quickly beat in the
of the pavlova, top with the fruit
cornstarch, 1 teaspoon lemon
and dust with the powdered
and vanilla.
sugar. Allow to sit for an hour at
Line a baking sheet with least before cutting into wedges
parchment and draw a circle and serving. Overtime the
approximately 8 inches in meringue will soften and change
diameter. Pile the meringue into
so you can decide which texture
the circle and hollow out the you like best.
center about halfway down to
form a “nest.” Place in oven
Relish Culinary Adventures
for 10 minutes then turn heat
14 Matheson Street
down to 275° for 1½ hours. Turn
Healdsburg, CA 95448
off oven and leave pavlova in
Tel: 707.431.9999
with door closed until oven is
Toll Free: 877.759.1004
completely cool, at least 2 hours
or overnight. www.relishculinary.com

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22 natural colors. Fiber, yarn, products & 105 Oak Hill Farm

Sonoma to
CSA. Schacht Dealer: wheels, looms & of Sonoma, LLC

Sonoma Valley
accessories. Maremma LGD pups avail-
able in the Fall for livestock protection. 15101 Sonoma Highway
Open: Year-round by appointment Glen Ellen CA 95442
(707) 996-6643

Kenwood
only. Please call ahead.
Animals
101 Cline Cellars
24737 Arnold Drive/Highway 121
Sonoma CA 95476
(707) 940-4014
www.clinecellars.com
Enjoy our Rhone & Zinfandel wines in
our 1850s farmhouse. Complimentary
tastings daily from 10-6pm (a nominal
fee for reserve tastings). Events: July
Jazz Festival, April in Carneros &
www.oakhillfarm.net Story by Belle Creative
Sustainably grown seasonal produce, for Sonoma Valley Visitors Bureau
fresh cut and dried flowers, herbs,
handcrafted household and holiday
wreaths and décor for sale at The Red
“Combine volcanic soils, postcard spoils and a kaleidoscopic
Barn Store. abundance of crops and you’ve got Sonoma Valley, an
Open: April-Dec, Wed-Sun 11-6
agricultural pearl of Sonoma County.”
Vegetable Farm, Flowers, Gifts
Event Facility, Farm Stand, Naturally Grown
110 Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery
389 Fourth Street East

Photo: Courtesy Rick Bolen

Sonoma CA 95476
November Holiday in Carneros-check
(707) 993-3230
website for details.
Open: Year-Round, Daily 10-6
www.sebastiani.com
Founded in 1904 and known for our
Animals, Education, Tours, Vine-
warm hospitality, historic legacy and
yards, Wedding Services
outstanding wines from the great
Bus access, Event Facility, Family
growing regions of Sonoma County.

100 Arrowood Vineyards & Winery
14347 Sonoma Highway
Glen Ellen CA 95442
(707) 935-2600
www.arrowoodvineyards.com
Tasting daily. Certified organic from the
best hillside mountain and maritime in-
fluenced vineyards in Sonoma County.
Open: Daily 10-4:30 Tours buses and
limos (6 or more) by appointment.
Winery
Wine Tasting
112 Brookfarm, Alpacas in the
Valley of the Moon
8150 Sonoma Mountain Road
Glen Ellen CA 95442
(707) 996-0350
www.brookfarmalpaca.com
Family-owned Award Winning Alpacas:
Fun, Great for Kids, Historical Site,
Naturally Grown, Picnic Area, School
Groups, Tasting, Tours
102 Hardin Gardens
22656 Broadway
Sonoma CA 95476
(707) 343-1087
www.hardingardens.net
Sustainable family farm with a wide
variety of seasonal veggies, fruits and
herbs. Specializing in fantastic toma-
toes & farm-fresh eggs. Vacation rental
also available.
Open: July-September, Wed & Sun 12-5
Accommodations, Fruit/Berry
Farm, Vegetable Farm
Farm Stand, Farm Stays, Naturally Grown
103 Moon Mountain
Christmas Tree Farm
1550 Moon Mountain Drive
Sonoma CA 95476
(707) 996-6454
www.moonmountainchristmastreefarm.com
Christmas trees! We cut and carry
tree to vehicle. You tie tree to vehicle.
Complimentary refreshments. Restroom.
Open weekends in November for
reserving. No credit cards.
Open: Fri, Sat, Sun after Thanksgiving
Day through Dec 21, 9-4:30
Christmas Trees
Christmas Trees, Wreaths, Garlands
Extensive carved barrel collection and
complimentary historic winerry tours.
Open: Year-Round, Daily 10-5,
except major holiday
Gifts/Baskets, Tours & Education,
Vineyard, Winery
Bus access, Event Facility, Food & Bev-
erage, Picnic Area, Retail, Tasting, Tours
108 Sonoma Cheese Factory
2 West Spain Street
Sonoma CA 95476
(707) 996-1931
www.sonomacheesefactory.com
“On the Plaza”, Sonoma Cheese
Factory cheeses, samples, full deli and
BBQ. Established 1931.
Open: Year-round, Mon-Fri
8:30-5:30, Sat-Sun 8:30-6
Cheese, Tourism Services
111 Sonoma Garden Park
19996 Seventh Street East
Sonoma CA 95476
(707) 996-0712
www.sonomaecologycenter.org
Non-profit community garden, farm
and park featuring sustainable grown
produce and flowers, demonstration
gardens, workshops, farm stand, garden
plots, CSA & volunteer opportunities.
Family friendly! See website for volunteer
days/hours and community events
Open: Year-Round, dawn to dusk
Bees/Honey, Education, Farmers
I
ts legacy of farming stretches back centuries;
even novelist Jack London was forever beguiled
by it’s charms—his “Beauty Ranch” in Glen Ellen
transformed him from a nomadic adventurer to a
pioneering organic farmer. Hailed for its unique terroir,
the gentle climate lends itself to a heady profusion of
plant life. The ancient volcano of Sonoma Mountain
continued on page 66
Market, Flowers/Nursery, Fruit/ 107 The Patch
Berry Farm, Local Food/Fare,
280 Second Street East
Non-Profit Organization, Pumpkins/
Christmas Trees, Recreation/Events,
Sonoma CA 95476
Tourism Services, Vegetable Farm (707) 849-7384
Bus Access, CSA Subscriptions, Daily picked produce at family farm stand.
Event Facility, Family Fun, Farm Wonderful tomatoes, peppers, onions, figs
Stand, Great for Kids, Naturally and pumpkins. Visit us at these Farmers
Grown, Picnic Area, School Groups, Markets: Sonoma Downtown, Santa Rosa
Tourism Services, Wholesale Downtown, Napa, Santa Rosa Certified,
Sebastopol & Petaluma.
109 Sonoma Lavender, Inc Open: Farmers Markets all season
8537 Sonoma Highway Fruit & Vegetable Farm
Kenwood CA 95452
(707) 523-4411 104 Vella Cheese of California
www.sonomalavender.com 315 Second Street East
Sonoma Lavender Festival in June, Sonoma CA 95476
closed rest of year. Fresh lavender, dried (707) 938-3232
lavender, lavender wreaths, soaps, (800) 848-0505
candles, sachets, pillows, spa products. www.vellacheese.com
Seminars, demos, tours, lavender US Champion Cheese Factory for aged
cuisine. Events: Sonoma Lavender dry Monterey Jack and many varieties.
Festival June
Open: All year Mon-Sat, 9:30-6
Open: June 12 & 13, 10-4
Closed major holidays
Lavender Cheese
Classes, Tours Mail Order, Tasting

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Petaluma
201 711 MTR BarLew Boer Goats
711 Middle Two Rock Road
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 763-1722
(530) 304-7660 cell
www.barlewboergoatranch.com
African Boer Meat Goats for sale:,
Raised Nature’s natural way, Butt-N-
Head Goat Sausage. A healthy way to
eat sausage. Also, a dozen vintage farm
tractors.
Open: Year-Round, please call.
Goats for Sale
208 Adobe Pumpkin Farm
Robert & Corinna Neve
2478 East Washington St.
Petaluma CA 94954
(707) 766-7673
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www.adobepumpkinfarm.com
Farm animals, fresh-cut flowers.
Schools/Birthday Parties welcome.
Corn maze, gift shop/local vendors,
coffee barn and weekend hayrides
Weekend BBQ, kettle korn, taco stand.
Open: Late Sept-Oct 31, 10-dusk
Pumpkins/Christmas Trees
Animal Corral, Bus Access, Carriage,
Wagon & Hayrides, Great for Kids,
Naturally Grown, Picnic Area, U-Pick
212 Andersen’s Organic Area, School Groups, Tasting
Vegetable Stand & Open: Mon-Sat, 8-5
Pumpkin Patch
4588 Bodega Avenue
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 529-1270 / (707) 364-3586
andersenorganics@comcast.net
Organic vegetables & melons picked
fresh daily. U-pick pumpkins (including
Giant Pumpkins) hayrides, mini train ride,
corn maze, climbing hay pyramid, hay
maze with tunnel, picnic area & family fun.
Open: July-October, Daily 12-6
2nd location:
2485 Petaluma Blvd. N.
Petaluma CA 94952
Pumpkin & Veggies Farm
Bus Access, Carriage, Wagon &
Hayrides, Organic, Event Facility, Farm
Stand, Tours, Great for Kids, Picnic
200 Angelo’s Meats
& Italian Taste
2700 Adobe Road
Petaluma CA 94954
(707) 763-9586
www.angelossmokehouse.com
Famous beef jerky, smoked sausages,
bacons, poultry and salmon. California
Grand Champion BBQ Spiced Tri-Tips
and NY Steaks, condiments and
roasted pigs. BBQ catering available.
Open: All year Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 9-3
Local Food/Fare, Meat/Poultry/Fish
Mail Order, Retail, Tasting, Wholesale
217 Baker Creek Seed Bank
199 Petaluma Blvd No.
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 509-5171
www.rareseeds.com
California’s largest selection of Heirloom
Seeds, over 1200 varieties! Gifts, tools
& local products. All nonGMO, Open-
Pollinated & Natural.
Open: Mon-Fri, Summer 9:30-5:30,
Winter 8:30-5:30
Country Store
Classes, Event Facility, Great for Kids,
Mail Order, Naturally Grown, Tasting,
Tours, Wholesale
207 Barlas Boer Goats
555 Bailey Avenue
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 762-4476
www.barlasboergoats.com
Goats for vegetation & pets. Wethers
available, call for goat meat information,
whole or half USDA. Butt-N-Head goat
summer & breakfast sausage available.
Educational hands-on learning.
Open: Year-round, call for appointment
Goat Ranch
Animal Corral, Classes, Great for Kids,
Tours
216 Bud’s Custom Meats
7750 Petaluma Hill Road
Penngrove CA 94951
(707) 795-8402
www.budscustommeats.com
Marinated tri-tips, fresh & smoked
sausages, hams, bacon, beef jerky &
salmon. Exotic meats: buffalo, elk, wild
boar, pheasants, quail & rabbits. Dry aged
all natural beef raised on premises.
Food Tastings, Great for Kids,
Naturally Grown
221 Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc
Petaluma CA 94975 [not on map]
(707) 778-8448
www.cloverstornetta.com
Dairy processing and distribution.
Home of the famous Clo the Cow.
Check website for products and
events. “Quite possibly the cleanest
milk in the U.S.”
224 Cottage Gardens of Petaluma &
Bennett Valley
3995 Emerald Drive
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 778-8025
www.cottagegardensofpet.com
We are a speciatly nursery featuring
perennials, succulents, vegetables,
clematis, roses and fruit trees-80%
of our plants are grown by us here in
Petaluma.
Open: Year-Round, Daily 9-5
Flowers/Nursery
Delivery, Retail
202 Garden Valley Ranch
498 Pepper Road
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 795-0919
www.gardenvalley.com
Fine cut roses available wholesale or
retail. Rose plants available bareroot
(seasonal) and potted. Beautiful wed-
ding/event site. Guided or self-guided
garden tours. Pruning classes, book
signings.
Open: Year-Round, Wed-Sun 10-5
Flowers/Nursery
Bus Access, Classes, Event Facility,
Mail Order, Picnic Area, Retail,Tours,
Wholesale
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Petaluma
214 Green String Farm
3571 Old Adobe Road
Petaluma CA 94954
(707) 328-8084
www.greenstringfarm.com
Green String is a sustainable farm in
Petaluma, Ca. We focus on aiding,
rather than fighting, natural processes
to grow healthy and happy fruits and
vegetables.
Open: Year-Round, 7 days a week,
April-Oct 10-6, Nov-March 10-5
County Store, Education, Farmers
Market, Fruit/Berry Farm, Local
Food/Fare, Meat/Poultry/Dairy,
Olive Oil, Tours, Vegetable Farm
Animal Corral, Event Facility, Family
Fun, Farm Supplies, Farm Stays,
Great for Kids, Naturally Grown, Pic-
nic Area, Retail, Tours, Wholesale
203 Lavender Bee Farm
JoAnn & Rick Wallenstein
764 Chapman Lane
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 789-0554
www.lavenderbeefarm.com
Award winning honeys; processed raw
from our wild bees, no additives. Natu-
rally grown Lavenders, fresh cut, dried
& lavender products all available at our
farm store by appointment, or ordered
on our website.
Open: By appointment only.
Bees/Honey, Country Store
Mail Order, Naturally Grown
Petaluma
209 Lovepatch Farms
Lee Romero
292 Palm Avenue
Penngrove CA 94951
(707) 664-9163
www.lovepatchfarms.com
A working Miniature Horse Farm which
provides “hands-on” tours, educational
presentations and classes for all ages
and abilities interested in learning more
about the Miniature Horse. Miniature
stallions, mares and babies are avail-
able for viewing.
Open: Year-round, by appointment only.
Animals, Arts/Crafts/Antiques, Edu-
cation, Gifts/Baskets,Tours
Bus Access, Classes, Family Fun,
Great for Kids, Picnic Area, School
Groups, Tours
219 McClelland’s Dairy
6475 Bodega Avenue
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 664-0452
www.mcclellandsdairy.com
A third generation family farm making
European style organic butter.
Open: Year-round, by appointment only
Events: “From She to Thee”– Be a
Farmer for the Day? Springtime,
see website. Milk a cow by hand,
feed baby and mama cows.
Animals, Meat/Poultry/Dairy
Bus Access, Certified Organic, Family
Fun, Great for Kids, Picnic Area,
School Groups, Tours
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204 McEvoy Ranch
McEvoy of Marin
5935 Red Hill Road
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 778-2307
www.mcevoyranch.com
California certified organic extra virgin
olive oil, produced in the traditional Tus-
can style from six Italian olive varieties.
Other estate products also available.
Buy online at www.mcevoyranch.com.
Open: Scheduled tours of orchard,
gardens, milling and tasting by ap-
pointment only - see website listing
Olive Oil, Bees/Honey
Bus Access, Certified Organic, Mail
Order, Tours, Wholesale
222 Sonoma Compost
550 Mecham Road
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 664-9113
www.sonomacompost.com
Since 1985, providing affordable
organic composts and mulches for
farmers, landscapers and backyard
gardeners.
Open: Year-round, Mon-Sat 7-3
Professional Services
206 Split Rail Family Farm
110 Goodwin Lane
Petaluma CA 94951
(415) 306-4701
www.splitrailfamilyfarms.com
Small family-run farm featuring pasture-
raised laying hens and eggs for sale,
meat rabbits, Nigerian Dwarf and
Mini-Nubian Goats. Seasonal veggies,
flowers, CSA subscriptions too.
Open: Year-Round, by appointment only
Animals, Vegetable Farm
CSA Subscriptions
215 Spring Hill Jersey Cheese A Unique Place to Discover
& Peter’s Pumpkin Patch
4235 Spring Hill Road
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 762-3446
www.springhillcheese.com
Dairy farm, pick your pumpkin, dig
for potatoes, milk a cow, homemade
pumpkin ice cream! Petting zoo, hay-
ride! Groups by appointment.
Open: October, 10-dusk
Groups by appointment
Dairy Products, Pumpkins
Bus Access, Hayrides, U-Pick
223 Tara Firma Farms
3796 I Street Extension
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 765-1201
www.tarafirmafarms.com
We are a family-owned farm offering
healthy chemical-free, all-natural
products and raising frass-fed, pasture-
raised and humanely-treated pigs,
cows and chickens.
Open: Jan-June, 7 days a week 9-6
Events: Complimentary Tours every
Sunday, hourly beginning at 10am
Animals, Bees/Honey, Farmers
Market, Meat/Poultry/Dairy, Pump-
kins, Recreation/Events, Tourism
Services, Vegetable Farm
Bus Access, CSA Subscriptions,
Delivery, Event Facility, Family Fun,
Farm Stand, Great for Kids, Historical
Site, Naturally Grown, Retail, School
Groups, Tours, Wholesale
Petaluma
Story by Marsha Trent, Petaluma Visitors Program
W
ith its convenient location,
less than 30 miles from any
area attraction including wine
country, stunning coast line, or majestic
redwoods, Petaluma provides the perfect
introduction to all the wonders of Sonoma
County.
The Visitor Center in the restored 1914
Railroad Depot building is the gateway to
historic downtown and makes it easy for
anyone to find out all about what Petaluma
and Sonoma County have to offer.
Widely known for its location on the banks
of the Petaluma River, its picturesque
downtown filled with beautifully
preserved iron front buildings and its leafy
neighborhoods lined with stately vintage
homes, Petaluma provides a glimpse of the
1800s, while it thrives as a modern city.
The downtown, which is on the National
Register of Historic Places, is the core
of the community some call “America’s
Quintessential Hometown.” Classic films,
including American Graffiti, were shot
on Petaluma’s downtown streets. The
Petaluma Art Center, a regional exhibition
and learning space, marks Petaluma as a
destination for art lovers. Art and antique
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Petaluma
galleries, fine restaurants and lively events
like the Annual Butter and Egg Days in April
make the historic downtown an attraction
for people of all tastes. Docents from the
Petaluma Museum, housed in the 100-year-
old Carnegie library, guide weekly tours (May
through October) of the historic downtown
districts. Museum exhibits tell the story of
Petaluma from its early days as the “egg
basket to the world,” to its place in the fast
changing world of the 1960s and ‘70s.
Historically, with its proximity
to a navigable river, Petaluma
evolved not only as a
producer of food, but as the
central commercial trade
center for Sonoma County
produce, wine and other
products that made their
way to San Francisco and
beyond. Now, Petaluma and
the surrounding countryside
- dotted with small farms and
pastures - has made a name
for itself as an epicenter of
sustainable farming, slow food, and artisan
and handcrafted products that food, wine
and micro-brew lovers flock to the area to
experience. Special events like the annual
Artisan Cheese Festival in late March, the
Art and Garden Festival in July and the
Taste of Petaluma in September draw
crowds from near and far. Everyone loves
the Petaluma Farmers’ Markets, open on
Saturday and Wednesday, May-October,
in historic downtown. The tours of Cowgirl
Creamery’s state-of-the-art handcrafted
cheese making facility in Petaluma are
another favorite. Food growers adore Baker
Creek Seed Bank where they can peruse
more than 1,200 heirloom seed varieties
from 70 countries and locally grown garlic,
herbs, and spices as well as locally made
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313 Bear Foot Honey Farm
Cheryl Loraditch
4372 Sonoma Hwy, Suite D
Santa Rosa CA 95409
(707) 570-2899
www.bearfoothoney.com
Come experience life inside the hives! During
the Spring & Summer months tours are of-
fered by appointment. Visit our honey tasting
room and taste for yourself.
Open: Year-round, Mon-Fri 10-5:30,
Sat. 10-4
Bees/Honey, Farm Supplies/Equipment,
Tours & Education
Bus Access, Classes, Food & Beverage,
Retail, School Groups, Tasting, Tours,
Wholesale
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318 Cindy Garza Photography
1475 Riebli Road
Santa Rosa CA 95404
(707) 570-2960
www.cindygarzaonlinephotography.com
All sizes, some framed, some framed
and matted. African Safari animals in
habitat: Horses, landscape, flowers,
sunsets. Single photographs or will
dress it up to your liking.
Open: July-Sept, Sun, Tues, Thurs, Sat,10-5
Professional Services
317 Crane Melon Barn
Richard, Cindy and Jennifer Crane
4935 Petaluma Hill Road
Santa Rosa CA 95404
(707) 795-6987
www.cranemelon.com
Sixth generation in Sonoma County,
Jennifer’s great-great-grandfather
invented the Crane Melon in 1900.
Original Crane Melons, Crane yellow-
meated watermelons, heirloom toma-
toes, and much more!
Open: Sept 1-Oct 31, daily 10-6
Fruit & Vegetable Stand
Bus Access, Family Fun, Farm Stand,
Historical Site, Tasting, Wholesale
301 Hector’s Honey Farm
Hector Alvarez & Family
2794 Fulton Road
Fulton CA 95439
(707) 579-9416
hectorshoneybees@sbcglobal.net
Sonoma County’s 100% Pure Natural Raw
Santa Rosa to Cotati
Unprocessed Honey; blackberry, wildflower,
star thistle, lavender, honeycomb, local bee
pollen, beeswax, hand-dipped beeswax
candles, propolis. Vegetables, fruits, fresh
eggs. Bee removal and pollinations.
Open: Available all year at local
Farmers Markets. Our farm by
appointment only. Please call first.
Bees/Honey, Fruit/Berry Farm,
Vegetable Farm
Bus Access, Mail Order, Tours
302 Imwalle Gardens
685 West 3rd Street
Santa Rosa CA 95401
(707) 546-0279
Since 1886 (124 years), four gen-
erations of growing fresh vegetables,
bedding plants, seed, tomatoes, corn,
squash, persimmons, beans, cucum-
bers, figs, sweet-hot peppers. One mile
from downtown Santa Rosa.
Open: Year-round, Mon-Fri 8:30-5:15,
Sat 8:30-5
Farmers Market, Flowers/Nursery,
Fruit/Berry Farm, Vegetable Farm
Farm Stand, Retail, Wholesale
303 Japanese Maples by Momiji
Nursery
Mike & Sachiko Umehara
2765 Stony Point Road
Santa Rosa CA 95407
(707) 528-2917
www.momijinursery.com
Family owned since 1979, largest
selection 1 gal-32 in box, over 250
cultivators. Corner of Stony Point &
Yuba Drive, 1.5 miles south of Hwy 12,
1.5 miles north of Todd Road.
Open: Year-Round, Mon-Sat 9-4, Sun 9-2.
See website for up-to-date hours
Nursery
Bus Access, Delivery, Mail Order,
Naturally Grown, Retail, Tours
315 John Ash & Co./Vintner’s Inn
4330 Barnes Road
Santa Rosa CA 95403
(707) 527-7687
www.vintnersinn.com
John Ash & Co. Restaurant- Featur-
ing wine country cuisine. Adjacent to
Vintner’s Inn, a 44-room inn amidst a
90-acre vineyard.
Open: Year-Round, dinner nightly at 5
Accommodations, Restaurant
304 Kendall-Jackson
Wine Center
5007 Fulton Road
Fulton CA 95439
(707) 571-8100
www.kj.com
Enjoy a seated wine & food pairing, visit
the tasting bar and tour the vineyards
and extensive flower, herb and vegeta-
ble gardens that surround the château.
Also: On the Healdsburg Plaza, 337
Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg CA
95448, (707) 433-7102.
Open: Year-round, daily 10-5 except
major holidays
Events: Annual Heirloom Tomato
Festival, September 2010
Olive Oil, Vegetable Farm, Winery
Bus Access, Picnic Area, Tasting,
Tours, Wholesale
305 Matanzas Creek Winery
6097 Bennett Valley Road
Santa Rosa CA 95404
(800) 590-6464
www.matanzascreek.com
Since 1977, Matanzas Creek Winery
has been creating elegant wines that are
regarded as Sonoma county classics. Visit
us to enjoy our current vintage wines and
stroll through our celebrated gardens and
lavender field-Bocce ball court.
Open: Daily 10-4:30, closed major
holidays
Events: Days of Wine & Lavender,
4th Saturday in June
Winery
Picnic Area, Tasting, Tours, Wholesale
306 Muelrath Ranches
Robert Muelrath
3800 Walker Avenue
Santa Rosa CA 95407
(707) 585-2195
www.muelrathspumpkins.com
21 varieties of pumpkins, many variet-
ies of winter squash, gourds, ornamen-
tal corn & sunflowers. All our products
are sustainably grown.
Open: Sept 25-Oct 31, Fri 2-9,
Sat & Sun 10-6
Events: Campfire in the corral every
Friday night.
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Pumpkins
Animal Corral, Bus Access, Carriage/
Wagon & Hayrides, Delivery, Family
Fun, Naturally Grown, Picnic Area,
Retail, Wholesale
300 Old World Winery
850 River Road
Fulton CA 95439
(707) 578-3148
www.oldworldwinery.com
Visit Sonoma County Heritage at our
100-year-old site located close to 101
in the Russian River Valley. We offer a
unique tasting experience by appointment.
Open: Daily 10-5, by appointment
Winery
Bus Access, Naturally Grown
316 Rosso Pizzeria & Wine Bar
53 Montgomery Drive
Santa Rosa CA 95404
(707) 544-3221
www.rossopizzeria.com
Passion about food, wine and soccer.
We support local produce. Come see
us at the Farmers’ Market with our
mobile oven.
Open: Daily 11:30-10
Restaurant, Local Food/Fare
312 Russian River Brewing Co.
725 4th Street
Santa Rosa CA 95404
(707) 545-2337
www.russianriverbrewing.com
Craft brewed, Belgian style, artisan &
barrel-aged Ales & Lagers. Sold locally on
tap and in bottles. Pub features brews,
pizza & local music!
Open: Sun-Thur, 11am-Midnight,
Fri-Sat, 11am-1am
Wholesale
310 Santa Rosa Community Market
1899 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa CA 95401
(707) 546-1806
www.srcommunitymarket.com
A local non-profit natural food grocery
supporting local farmers and vendors
since 1975.
Open: Mon-Sat 8-9, Sun 10-8
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Country Store
Bus Access, Certified Organic, Food
& Beverage, Naturally Grown, Retail
315 Sonoma County Vintners
420 Aviation Blvd, Ste #106
Santa Rosa CA 95403
(707) 573-0974
www.sonomawine.com
The SCV creates the awareness of
Sonoma County as a premium wine
grape growing and wine producing
region.
Professional Services
307 Summerfield Waldorf School Open: Year-round, by appointment
and Farm
Santa Rosa CA [not on map]
(707) 575-7194
www.summerfieldwaldorf.org
Preschool-12th grade. Located on
38-acres with a working biodynamic
farm where farming and gardening
are part of the curriculum and rhythm
of life.
Open: Jan-Dec Tours by appointment only.
Classes, Tours
308 Terra Bella Vista
Olive Oil Co., Inc.
4949 Terra Bella Vista Way
Santa Rosa CA 95404
(707) 586-3777
www.tbvevoliveoil.com
We produce an award-winning virgin
olive oil from 500 Italian olive trees. We
give one-hour free tours by appoint-
ment, including an olive oil tasting.
Winery, Olive Oil, Tours & Education
Bus Access, Tasting, Tours
311 Western Farm Center
21 West 7th Street,
in Railroad Square
Santa Rosa CA 95401
(707) 545-0721
www.westernfarmcenter.com
Open: Daily 8-5, seven days a week
Animals, Bees/Honey, Farm Supplies/
Equipment, Feed Store, Gifts/Baskets
Family Fun, Great for Kids
309 Zazu Restaurant & Farm
Duskie Estes
3535 Guerneville Road
Santa Rosa CA 95403
(707) 523-4814
www.zazurestaurant.com
A restuarant dedicated to local farmers
with it’s own farm out back, using their
own chicken eggs for their pasta &
making their own bacon and salami
from heritage pigs. Take home a pack!
Open: Wed-Sun, opens at 5:30
Event Facility, Mail Order, U-Pick,
Naturally Grown

Santa Rosa Valley

Story & photo courtesy of the Santa Rosa Convention & Visitors Bureau

A
pproximately 50 miles north of just out of the City limits of both Cotati
San Francisco, you’ll find a vibrant and Rohnert Park to the east. Just a little
region overflowing with all you love further north is the suburban community
about California. of Rohnert Park
Welcome to the first established
action of Sonoma by Waldo Emerson
County, where Rohnert, founder
everything comes of the seed giant,
together. Wine CC Morse Seed
country and farm Company. It
country, redwood wasn’t until the
forests and big 1960s that the
business, the seed factory was
serenity of rivers closed down and
and lakes and Rohnert Park was
the excitement of born as the first
tourism and nightlife. “Neighborhood
Unit” community
There are 3 cities in
where no child would have to walk more than
what is called the Santa Rosa Valley. Starting
one-third of a mile to school. At the north of
in the south is the small charming village
the region you will find the bustling city of
of Cotati, a main street town with small
Santa Rosa, with a Victorian historic homes
local restaurants and boutiques. Cotati is
neighborhood and a thriving downtown,
also home to the famous annual Accordion
lined with intriguing shops and restaurants
Festival. Sonoma State University sits
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Sebastopol
Sebastopol
412 Andy’s Produce Market
1685 Gravenstein Hwy No (Hwy
116) Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 824-5440
www.andysproduce.com
Family-owned and proud to offer fresh
produce and natural foods for over 45
years. Incredible selection of fresh fruits
and vegetables, organic produce, gour-
met cheese, fine wine and more.
Open: Year-round, 8-8
Country Store, Local Food/Fare
400 Bassignani Nursery
1841 Gravenstein Highway South
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-3984
Nursery, organic vegetables, fertilizer,
statuary, seeds, gifts and living
Christmas trees. Monthly in-store
gardening demos.
Open: Year-round, Daily 9-5
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Farm & Garden Supplies, Flowers/
Nursery, Pumpkins & Christmas Trees
Classes, Retail
402 Bloomfield Bees & Honey
1295 Bloomfield Road (Farm Stand)
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 836-7278
www.bloomfieldbeeshoney.com
We offer Certified local honeys, varietal
honey, creams and lotions, candles,
tincture, propolis and balms. Our farm
stand is open year-round 10:30-5pm.
Please visit us!
Open: Daylight hours 7 days a week
Bees/Honey
408 Elixir Café
Inside Twin Hill Ranch [not on map]
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 824-4441
www.theinnershaman.com
Made from energetic & healing elixirs
from organic whole plant extracts, herbal
infusions, homeopathy, flower and gem
essences. Botanical cordials and jams, oral
sublinguals, mists, lotions and lavenders.
Drinks daily. Private tasting available.
Open: Year-round, Tues-Fri, 10-4,
Holidays: Nov & Dec weekends
Flowers/Nursery
Classes, Mail Order, Naturally Grown,
Tasting, Wholesale
404 Enchanting Sweet Peas
Glenys Johnson
900 Gravenstein Hwy No (Hwy 116)
Sebastopol CA 95472
(800) 371-0233, (707) 829-5284
www.enchantingsweetpeas.com
Sweet pea seeds and planting supplies.
Specializing in English Spencer Sweet
Peas, many colors, gorgeous fragrant
flowers. Online or mail order. See and
smell thousands of sweet pea blossoms.
Open: One day only – June 6, 2010,
10:30-4
Flowers/Nursery
Bus Access, Mail Order
401 Equistar Farm @6W Ranch
2920 Thorn Road
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 827-3909
www.flagfoundation.org
Pristine setting in English Valley on
multi-generational former working dairy
farm. Equine-guided human develop-
ment programs. Holistic horse care, art,
gifts, pick berries, manure to go!
Open: April-Nov for participation in
workshops & by appointment
Arts, Crafts & Antiques, Education,
Fruit & Berry Farm, Gifts/Baskets,
Non-Profit Organization
Event Facility
421 First Light Farm CSA
Sebastopol CA 95472
[not on map]
(707) 480-5346
www.firstlightfood.com
CSA offers weekly deliveries of ultra-
fresh vegetables and fruit to locations in
Sebastopol, Santa Rosa and Sonoma.
All natural, pure and clean.
Country Store
CSA Subscriptions, Delivery, Naturally Grown
406 French Garden
Restaurant and Bistro
Dan Smith
8050 Bodega Avenue
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 824-2030
www.frenchgardenrestaurant.com
Farm produces a broad array of heir-
loom fruits, vegetables, herbs & honey
served in our Restaurant. Our seasonal
produce is grown bio-intensively with
no chemicals or pesticides. Specialize
in full-service weddings.
Open: Year-round;
Wed-Mon 5-10; Brunch Sun 10-2.
Farm visits by appointment.
419 Frosty Mountain Tree Farm
3600 Mariola Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 829-2351
www.frostymountaintreefarm.com
Great family fun! Choose and cut
Douglas Fris, Scotch Pine, Sequoia and
Monterey Pine. Beautiful, fresh, pre-cut
Noble Fir, Santa’s Gift Shop, hayrides,
animals, Hardcore coffee.
405 Full House Farm
Christine Cole
1000 Sexton Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 829-1561
www.fullhousefarm.com
Farm life tours, vacation rental, nature
trails, picnic areas, farm animals and
equipment, life coaching programs with
horses. Harmony with Horses work-
shops 1st Saturday of each month,
April to Oct. (reservations required).
Open: All visits require reservations
Horses, Accommodations & Event Services
Animal Corral, Classes, Farm Stays,
Horseback Riding, Picnic Area, Tours
407 Garlock Tree Farm
Becky & Keith Garlock
2275 Bloomfield Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-4307
www.garlocktreefarm.com
Choose and cut Douglas Fir, White Fir,
Monterey Pine, Scotch Pine and Sequoia.
Fresh pre-cut Noble Fir. Horse drawn
carriage rides, jump tent, picnic area,
farm animals and gift shop.
Open: Nov 27-Dec 21, 12-5
Pumpkins & Christmas Trees
Animal Corral, Carriage, Wagon & Hay-
rides, Great for Kids, Picnic Area, U-Pick
415 Jacobs Jamboree
Sebastopol CA 95472
[not on map]
(707) 824-5611
www.jacobsjamboree.com
One and one-half acre mini farm in
peaceful country environment with al-
pacas, llamas, rabbits, cats and dogs.
Suggested minimum donation.
Open: Year-round by appointment only
Animals, Education, Tours & Education
Animal Corral, Bus Access, Picnic
Area, School Groups, Tours, U-Pick
409 Luther Burbank’s Gold
Ridge Farm
7781 Bodega Avenue
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 829-6711
www.wschsgrf.org
Burbank’s original farm preserved by the
Western Sonoma County Historical
Society. Burbank plant sales Wednesday
mornings. Docent tours by appointment.
Open: Year-round for self-guided
tours, Cottage open Wed 9-12
Flowers/Nursery, Tours & Education
Bus Access, Classes, Historical Site,
Picnic Area, Tours, U-Pick
403 Moondance Cellars
4901 Blank Road
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Sebastopol
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-0880
www.moondancecellars.com
Small production medaled wines
poured by the winemakers in a tiny
gem of a winery. Pet the miniature
horse, Mini Mo, while tasting signature
mustart and grapeseed oil. Dog friendly.
Horse manure for the compost!
Open: Year-round, by appointment only
Winery
Tasting
420 Mom’s Apple Pie
Betty Carr
4524 Gravenstein Hwy No
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-8330
In the beginning, Mom (Betty Carr)
would bake and sell one pie per day.
Now she offers a wide variety of fruit and
cream pies and sells many more a day.
One thing hasn’t changed, homemade
quality. Mom only uses natural ingredi-
ents and prepares each pie by hand.
Open: Year-round, Daily 10-6
Restaurant
Food & Beverage, Local Food/Fare
410 Morita’s Backyard
Ben Morita
2369 Sanders Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-4839
Family tradition meets organic future at
the family-run and operated fruit and
vegetable farm. Morita’s Backyard has
been in Sebastopol for generations.
Open: Year-round, by appointment only
Certified Organic, Farm Stand,
Naturally Grown
423 New Carpati Farm
4241 Bartleson Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 829-2978
Shitake and oyster mushrooms grown
organically. Limited medicinal herbs and
raspberries. Please call before stopping by,
tours available with notice. U-Pick available.
Open: April-Nov, by appointment only
Berries, Mushrooms
Family Fun, Great for Kids, U-Pick
411 Peters’ Chocolates
Pat & Doug Peters
740 North Main Street
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 829-1572
www.peterschocolates.com
Fine bittersweet 72% Belgian Choco-
late, Clover Dairy’s organic cream,
Sebastopol
Pernigotti cocoa pwder and pure vanilla
make Doug’s Truffles one of a kind.
Turtles combine the same chocolate
with creamy caramel and premium
mixed nuts. Mail order via website.
Open: Visit us at Healdsburg Farmers
Market, Sat 9-noon or at Windsor
Farmers Market, Sun 10-1, May-Nov
Farmers Market, Local Food/Fare
Food & Beverage, Mail Order, Retail, Wholesale
418 Rose and Thorn
Carole Coler-Dark
10050 Bodega Highway
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-9467
www.roseandthornca.com
Delightful and whimsical garden and
shopping experience for everyone!
Chickens and goats, eggs for sale.
Over 90 local artists represented. Picnic
and wedding spots. Events year-round.
Always call ahead.
Open: Thurs-Mon 11-5:30. Call for holiday
hours. Closed mid-Jan to mid-Feb
Animals, Flowers/Nursery
Animal Corral, Bus Access, Delivery,
Event Facility, Family Fun, Mail Order,
Picnic Area, Retail, School Groups
Local Flavor. Global Vision.
Story by Pam Williams & Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce
L
ong before it had an official name,
Sebastopol was home to Native
American Pomo and Miwok
tribes. Then came the Spanish explorers
who later settled on
land grants, two
boundaries of which
met near present-day
Main Street. They
were named Rancho
Canada de Jonive
and Rancho Llano de
Santa Rosa.
Irish immigrant
and San Francisco
surveyor Jasper O’Farrell liked the area
and traded some Marin County land
for the Jonive Rancho. He named it
Analy Township after his County Annaly
homeland. The missing ‘n’ in Analy was
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422 Solar Works www.williebird.com
400-C Morris Street Free range organic turkeys, smoked
Sebastopol CA 95472 & parts, smoked chickens, breasts &
ducks. Fresh ground turkey, sausage,
(707) 829-8282
www.solarworksca.com steaks. Deli & Sandwiches. Toll Free:
(877) 494-5592 Wholesale: (707) 996-6981.
Local, full-service, licensed solar
contractor, providing high quality solar Open: Year-round, Mon-Fri 9-5,
systems for home, business and com- Sat 9-4
munity since 1986. Visit our Restaurant: Willie Bird’s Restau-
Open: Year-round 9-5 rant, 1150 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa
Rosa, (707) 542-0861
424 Sonoma Garden Designs Open: Daily 7-9, Sun 7-8
5631 Ver-Ni Road Poultry, Restaurant
Sebastopol CA 95472 Certified Organic, Mail Order, Wholesale
(707) 696-6379
www.sonomagardendesigns.com 417 Willowist Miniature Horses
Recycled redwood garden potting 2501 Blucher Valley Raod
Sebastopol CA 95472
tables and accessories, original con-
crete garden sculptures. (707) 829-1763
www.willowistminiaturehorses.com
Open: Year-round, by appointment only
Events: Sebastopol Apple Fair, WAFT,
Miniature horse farm with many friendly
Petaluma Garden & Art Show
little horses to pet and feed treats.
Arts & Crafts, Garden Accessories Tours for groups, please call ahead.
$10 per person. Horses for sale also.
413 Willie Bird Turkey #1 Open: April-Oct, Mon-Sat 12-4:30
5350 Highway 12
Animals
Santa Rosa CA 95407 Animal Corral, Bus Access, Family Fun,
(707) 545-2832 Great For Kids, School Groups, Tours
Sebastopol
simply a recording error, but for some
reason it was never corrected.
The California Gold Rush brought more
settlers to the area. In 1855, Joseph H.P.
Morris filed a claim
for 120 acres of the
Llano de Santa Rosa
land and moved his
trading post to what
would become a
center of commerce.
Morris called the
fledgling town Pine
Grove, but since
another Pine Grove in
California was already incorporated a new
name was required. Why “Sebastopol?”
The name was chosen when a feud
between two Pine Grove citizens mirrored
a story making worldwide headlines at the
continued on page 60
ALONG THE SONOMA COUNTY
CHEESE TRAIL
By Clark Wolf
O
ne of the many delicious secrets of Carmody, named for the road below the farm,
Sonoma County Farm Trails is just their collection has range and subtlety, with
how many world class cheesemakers back-stories and smiles at every bite.
we have right here along our farmland coast. Bellwether Farms
In fact, this is where American cheesemaking (707) 763-0993
www.bellwetherfarms.com
got its rebirth in the late 1970s when a talented
woman in Santa Rosa—named Laura Chenel—
Then wind your way up to the Gravenstein
started making world class goat cheeses that
Highway—named for the fragrant apples that
changed the way America eats.
still dot the lower hills and flatlands—and slip
These days we can dig in and savor the wares over to Redwood Hill Creamery. The original
dairy, now the family home, is perched on a
of some classic, long-term talents and visit the
more recently acclaimed artisans that have lovely hill up Green Valley Road, overlooking
created what the late Johnny Apple wrote about Iron Horse Vineyard. But these days a former
in the New York Times—as a “New Normandy apple processing plant is now where lovely
North of the Golden Gate.” Truly, these
are treasures of the table.
Start in what I like to call Sonoma—
the—town, a few blocks off the classic
main square and visit the home of one
of this county’s and this country’s true
masters. Ig Vella—at Vella Cheese—is
no less than a national treasure, who,
as his father Tom, before him, has given
us many greats. His Dry Jack, rubbed Photo: Courtesy Redwood Hill Farm
with cocoa, black pepper and veggie oil is cheeses—softies like Camellia and the new
world famous and award-winning but every Cameo, firm and goaty—er Bouchinette—light
cheese he makes—Mezzo Secco, Oro Secco, and sometimes herbed little tubs of fresh chevre
Raw Milk Cheddar, Toma, Asiago, Italian style ready for market along with their lovely Kefir and
Table Cheese, Romanello Dulce—has depth and savory yogurts.
body and benchmark quality that transcends the Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery
humble nature of this ancient food. 2064 Highway 116 North Building 1, Suite 130
Vella Cheese Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 823-8250
315 2nd Street East
Sonoma, CA 95476-5710 www.redwoodhill.com
(707) 938-3232
www.vellacheese.com From our goats, sheep and cows—with the
help of some very talented cheesemakers—to
Then swing over and up to the pastoral heart your picnic table or family feast – these are truly
of grasslands just outside of Petaluma where artisan foods worth searching for and sharing.
Cindy and Liam Callahan, mother and son,
make sheep and Jersey cows milk cheeses in Clark Wolf is a periodic Sonoma County local,
author of American Cheeses, The Best Regional,
the style of Italy but in the spirit of their patch
Artisan and Farmhouse Cheeses, Who Makes Them
of green. From snowy fresh Fromage Blanc
and Where to Find Them (Simon & Schuster,
and creamy Crescenza to sharp and peppery 2008) and food and restaurant consultant.
Pepato and San Andreas, along with buttery www.clarkwolfcompany.com
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 Gravenstein Apple Fair

THE GRAVENSTEIN APPLE FAIR

The Sweetest Little Fair in Sonoma County
Story by Tina Castelli, Apple Fair Manager

T
his year in 2010, the
Gravenstein Apple Fair
will be celebrating the
100th anniversary of the first
Sebastopol Apple Fair held back
in 1910. The fair presenters,
Sonoma County Farm Trails
and the Apple Core Committee
made up of Farm Trails members
and local volunteers have
an especially sweet little fair
planned for this year.

The event will include historical

displays and artifacts from the
Sebastopol Historical Society
Museum like photos, event
programs and trophies from
some of those early years.
There will be a re-creation of
the original front entrance of
the 1910 fair, which was then
called the Gravenstein Apple
Show. Luther Burbank’s 1916
Willys-Knight will be on display,
currently owned by Guy Smith.
The story is told that the famed
horticulturist drove the car back
and forth from his home in
Gravenstein spread and by the turn of the
Santa Rosa to his experimental farm in
century apple orchards were all across the
Sebastopol with the top down, his white
West County. Family names like Barlow,
hair flowing behind him.
Oehlmann, Roberts, Hallberg, Walker,
The fair is named after that tart but Hurst, Martinelli, Kozlowski and Dutton
sweet little apple called the Gravenstein. over the years helped create the major
The Gravenstein apple was first brought West County Apple industry which at its
to Sebastopol along with the Layton height in 1945 totaled over 14,000 acres of
Design by
Dennis Bolt berry back in 1869 when William J. Hunt apples, according to the Sonoma County
www.dennisbolt.com
Presented by crossed the plains to a better life out west. Agricultural Commissioner’s office.
Luther Burbank is said to have assisted
125 Artisans • Local Food • Wine and Brews Sebastopol staged its first Apple Show in
with propagation of the Gravenstein
1910. The event was held on Main Street
2 stages of Live Music • Kids Activities • Apple Contests starting in 1885 when he planted 18
in a tent across from the Petaluma and
acres in his Sebastopol experimental
Chef Demos • Historical & Farm Life displays Santa Rosa Railway Depot. This annual
orchard and farm. The success of the
Get tickets online at farmtrails.org or call 1-888-255-1223

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Gravenstein Apple Fair Gravenstein Apple Fair

bash was an August exhibition showcasing platform and as it spun the ladies skirts would Apple Show was lost. It wasn’t until 1973 for the kids and a fine selection of local wine
apples and apple products during the peak fly up exposing their bloomers and petticoats. when a group of local farmers formed the and brews for the adults. Entertainment is
of their season. The fair annually sported The event was a huge success and for many organization, Sonoma County Farm Trails. abounding with two stages of live music
huge custom from popular bands
structures for playing bluegrass, country,
front entrance rockabilly, Cajun and more.
gates and What kind of a fair would it
elaborate apple be without contests - local
displays by local home cooks can enter a
packing plants, pie in the Apple Pie Baking
canneries and contest sponsored by
apple drying the Sebastopol Chamber
companies. of Commerce or adults
Processing and children can enter
and marketing the Pie Eating Contest,
apples had the no-hands Caramel
become big Apple Eating Contest,
business. Applesauce Drinking
Sculptors were Contest and the Apple
hired to build Juggling Contest.
one-quarter
scale buildings It may have been 100
and even a years since the first
locomotive out Sebastopol Apple Fair
of whole fresh but the traditions are still
and dried sliced apples. Those early fairs years was looked forward to and attended by The Gravenstein Apple Fair was revived not alive. Don’t miss this special
had a carnival like atmosphere with one of people from all parts of the United States. only as a means to promote the Sebastopol centennial event, August 14 and 15 at Ragle
the crowd favorites being “The Joy Wheel,” apple industry but to earn income which Ranch Park, 10-6 on Saturday and 10-5 on
where men would sit in the middle and In the late twenties with the death of Luther could help support the Farm Trails Map & Sunday. This year tickets are available
ladies around the outside of a spinning Burbank and the looming depression the Guide and other public agricultural education. online at gravensteinapplefair.com or by
calling (888) 255-1223. There is a special
Today, the Gravenstein Apple Fair is
brimming with tradition. This country
fair still showcases the Gravenstein
featuring fresh Gravenstein
apples, Gravenstein applesauce,
apple juice, apple pie, apple
fritters, candied apples and Chef
demonstrations with recipes you
can make at home using the famed

Photo: Courtesy Dan Gilbert

apple. Visitors experience the feeling
of an old time country get-together,
you can throw darts at apples, ride
in a wagon pulled by plow horses or
Photo: Courtesy Lynda Hopkins

watch farm life demonstrations like

milking a goat or shearing a sheep.
Local farmers, artists and community groups
sell everything from apples and garden art to
hand thrown pottery and gourmet goodies.
There are fun activities, like the Hay Maze
Family Pack discount available only online at
$30 for 2 adults and up to 3 children under
12. See you at the fair!

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 EATING WITH THE
FOUR SEASONS
Sonoma County is graced with a year-around growing season. Build your daily menu with
local produce when it’s fresh off the vine, tree or bush.
spring
· Arugula · Swiss Chard
· Kale · Lettuces
· Broccoli · Cauliflower
· Carrots · Radishes
· Beets · Green garlic
· Green onions · Asparagus Kitchen tables overflowed before
· Artichokes · Snap peas
· Fennel
summer
· Stone fruits: apricots, peaches, nectarines and plums
· Apples: Gravensteins and other heirloom early varieties
· Berries: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries,
and varieties of blackberries
· Melons: honeydew, cantaloupe and crane
· Herbs · Heirloom tomatoes
· Pears · Zucchini
· Summer squash · Peppers
Early Seasonal Life on Local Farms & Vineyards
excerpts from when the rivers ran red
by vivienne sosnowski
…By Thanksgiving of that year, most of the
vintage from that bumper crop was already
tucked into wineries, starting on its tranquil
journey and growing richer and more complex
each day. Local churches celebrated the annual
harvest with song and prayer and displays of
the bounty of the land: spaces around fonts
and lecterns were stacked with sheaves of
bronze wheat, bundles of golden sunflowers,
piles of pumpkins and squash, baskets of
apples and tomatoes and peppers. During every
mass, golden marigolds and the last of the pale
summer roses sat in big jugs on altars and were
tied with big bows of ribbons around pulpits.
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fall
· Table grapes · Watermelons
· Pomegranates · Persimmons
· Pears · All Varieties of Apples
· Figs · Heirloom Tomatoes
· Eggplant · Zucchini
· Summer squash · Winter Squash
· Carrots · Decorative Gourds
· Corn · Herbs
· Potatoes · Onions
· Garlic · Pumpkins
winter
· Cabbage · Swiss Chard
· Kale · Lettuces
· Broccoli · Cauliflower
· Carrots · Brussels Sprouts
· Beets · Onions
· Hardy Squash · Late Harvest Apples
· Sorrel · Spinach
· Herbs
The year in Wine Country had begun, as ever,
with early spring rains that fell in soft, windblown
curtains across the sparkling…rivers…and
creeks. Reaching the sea full to their banks, the
flow of the largest rivers was the first sign that
the summer’s irrigation, so necessary to sustain
millions of grapevines, would run reliably. The
rivers gurgled through lush grasslands then
rolled under woodlands of oak and pine and
forests of firs and redwoods. Steelhead and
Chinook salmon fought the currents to find
warm shallows to lay their eggs….And above
all that were the sounds of ducks, great blue
herons, red-tailed hawks, turkey vultures, and
white egrets heading to their nesting grounds.
As it still does some 90 years later, spring burst almost every color of the spectrum…Small but
out as if in a dance: Thousands of sweet table grapes jostled
prune trees with pale blossoms
looked like so many ballerinas
twirling in frothy tulle. Golden
for the sun alongside purple
morning glories and climbing
roses in white and red. Tiny,
mustard flowers glowed among potent jasmine blossoms
chocolate brown vines still to leaf. scented the air.
All summer, the hot afternoon air
helped the green grapes swell to By fall deep red peppers,
juicier sweetness each day: even gleaming purple eggplants
the red wine grapes start green and huge rippled pumpkins
only turning to red as they ripen… glowed in every garden.
Summer gardens were picked Baskets of walnuts were
early before the day’s heat set in: collected and the last dark
ripe figs of the year laid gently
breakfast with sweet, fat tomatoes and even into kitchen towels. It was hard to keep count
sweeter corn, and salad makings of lettuce of the many varieties of apples that had been
and beets and cucumbers. Juicy stone fruits— picked and stored away in barns and attics. And
peaches, nectarines, apricots and cherries— as the mild warm winter began, the last of the
were set on platters next to strawberries, vegetables would be dug up and the final bales
raspberries, blueberries, watermelons and of oats, alfalfa, and wild hay stood alongside
a rainbow of plums in shades of yellow and boxes of horse corn and sacks of walnuts.
green and red and purple. Before long, canning
cupboards were full of berry jams and sweet And now it was time to rest...
pickles and row after row of vegetables in jars in
Restaurants want consistency
and that’s what I deliver.
— Dan “the tomato man” Magnuson
Sonoma County’s finest tomatoes,
seasonal veggies and plant seedlings.
Look for us at the Healdsburg, Windsor
and Petaluma Farmers’ Markets, and now
at OUR NEW FARM STAND located at
21699 Geyserville Avenue, Geyserville.
707.322.3442
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Graton & Occidental Graton & Occidental

100 small Sonoma County parcels. 509 Redwood Hill Farm

Providing fresh and processed plums,
berries, apples and pears.
Open: July-Dec, by appointment only
Fruit Farm, Flowers/Herbs, Nurseries
& Honey
Certified Organic, Historical Site,
Naturally Grown, Wholesale
507 Occidental Arts and
Ecology Center
15290 Coleman Valley Road
Occidental CA 95465
(707) 874-1557
www.oaec.org
An environmental center with four
acres of organic gardens. We have
tours, plant sales, events and
classes. Tour schedule posted
online. Volunteer day every Wed
(except at Thanksgiving and
Christmas). Plant sales: May 1-2,
April 10-11, August 21-22, 2010
Open: March-Nov
Flowers/Herbs, Nurseries & Honey
& Creamery
509 Thomas Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-8250
www.redwoodhill.com
Working goat dairy farm produc-
ing award-winning artisan goat milk,
cheese, kefir and yogurt. At our annual
Farm Tours taste our delicious natural
goat milk products, tour the farm, learn
to milk a goat and play with the baby kids!
Open: Only on our Annual Farm
Tour dates; please phone or visit our
website for details and dates
Animal Corral, Family Fun, Great for
Kids, Mail Order, Naturally Grown,
Tasting, Tours, Wholesale
510 Sebastopol Berry Farm
9201 Ross Station Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 694-2301
berryfarm@mac.com
Fresh blueberries, raspberries, black-

Graton & Occidental

Bus Access, Certified Organic,
Classes, Event Facility, Tours berries, boysenberries and strawberries.
Organically certified and conventionally
508 O’Connell Vineyards grown berries available. Berries sold at
local Farmers Markets. No U-Pick.
& Vine Hill House
Open: Jun-July, Mon-Fri 11-4, Sat &
Dan & Jan O’Connell
515 Apple-A-Day Growers of unusual and drought asian pears, apples, persimmons Certified Organic, Mail Order
3601 Vine Hill Road
Sun 12-4; Aug-Sept call ahead for
Ratzlaff Ranch tolerant plants. Offering a vast and blackberries. Farm products hours of operation
Sebastopol CA 95472
Ken Ratzlaff selection of perennials, herbs,
grasses, shrubs, roses, phoriums
include juice, two types fo jam and
dried lavender. Featuring U-Pick
506 Kozlowski Farms (707) 823-8140 Farmers Market, Fruit/Berry Farm
13128 Occidental Road 5566 Gravenstein Hwy. 116 Vine Hill House – (888) 889-0929
Certified Organic, Naturally Grown
Sebastopol CA 95472 and succulents. Pottery, gloves, apples from August thru October.
Forestville CA 95436
soils and fertilizers. Open: By appointment
(707) 823-0538
Open: March-Oct, Tues-Sat 9-5,
(707) 887-1587 Estate grown Pinot Noir. Vineyards 518 The Rose Family Farm
ratzlaffranch@hotmail.com Bees/Honey, Country Store, Educa- www.kozlowskifarms.com and apple orchard. Event facility and 9825 Graton Road
Sun 10-4, Closed Monday
tion, Farmers Market, Fruit/Berry guesthouse for O’Connell Vineyards. Sebastopol CA 95472
Apples: Gravenstein, Golden Delicious, Flowers/Nursery, Tours & Education Farm, Local Food/Fare, Pumpkins & Specialty gourmet and organic Open: By appointment only
Rome (Aug-Feb). Bartlett pears: (Aug
(707) 823-5008
Bus Access, Classes, Naturally Christmas Trees, Tours & Education foods, including: Jams, mustards, Bus Access
15-Nov 30). Fresh frozen apple juice all duneflowr@aol.com
Grown, Retail, Tours, Wholesale Bus Access, Certified Organic, CSA berry vinegars, salad dressings,
year. “U-Pick” therosefamilyfarm@gmail.com
Subscriptions, Delivery, Family Fun, Chipotle grilling sauces barbecue 514 Rainbows End Farm
Open: Year-round, Daily 8-5, 503 Empire 1 Nursery Farm Stand, Food Tastings, Great sauce, fruits and spreads. Rus-
Nan Koehler A year of farming in Southern France
closed Sat 3747 Guerneville Road for Kids, Picnic Area, Retail, School sian River Valley Pinot Noir Wine. has inspired my garden of seasonal
Mail Order for apple juice only, U-Pick Organic apples, homemade pies,
13140 Frati Lane
Santa Rosa CA 95401 Groups, Tasting, Tours, U-Pick, fruits, vegetables, fine herbs and edible
tarts & cookies. Perfect gifts for Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 546-1114 Wholesale flowers. Veggies grown from organic
501 Dutton Ranch Corporation everyone. (707) 874-2315
seeds brought back from France. Tra-
10717 Graton Road Bedding plants, bamboo, fuchsias, fruit 505 Harmony Farm Supply Open: Year-round, Daily 9-5 Certified organic 20-acre complex (all ditional French farming and home fruit
Sebastopol CA 95472 trees, nursery stock, water plants. & Nursery Events: Grape to Glass, Gravenstein hand-done) permiculture garden. preserving.
(707) 823-0448 Open: Year-round, Daily, Summer Rick Williams Apple Fair Plants and animals coexist. Fo- Open: May-Oct, by appointment only
www.duttonranch.com 9-5:30, Winter 9-5 3244 Highway 116 North Certified Organic, Farm Stand, Food cused on producing for the Farmers Events: Private or group garden
Flowers/Nursery Sebastopol CA 95472 & Beverage, Mail Order, Picnic Area, Market. coaching, honey tasting, family apple
Apples available during harvest. Bus Access (707) 823-9125 Retail, Tasting, Wholesale Open: May-Nov by appointment picking and dehydrating of apples and
Open: Mon-Fri, 8-5 during harvest www.harmonyfarm.com only. Tours led by intern. Payment pears (Sept & Oct) How to make chutneys
season 504 Gabriel Farm Irrigation and solar design and supplies;
517 Nana Mae’s Organics requested. and preserves, herbal wreaths and natu-
Apple Ranch Lucy & Torrey Olson Sebastopol CA 95472 ral grown products (Summer & Fall).
extensive nursery including organic Farm Supplies/Equipment, Farmers
3175 Sullivan Road [not on map] Market, Tours & Education Flowers/Nursery, Tours & Education
veggie starts and seeds. Soil enrichment
511 Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at Sebastopol CA 95472 products, earth friendly pest control. (707) 829-7359 Bus Access, Certified Organic, Family
Bus Access, Classes, Historical Site,
555 Irwin Lane (707) 829-0617 www.nanamae.com Picnic Area, Tours, U-Pick
Open: Winter hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-5; Fun, Great for Kids, Historical Site,
Santa Rosa CA 95401 www.gabrielfarm.com Sat 8-5; Sun 9-5. Summer hours: School Groups, Tours, U-Pick
(707) 525-9644 Local, Slow Food, certified organic
Certified organic family farm growing Mon-Fri 7:30-6; Sat 8-5; Sun 8:30-5 family farm, sharecropping on over
www.emerisa.com

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Graton & Occidental

500 Twig Art and Garden
2502 Joy Road
Occidental CA 95465
(707) 874-3870
www.twigartandgarden.com
Art and garden in magical barn setting.
Container gardens in vintage planters,
goats, chickens, fresh eggs in Spring
and Summer.
Open: Year-round, by appointment
Events: Art @ The Source Open
Studios, June 5 & 6, June 12 & 13.
Holiday Art Walk, Nov 20 & 21, 11-5.
Animals, Gifts, Flowers/Nursery
Animal Corral
512 Walker Apples
10955 Upp Road
Sebastopol CA 95472
(707) 823-4310
27 varieties of apples – “Try before
you buy!” No U-Pick. End of half-mile
scenic country dirt road.
Open: Aug 1-Nov 15 Daily 9-5

Graton & Occidental

Small towns but mighty in character and cuisine
Story excerpts from the Occidental Chamber of Commerce

S
ettlers came to this region in search of the town of Occidental. This ten-mile highway
their fortune in the Gold Rush and found winds through lush, towering redwoods, past
it instead in the fertile Green Valley of rocky ravines and peaceful farmlands. The
Sonoma County, where Graton is located. With Bohemian Highway is one of the first areas to be
lush little valleys and redwood studed hillsides settled in the region and has a climate perfect
Graton is home to several multi-generational for exploration, buffered from the ocean fog and
apple farmers, offering over 25 varieties of
apples during the summer months including
the prized Gravenstein. Take some time and
sit a spell with these folks who are full of local
history and willing to share their stories of the
local apple industry. Graton is also part of a
premiere wine growing region and has two
Zagat rated restaurants located along its two
block stretch of downtown. Oak Grove School
in Graton was founded in 1854, making it one
of the oldest school districts in California.
Alexander’s Crown Vineyard, Healdsburg, California
Don’t be startled if you are there at noon when
the town siren still marks the hour from the
Fire Department.
The Taste of Sonoma County
Starts Here.
Travel a little further west and you will find
Occidental, a small town nestled in the redwoods Come taste Rodney Strong’s Estate,
extreme heat found further inland. Occidental is Reserve and Single Vineyard Wines
of Sonoma County between Freestone and
also home to a local Bohemian Farmers’ Market to discover our region’s acclaimed
Monte Rio. The town of Occidental is made up of
every Friday and is near several award-winning appellations: Alexander Valley,
both old-timers and new residents. Aside from Chalk Hill & Russian River Valley.
wineries that are open to the public. Other
its excellent restaurants for a town of its size,
nearby attractions to delight the senses include Tasting Room and Gift Center
Occidental is home to unique gift shops that sell
a Japanese inspired spa and a rare plant Open daily 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
everything from crystals, herbs and handmade
nursery that offers some of the most rare and 11455 Old Redwood Highway | Healdsburg, CA
soaps to toys and garden statues.Tennis courts
exotic flora in the United States. Recreational 800.678.4763 | www.rodneystrong.com
are located in downtown Occidental and the
activities in the area include horseback riding,
area is very popular with cyclists and car clubs
hiking and biking and white water rafting on
for its beautiful, challenging routes between the
the Russian River. Remember – Occidental is
coast and redwoods. The Bohemian Highway,
small, but is quite the gem if you’re looking for a
arguably one of the most scenic drives in the
relatively undiscovered, quiet getaway.
whole state of California, runs right through

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River Route River Route

603 Wine Tasting of

Sonoma County
25179 Highway 116
Duncans Mills CA 95430
(707) 865-0565
www.winetastingsonoma.com
Specializing in local Sonoma wines,
cheeses and specialty foods. Wine
and cheese can be enjoyed on our
sunny deck or by the fire. Gifts and
shipping available. We are dog friendly.
Open: Year-round, 12-6 (closed
Tuesdays). Call for Winter hours.
Events: Winemaker Dinners, call
for details.

River Route Mail Order, Picnic Area, Tasting,

Wine Club

606 Applewood Inn Restaurant places, pool and hot tub. Eco-friendly Recreation/Events, Restaurant,
Carlos Pippa
13555 Highway 116
Guerneville CA 95446
with edible landscape, near farms,
perfect for slow food safari.
Open: Year-round
Tourism Services, Tours & Education
Bus Access, Food & Beverage, His-
torical Site, Mail Order, Picnic Area,
The Russian River Valley
Retail, Tasting, Tours
(707) 869-9093 Accommodations Story by Valerie Munthe
www.applewoodinn.com Event Facility, Family Fun

Awarded 27 points by Zagat 2010, 601 Martinelli Winery, Russian River Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center
making it the second finest dining ex- 604 DeLoach Vineyards Vineyards & Orchards
perience in Sonoma County. For Wine 1791 Olivet Road 3360 River Road
Country fine dining at its’ best visit this
Santa Rosa CA 95401 Windsor CA 95492
delightfully upscale restaurant. (707) 525-0570, (800) 346-1627 The winding Russian River, known to the bananas). The main sources of water are
(415) 289-4517
Open: Year-round, Mon-Sat
www.deloachvineyards.com www.martinelliwinery.com natives as “Shabaikai” Sweetwater Springs
Restaurant Winery and tasting. Wines and gift packs, (sha-be-ke; “the (located northeast
Producing wine in the Russian River
apples, pumpkins, honey, mustards, snake”), twists and of downtown
Valley since 1975 and known for exem-
607 Adams & Friend Farm plary, terroir-driven Pinot Noir, Chardon- vinegars and gourmet items. Gift shop. turns its 100-mile Guerneville), Austin
Wheelchair access.
3022 Trenton Road nay & Zinfandel. Tours by appointment, length into the mighty Creek, Fife Creek
Santa Rosa CA 95401 10 or more require reservation. Mini- Open: Year-round, daily 10-5
Pacific Ocean. Along and the Russian
(707) 546-9598 farmers market in Summer. Winery, Fruit & Veggies
the way are the small River. Although
www.pillowbar.us.com Open: Daily, 10am Mail Order, Tasting
towns that make-up there are not many
Feather and down bed pillows Vineyard
Animal Corral, Naturally Grown, Picnic one of California’s farms remaining
cleaned by machine. Down comfort-
Area, Tours, Wine Tasting
602 Porter Creek Vineyards favorite vacation in this area today,
ers renovated. Spinning wool, looms
8735 Westside Road
& weavings. Animal hides, figs & fruit communities; the there still remains a
Healdsburg CA 95448
in season. Chicken eggs available
daily. State licensed. Shipping available.
600 Korbel Champagne Cellars (707) 433-6321 Russian River Resort draw of visitors who
13250 River Road www.portercreekvineyards.com Area. The rich soils explore the Russian
Open: By appointment, call ahead
Guerneville CA 95446 are comprised of Photo: Courtesy Valerie Munthe River Valley for its
(707) 824-7216 Certified Organic and Biodynamic
estate-grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay ancient forest mulch River-time fun, ancient
605 Creekside Inn & Resort www.korbel.com
wines, plus small lots of other varietals. and flood silt deposits and when paired redwoods at Armstrong Woods and
16180 Neely Road Wine, champagne and brandy. Tours: Open: Daily, 10:30-4:30 with mild weather is a perfect opportunity world-renowned wines and champagnes.
Guerneville CA 95446 cellars daily, garden tours in Summer. Winery for growing any type of vegetable and
(707) 869-3623 Gourmet Deli. Established by European travelers in
Wine Tasting fruit (with the exception of pineapple and
www.creeksideinn.com Open: Year-round, daily 10-4:30 the mid 1800s, the Russian River Area
Family-owned and operated resort, Events: Check our website for
cottages with equipped kitchens, fire- Annual Food & Wine Events continued on page 65

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Coast Route
Coast Route
705 Bellwether Farms
(707) 763-0993 [not on map]
www.bellwetherfarms.com
We are a family-owned farm and creamery
located in western Sonoma county producing
award-winning sheep and cows milk
cheeses and yogurt since 1990.
Open: See website
Mail Order, Wholesale
704 Canvas Ranch
Deborah Walton
755 Tomales Road
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 766-7171
www.canvasranch.com
Sustainable family farm & CSA special-
izing in culinary & medicinal herbs,
vegetables, Asian pears, lavender,
Araucana chicken eggs, Olde English
Babydoll sheep & cashmere goats.
Tours, classes, special events. Artists
welcome.
Open: Year-round, by appointment only
Animals, Education, Gifts/Baskets,
Local Food/Fare, Vegetable Farm
Animal Corral, Bus Access, Carriage/
Wagon/Hayrides, Classes, CSA Sub-
scriptions, Delivery, Event Facility, Family
Fun, Farm Stand, Great for Kids, Mail
Order, Naturally Grown, Picnic Area,
School Groups, Tours, Wholesale
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706 North Coast Native Nursery
2700 Chileno Valley Road
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 769-1213
www.northcoastnativenursery.com
Beautifully grown California native spe-
cies including groundcovers, flowering
perennials, shrubs and trees for elegant
gardens, natural landscapes, hedge-
rows, wildlife habitat, living roofs and
rain gardens.
Open: Year-round, Mon-Sat,
seasonal hours posted on website
Flowers/Nursery
Retail, Wholesale
701 Olympia’s Orchard Organic
1051 Walker Road
Petaluma CA 94952
(707) 762-1710
www.tworockranch.com
Featuring Albert Etter varieties, Pink Pearl,
Wickson, Waltana, Etter’s Gold, Ginger
Gold, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Jonathan,
Goldrush, Cameo, Rome Beauty, Swiss
Gourmet, Cinnamon Spice, Suncrisp, Gala,
and more. Picnic area and a cute calf from
our organic dairy to pet.
Open: Aug-Oct, 10-6, Sun 11-4
Events: Email us to be included for other events
Fruit & Vegetable Farm
Animal Corral, Bus Access, Certified
Organic, Farm Stand, Great for Kids
702 Salmon Creek Ranch
John & Lesley Brabyn
1400 Bay Hill Road
Bodega CA 94922
(707) 876-1808
www.salmoncreekranch.com
Muscovy ducks raised on certified or-
ganic pasture; organic duck eggs; New
Zealand Kiko goats; goat meat & honey.
Open: Year-round, by appointment
Certified Organic, Mail Order,
Naturally Grown
703 Skyhorse Ranch, LLC
13950 Highway 1
Valley Ford CA 94972
(707) 876-1908
www.skyhorseranch.com
Vacation rental (sleeps 6), gardens,
sheep, horses and goats. Educational
programs on animals, land and nature.
Guided tours. Seasonal produce, fruit,
organic lamb & wool bedding products–
pillows, comforters, mattress pads, etc.
Open: By appointment only
Accommodations, Animals, Arts/
Crafts & Antiques, Country Store,
Education, Meat/Poultry, Dairy,
Recreation/Events,Tourism Services,
Tours & Education, Wedding Services
Animal Corral, Classes, Event Facility,
Farm Stays, Naturally Grown
The Sonoma Coast
Story by Tina Castelli
T
he Sonoma Coastal Route extends
from Tomales in the south up to
Bodega Bay in the north. All along
this winding stretch of Highway 1 is some
of the most beautiful coastal scenery you
will find. While the north coast weather can
be foggy in the summer, it usually burns
off by midday and the cool ocean breezes
make the Sonoma Coast a haven for
visitors seeking to escape the inland heat.
At ocean’s edge you will find long sandy
beaches below rocky bluffs filled with
natural arches and secluded coves.
The fishing villages that sit along the
shoreline are currently home to commercial
fisherman, but were once bustling ports
exporting farm produce such as potatoes
during the mid-1800s. You may see one or
two of the majestic vintage potato barns
still standing as you drive through the
countryside.
Tomales is a for the filming of his
beautiful little town
that sits along the
shoreline of Hwy
1 and overlooks
the Point Reyes
National Seashore.
For nature lovers,
there are hikes,
kayaking in the
bay and Dillon
Beach nearby.
Stop and sit a spell
near Hog Island and Nick’s Cove and view
the seals and roosting brown pelicans.
Visitors can dine in wonderful restaurants and
cafes, tour the community with its Victorian
architecture and Queen Anne cottages.
Secluded just 6 miles inland from the coast
across rolling hills you will find the charming
little town of Valley Ford, home to a quaint
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Coast Route
hotel, a bed & breakfast inn and a few
eclectic shops, cafes and wineries. The farm
land around Valley Ford is vast, with cattle
and lamb farmers that are still operating in
their fourth and fifth generation. Valley Ford
is also famous for Christo’s Fence which
passed through the town and the private
ranches of 59 families along 24.5 miles. It
is considered the largest art project in Bay
Area history although it was only up for two
weeks back in 1976. All the materials were
turned over to the farmers and some still
offer viewings during special events.
Farther north is the fishing harbor of
Bodega Bay, home to a contemporary
commercial fishing trade that harvests
albacore, Chinook salmon, halibut,
rockfish, Dungeness crab, sole, and
more recently sea urchin. Bodega Bay
was made famous in 1961 when Alfred
Hitchcock chose
the quiet little town
movie, “The Birds.”
Now Bodega Bay
is a great place
to visit for whale
watching, hiking,
fishing, surfing,
bicycling and
overnight camping
is still available on
a few beaches.
Photo: Courtesy Lucy Shea
The Sonoma Coast
Route is the perfect place for day tripping if
you live anywhere in Northern California.
Be sure to dress in layers because it does get
cold, jump in the car and drive, stop along the
way for a half dozen oysters on the half shell
or a shrimp cocktail and don’t forget to grab
a bag of salt water taffy for dessert.
Windsor to Cloverdale
2179 Yoakim Bridge Road
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-8121
www.drycreekpeach.com
Certified organic peach farm. White and
yellow peaches, nectarines, plums, peach
jam, frozen peach bellini mix. Walla Walla
onions and seasonal produce. Come visit
our store. Buses welcome.
Open: July-Labor Day, Sat & Sun 12-5
Country Store, Fruit/Berry Farm,
Vegetable Farm
Bus Access, Certified Organic, Farm
Stand, Mail Order
830 Dry Creek Vineyard
3770 Lambert Bridge Road
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-1000
www.drycreekvineyard.com
Dry Creek Vineyard produces world
class wines from selected Sonoma
County Vineyards. The wines are clas-
sically styled and carefully crafted for
quality and character.
Open: Year-round, 10:30-4:30
Country Store, Vineyard, Winery
Windsor
803 Ferrari-Carano Vineyards
to
and Winery
8761 Dry Creek Road
Healdsburg CA 95448
Cloverdale
(707) 433-6700
www.ferrari-carano.com
In Dry Creek Valley, taste world class
wines, stroll exquisite gardens and en-
joy breathtaking vineyard views. Private
tasting available. Check website for
events and wine club information.
Open: Daily 10-5, tours by appointment
Olive Oil, Vineyard, Winery
Classes, Tastings, Mail Order, Retail,
Tours
831 Affinity Solar Energy, Inc. Small family-run ranch where Grandpa Dragonfly organically grows cut flowers
805 Foggy River Farm
399 Business Park Court #150 and the grandkids grow premium Pinot and offers complete floral services.
Noir and Syrah wine grapes. Old build- We have a seasonal farm stand and Emmett & Lynda Hopkins
Windsor CA 95492
ings and old farm equipment highlight encourage people to come enjoy the 8194 Eastside Road
(707) 836-9195
The Family Park. garden. Healdsburg CA 95448
www.affinityenergy.com
Open: Jan-Dec, by appointment only Open: May-Dec, Wed-Sat 10-5 (707) 483-1894
Full service solar contractor. We do www.foggyriverfarm.org
everything from hot water to electricity,
Vineyard Animals, Arts, Crafts & Antiques,
Picnic Area, Tours Flowers/Nursery, Fruit/Berry Farm, We grow delicious, sustainable
as well as wind and off-grid.
Wedding Services produce and pasture-raised eggs for
Open: Year-round, 9-5
Classes, Delivery, Family Fun, Farm
Professional Services 829 Dragonfly Farm Stand, Great For Kids, Mail Order,
CSA veggie boxes and the Healds-
425 Westside Road burg Farmers Market. We breed and
Naturally Grown, Picnic Area, Retail, sell friendly Nigerian Dwarf Goats and
822 Castelli-Knight Ranch
Healdsburg CA 95448 School Groups Babydoll Southdown Sheep for back-
(707) 433-3739 yard farmers.
420 Grapevine Lane www.dragonflyhealdsburg.com
Healdsburg CA 95448 802 Dry Creek Open: May-Nov, by appointment only
(707) 433-8366 Peach & Produce Animals, Education, Farm
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Supplies/Equipment, Farmers Market,
Meat/Poultry/Dairy, Pumpkins &
Christmas Trees, Tourism Services,
Vegetable Farm, Vineyard
Animal Corral, CSA Subscriptions,
Family Fun, Naturally Grown, U-Pick
818 Garrett Ace Hardware
1340 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-5593
Additional Location:
10540 Old Redwood Hwy
Windsor CA 95492
(707) 433-6590
Specializing in organic heirloom veg-
gies, flowering trees, shrubs and bed-
ding plants. Supplies for animals. Visit
our aviaries with exotic chickens and
birds in Healdsbsurg.
Open: Year-round, Daily 7-7
Flowers/Nursery
Great for Kids
825 Gary Blasi Vineyard
Windsor CA 95492 [not on map]
(707) 696-1571
Fruits and vegetables, Gravenstein
apples, Asian and Bartlett pears, figs,
persimmons, prunes, table grapes,
fresh produce picked from local farm.
Vendor at Healdsburg, Windsor and
Occidental Farmers Markets.
Open: May-Nov, by appointment only
Farmers Market, Local Food/Fare
821 Golden Nectar Farm
Ana and John Stayton
6364 Starr Road
Windsor CA 95492
(707) 838-8189
staytuned@goldennectar.com
165 varieties of organically grown fruit
and 18 varieties of table grapes. Straw
bale and cob natural buildings, solar
system, veggie oil vehicle. Vegetable,
flower and herb gardens, chickens,
eggs, farm products, fresh produce.
Open: Year-round, by appointment
Fruit/Berry Farm, Flowers/Nursery,
Vegetable Farm
Classes, Event Facility, Food Tastings,
Great for Kids, Mail Order, Picnic
Area, Tours
806 Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch
Ray & Jennifer Crawford
17740 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg CA 95448
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Windsor to Cloverdale
(707) 431-8058
www.grandmas-pumpkin-patch.com
U-choose pumpkins, hay fort, gourds,
corn and cornstalks, heirloom and mini
pumpkins, farm animals, whimsical
crafts, amazing corn patch! Eggs,
apples, pomegranates, apple and
pumpkin butter. Food, fun and decorat-
ing! Room for childrens birthday or
Halloween parties.
Open: Sept 26-Oct 31, daily 9-dusk
Pumpkins
Animal Corral, Bus Access, Picnic
Area, School Groups, U-Pick
807 Hotel Healdsburg
25 Matheson Street
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 431-2800
www.hotelhealdsburg.com
Grand garden hotel on Healdsburg’s
historic Plaza. Spa, fireplace lounge
and fine dining at Chef Charlie Palmer’s
Dry Creek Kitchen.
807A Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek
Kitchen
317 Healdsburg Avenue
(707) 431-0330
www.charliepalmer.com
Daily changing menu of Sonoma
County seasonal ingredients and wine
on Healdsburg’s Historic Plaza.
807B The Spa at Hotel Healdsburg
327 Healdsburg Avenue
(707) 433-4747
www.hotelhealdsburg.com
Beautiful garden spa located off Hotel
Healdsburg’s interior courtyard features
locally inspired treatments with Biody-
namic ingredients, Jacuzzi and pool.
807C H2hotel
219 Healdsburg Avenue
(707) 431-2202
www.h2hotel.com
36 eco-chic rooms, bamboo floors,
organic sheets and linens, bicycles to
borrow; environmental art, creekside
pool; fireplace lounge, cocktails and
dining at the Mediterranean spoonbar.
826 Jimtown Store
6706 Highway 128
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-1212
www.jimtownstore.com
Jimtown Store is the ultimate Alexander
Valley lunch stop. Serving great
sandwiches, entrees, baked goods and
other homemade food.
Windsor to Cloverdale Windsor to Cloverdale

Open: Jan-Dec Mon-Fri 7-7, Sat & Sun
7:30-5
Arts, Crafts & Antiques, Country Store,
Gifts/Baskets, Local Food/Fare, Meat/
Poultry/Dairy, Wedding Services
Delivery, Food & Beverage, Historical
Site, Mail Order, Picnic Area, Retail,
Wholesale
809 Preston of Dry Creek
9282 West Dry Creek Road
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-3372
www.prestonvineyards.com
Mediterranean-style wines. Seasonal
vegetables and fruit, some U-Pick,
pickles, walnuts, olives and oil. Pasture
raised spring lamb, kid, pigs, chickens,
eggs. Picnic tables and friendly cats.
Wine Tasting.
Open: Year-round, 10-5
Vineyard, Winery
Wine Tasting
812 Russian River Valley (707) 484-8494
Produce
Sheri Knight
400 Grapevine Lane
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-7933
Farmily-run farm, kid friendly, goats
& chickens to pet (domestic animals,
too!), U-pick blackberries & pumpkin
patch. Apples, pears, concord grapes,
fresh eggs, pomegranates, lemons.
For sale: baby chicks or pullets, some
roosters—please call for availability.
Open: May-Nov, call for appointment
See me at the Windsor, Healdsburg &
Petaluma Farmers’ Markets – & at my
new Farm Stand in Geyserville. Toma-
toes, lemon cucumbers, hot peppers,
veggies, veggie starts in April.
Open: Farm Stand open during Summer
Vegetable Farm
Farm Stand, Retail, Wholesale
801 Tierra Vegetables
Wayne/Lee James
651 Airport Blvd @ Hwy 101
Windsor CA 95492
(707) 837-8366
www.tierravegetables.com
Since 1980 and now farming Open
Space District land. Diversified, family
farm. Culinary gifts; chili jams and
808 Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Animal Corral, Bus Access, Carriage/ Using produce from our own Eastside
Pumpkin Patch Wagon & Hayrides, Family Fun, Farm Farms since 2002 and our own eggs
Rick Olufs Stand, Food & Beverage, Great for since 2005. Breads, Bacon, Hams,
899 Shiloh Road Kids, Naturally Grown, Picnic Area, Sausages, Pickles, Vinegar, Catsup,
Windsor CA 95492 School Groups Fresh Cheeses, Jams and Jellies are
all made in-house. Local Chicken and
Duck, Heritage Pork, Certified Angus
Summer Strawberries, Fall Gourd &
820 Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar Beef and local seafood.
Jeff & Susan Mall
Pumpkin Patch with hayrides, maze & Open: Lunch Mon thru Fri,
pyramid. Kids will love our petting zoo. 344 Center Street Dinner 7 days a week
Pick out your Heritage Turkey for the Holi- Healdsburg CA 95448
Local Food/Fare, Restaurant
days. Naturally grown, custom-fed beef. (707) 473-0946
Open: May-Dec, call for hours. www.zinrestaurant.com
Windsor & Healdsburg
Story by Gary Quackenbush, Windsor Chamber of Commerce

No groups over 8.
Open: Daily 11-4:30
Diversified Farm, Farmers’ Market
Certified Organic
824 Ridge Vineyards
650 Lytton Springs Road
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-7721
www.ridgewine.com
Since 1960, specializing in vineyard
specific Zinfandel’s & associated
varieties; Carignane, Petit Sirah and
Grenache. Producers of the renowned
Montebello Cabernet and Chardonnay.
Open: Year-round, daily 11-4:30
Winery
Naturally Grown, Picnic Area, Retail,
Tasting
828 Ridgeview Farm
4015 Alexander Valley Lane
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-9508
Specialty melons (Ambrosia, Sugarnut,
Charantais, Sugar Baby), peaches, nec-
tarines, apples, figs, tomatoes, lettuce,
arugula, radishes, chard, Asian pears.
Visit us at these Farmers Markets:
Healdsburg on Tues & Sat, Windsor
on Sun, Santa Rosa Original on Wed
Fruit/Berry Farm, Vegetable Farm
811 Rodney Strong Vineyards
11455 Old Redwood Highway
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-6521
www.rodneystrong.com
Gifts, Gift Packs, Olive Oil, Wine and
Animals, Fruit/Berry Farm
Animal Corral, Carriage/Wagon &
Hayrides, Delivery, Family Fun, Great
for Kids, Naturally Grown, Picnic
Area, U-Pick
817 Sayre Farms
295 Pleasant Avenue
Windsor CA 95492
(707) 838-6465
pegsayre@sbcglobal.net
Sustainably farmed, we grow a wide
variety of seasonal produce; corn,
Heirloom Tomatoes, peppers, melons,
pumpkins, fruit, berries & more. Farm
pickup & delivery available.
Open: May-Nov, by appointment only
Farmers Market, Fruit/Berry Farm,
Pumpkins, Vegetable Farm
Bus Access, Delivery, Farm Stand,
Naturally Grown, Retail, Tasting, U-
Pick, Wholesale
823 Simi Winery
16725 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 473-3232
www.simiwinery.com
Producing wine in Healdsburg since
1876, come enjoy our wines and beauti-
ful stone cellar winery. Daily tours and
tastings available.
Open: Year-round 10-5
Tours & Education, Vineyard, Wedding
Services, Winery
Tasting, Tours
827 Soda Rock Farms
Farm Stand: 21699 Geyserville Ave
Geyserville CA 95441
Heirloom Beans. Check website for
event dates.
Open: Year-round, Jan-June, Fri & Sat
11-5:30; June-Dec, Sat 11-6
Events: Bean Contest in October,
Blazing Pumpkins, October 31st
Fruit/Berry Farm, Vegetable Farm
Bus Access, CSA Subscriptions,
Farm Stand, Mail Order, Naturally
Grown, Picnic Area, Tasting, Tours,
Wholesale
814 Truett Hurst Winery
5610 Dry Creek Road
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-9545
www.truetthurst.com
Enjoy our award-winning wines,
watch the salmon run from our picnic
grounds on Dry Creek, and learn about
biodynamic farming of our vineyards
and our 5-acre vegetable garden.
Open: Year-round, daily 11-5
Vegetable Farm, Winery
816 Verdure Farm
2476 Westside Road
Healdsburg CA 95448
(707) 433-1403
“Tomato Heaven” farmstand special-
izes in over 200 varieties of heirloom
tomatoes, “Profumo di Genova” basil,
Italian varieties of eggplant, squash
and onions, American and European
Heirloom Melons. Unusual specialty
pumpkins. Sustainably farmed.
Open: Late July-Nov, daily 11-6
Vegetable Farm
Bus Access, Farm Stand, Mail Order,
Naturally Grown, Wholesale
T
he greater Windsor and Healdsburg area
shares many similar attributes and some
striking differences. Both communities
are nestled along the Russian River, a waterway
that overflows its boundaries in the winter and
produces an abundance of fertile, loamy soil
making this area ideally suited for farming and
growing wine grapes. Appellations include the
Russian River Valley in the South, Alexander
and Dry Creek Valley areas to the north, and the
Chalk Hill appellation in the rocky foothills to the
southeast, each with its distinctive terroir, world-
class wines and fine varietals.
Average temperatures throughout this scenic
region range from 40°F to 85°F. Summers are
warm and dry while winters are cool and accented
with a dash of fog in the morning and occasional
showers anytime from November through April.
Once a premier prune and hops growing region,
today family farms are known for table grapes;
flower and herb gardens; organically grown fruit,
heritage chickens and eggs, along with seasonal
fresh vegetables and pumpkins. In the outlying
valleys you will find White and yellow peaches,
plums and meyer lemons.
Several farms raise spring lamb
and goats for meats and fine
French goat cheeses that make
their way to local fine restaurants.
Windsor heralds itself as a family
friendly town with widespread
suburban and industrial
areas. The Old Downtown
Windsor and Town Green district
is a fun dining and shopping destination made
up of townhouses and storefronts, all nostalgic
re-creations of classic 19th century architecture.
The Town Green is also the setting for year round
activities, such as a Tomato Festival, Summer
Concert Series, Kids Movie Series, art shows and
Shakespeare on the Green. Sports enthusiasts
gather in Windsor for the Vineman/Ironman
Triathlon, Wings Over Wine Country Air Show and
the annual Hot Air Balloon Classic or go hiking in
the local regional parks.
Healdsburg, only five miles north of Windsor at
the intersection of three gorgeous valleys, is at
the hub of a region known for Mediterranean-style
wines. It is the definition of a small Americana
village with its bustling central downtown plaza,
an active historical Museum and the finest Wine
Library in the country. The historic town plaza
is home to fantastic shopping and fine wine
tasting experiences as well as local art galleries,
world class lodging and 4-star restaurants. Local
activities include a Tuesday Concert Series,
a popular Jazz Festival, Halloween and St.
Patrick’s Day parades and Annual Antique shows.
Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy
swimming, fishing and canoe
trips along the Russian River as
it winds around the town.
Both Windsor and Healdsburg are
excellent visitor destinations and
two areas not to be missed when
travelling to Sonoma County. Learn
more at www.townofwindsor.com
and www.healdsburg.com.
Photo: Courtesy Gordon Emberley

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Andy’s Produce Market
1685 Gravenstein Hwy. N, Sebastopol
(707) 824-5440
www.andysproduce.com
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste
2700 Adobe Road, Petaluma
(707) 763-9586
www.angelossmokehouse.com
Applewood Inn & Restaurant
13555 Highway 116, Guerneville
(707) 869-9093
www.applewoodinn.com
Arrowood Vineyards & Winery
14347 Sonoma Highway, Glen Ellen
(707) 935-2600
www.arrowoodvineyards.com
Bud’s Custom Meats
7750 Petaluma Hill Road, Penngrove
(707) 795-8402
www.budscustommeats.com
Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen
317 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg
(707) 431-0330
www.charliepalmer.com
Cline Cellars
24737 Arnold Drive, Hwy. 121, Sonoma
(707) 940-4014
www.clinecellars.com
DeLoach Vineyards
1791 Olivet Road, Santa Rosa
Wine Growing & Winemaking
Ridge Vineyards in Sonoma County
650 Lytton Springs Road, Healdsburg
(707) 433-7721 A Whimsical Point of View on Growing & Making Wine Here
www.ridgewine.com
Rodney Strong Wine Estates Story by Rodney Strong Vineyards
11455 Old Redwood Hwy., Healdsburg
(707) 433-6521
www.rodneystrong.com
Rosso Pizzeria & Wine Bar
53 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa
(707) 544-3221
www.rossopizzeria.com
Russian River Brewing Co.
725 4th Street, Santa Rosa
(707) 545-2337
www.russianriverbrewing.com
Santa Rosa Community Market
“ Sonoma County has a rich agricultural past 1899 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa
and present. One of the easiest ways to both (707) 546-1806
visit it and taste it is to get a copy of the Farm www.srcommunitymarket.com
Trails Map & Guide. I can’t think of a better Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery
way to get to know Sonoma County . ” 389 Fourth Street East, Sonoma
(707) 933-3230
– Chef John Ash www.sebastiani.com
Simi Winery
www.chefjohnash.com 16725 Healdsburg Avenue, Sebastopol
for recipes, food and wine tips (707) 473-3232
and event schedule. www.simiwinery.com
Sonoma Cheese Factory
Martinelli Winery, Vineyards & Orchard 2 West Spain Street, Sonoma
Photo: Courtesy Rodney Strong Vineyards

3360 River Road, Windsor

(415) 289-4517
www.deloachvineyards.com
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery
8761 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg
(707) 433-6700
www.ferrari-carano.com
Dry Creek Vineyard
3770 Lambert Bridge Road, Healdsburg
(707) 433-1000
www.drycreekvineyard.com
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro
8050 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol
(707) 824-2030
www.frenchgardenrestaurant.com
Jimtown Store
6706 Highway 128, Healdsburg
(707) 433-1212
www.jimtown.com
John Ash & Co./Vintner’s Inn
4330 Barnes Road, Santa Rosa
(707) 575-7687
www.vintnersinn.com
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates
5007 Fulton Road, Fulton
(707) 571-7500
www.kj.com
Korbel Champagne Cellars
13250 River Road, Guerneville
(707) 824-7216
www.korbel.com
(707) 996-1931
(707) 525-0570 www.sonomacheesefactory.com
www.martinelliwinery.com Sonoma Market, Inc.
Matanzas Creek Winery 500 West Napa St., Ste. 550, Sonoma
6097 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa (707) 996-3411
(800) 590-6464 www.sonoma-glenellenmkt.com
www.matanzascreek.com the girl & the fig
Mom’s Apple Pie 110 West Spain Street, Sonoma
4524 Gravenstein Hwy. N, Sebastopol (707) 938-2170
(707) 823-8330 www.thegirlandthefig.com
www.momsapplepieusa.com
Truett Hurst Winery
Moondance Cellars 5610 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg
4901 Blank Road, Sebastopol (707) 433-9545
(707) 823-0880 – by appointment www.truetthurst.com
www.moondancecellars.com Vella Cheese of California
Old World Winery 315 Second Street East, Sonoma
(707) 938-3232
850 River Road, Fulton
(707) 578-3140 – by appointment www.vellacheese.com
www.oldworldwinery.com Willie Bird’s Restaurant
Porter Creek Vineyards 1150 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa
8735 Westside Road, Healdsburg (707) 542-0861
www.williebirdsrestaurant.com
(707) 433-6321
Zazu Restaurant
www.portercreekvineyards.com
3535 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa
Preston of Dry Creek
(707) 523-4814
9282 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg
www.zazurestaurant.com
(707) 433-3372
www.prestonvineyards.com Zin Restaurant
344 Center Street, Healdsburg
(707) 473-0946
www.zinrestaurant.com
S
onoma County soils are kind of rocky,
and full of reminders of our crazy
geological past. Can you imagine
Sonoma used to be under the Pacific? And
that volcanoes once buried everything here
in ash? A walk through the vineyards might
reveal sea-shell fossils or chunks of volcanic
glass. But best of all, vines love to put roots
down in this ancient soil, along with fruit trees,
lettuce, blackberries, corn, walnuts, tomatoes,
and a few lucky people too. Hey, you are what
you eat.
A New Englander would probably be bored with
the summers in Sonoma; another beautiful day,
everyday. Vines wake up with the sun, or at
least the sunlight filtered through cool fog the
Pacific Ocean sees fit to blanket us with each
night. It’s just a matter of time before the fog
retreats to the breakers, and cloud free skies
prevail under a warm sun. We dress in layers
around here, and by the time the sun sets
into the Pacific, that cool foggy air begins to
drift back in, obscuring the stars and ensuring
excellent sleeping weather for vines as well as
humans. The vines respond with bold juicy fruit
character while retaining excellent color and a
delicate acid balance. Humans just smile.
Making wine from such a delightful place as
Sonoma County requires technical skill and
sound judgment. The skill is in when to pick the
fruit, how to ferment it, how long to age it, and
when to bottle it. The sound judgment is about
when to step out of the way, and let nature do
its thing. That’s natural winemaking, and that’s
at the heart of every bottle of Sonoma County
wine. After all, everything is already in place,
from ideal soils and weather to the intrinsic
charm that pervades just about everything here,
especially grape vines. The result is a down-
to-earth, fruit-forward, smooth, rich and juicy
wine, bursting with pure deliciousness. Makes
you kind of thirsty, doesn’t it?
Enjoy Sonoma County. Enjoy the wine.

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 recipes: from the farm

Windsor Farmers Market

Eat Local Food
Explore the 3rd largest farmers market in California
this Sunday at the Marin Civic Center. Meet the farmers
who grow your food and taste what food aspires to be.
marin civic center (sun & thurs, 8-1, aLL Year)
marin city (sat, 9-1, coming may 2010)
novato (tues, 4-8, may-september)
Fairfax (Wed, 4-8, may-september)
newark (sun, 9-1, aLL Year)
Hayward (sat, 9-1, all Year)
grand Lake — oaKLanD (sat, 9-2, aLL Year)
stonestown — san Francisco (sun, 9-1, aLL Year)
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G
ive a Kid a Dollar at the Windsor Farmers
Market—then watch them head to the
closest farmer to buy something that may
surprise you. Since the market was formed in
2001, youngsters have learned how to talk to a
farmer, how to buy produce, how to cook what
they purchased, and how important community
is to their town. In 2007 the market formed “The
Kids Dig It Club,” where a permanent Charles
Schulz “Joe Cool” Snoopy statue stands at the
entrance to the market. Rainjoe, with his colorful
apron full of veggies, reminds kids to shop
Painting: Courtesy Carolyn Morris
farmers markets and fill your plates with the
colors of the Rainbow. A dollar or maybe two
will do just fine. —Glenda Castelli
Summer and Fall Harvest brings a bounty of
local apples, cucumbers and tomatoes of many
varieties at the Farmers Market. Kids love to shop
the market with their market bucks for different
varieties of apples, cucumbers and tomatoes to
give the salad distinctive flavors, aroma, taste and
beauty. Kids love making and eating this healthy
Rainbow Salad. It can be tucked into the lunch box
for a mid-day treat. —Mei Ibach

Farmers Market Rainbow Salad With Honey Citrus Dressing

courtesy of Mei Ibach
Farmers Market Chef & SRJC Culinary Arts Instructor

FOR THE SALAD
5 assorted apples (granny
smith, red delicious, fuji, gala,
braeburn, golden delicious)
cut into a fine julienne
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
2 lemon cucumbers, thinly
sliced or julienne
1 English or Romania cucumber,
thinly sliced or julienne
½ cup sweet onions and mint
leaves coarsely chopped
¼ cup cilantro leaves, coarsely
chopped
½ cup chopped toasted peanut
or almond nuts
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2010 Farm Trails Map & Guide design team
FOR THE HONEY CITRUS DRESSING Windsor Certified Farmers Market
1 teaspoon minced garlic Old Downtown Windor
1 teaspoon fresh chilies Town Green
1 tablespoon flora honey PO Box 1877
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Windsor, CA 95492
3 tablespoons fish or soy sauce
1 teaspoon rice vinegar Tel: 707.838.1320
Freshly ground pepper Fax: 707.433.4595
Pinch of salt to taste www.windsorfarmersmarket.com
DIRECTIONS Sundays May- Nov 10am-1pm
Combine all ingredients for Thursdays June -Aug 5pm-8pm
the dressing in a bowl—mix
well—set aside. In a salad bowl,
combine apples, tomatoes, and
cucumbers. Add Honey Citrus
Dressing and toss. Add onions,
mint, cilantro, and nuts and toss
again. Grilled beef, seafood,
or chicken can be added and
served as a wholesome meal.

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Farmers’ Markets Farmers’ Markets

FARMERS’ MARKETS Sonoma County Farmers Markets

Shop local – Eat Local They’re More Than Meets the Eye
Story by Glenda Castelli
CLOVERDALE Farmers Market
“What a joy life is when you have made a close working partnership with Nature, helping
Fridays
June-September, 6:30 p.m.–dusk her to produce for the benefit of mankind new forms, colors and perfumes in
Cloverdale Blvd. between 1st & 3rd Streets flowers which were never known before, fruits in form size, and flavor never before seen on the globe.”
info@vintagetowers.com —Luther Burbank

W
COTATI Farmers Market hy has it become increasingly important Some markets allow only Sonoma County produce,
Thursdays to know where our food is coming from while others allow produce within the 150 mile
June-mid-September, 4:30–7:30 p.m. and how it has been produced? It is you, radius. Farmers Markets give you a reason to get
La Plaza Park
(707) 795-5508
the consumers, who wish to seek safe, wholesome out of bed and find that special seasonal surprise
www.cotati.org and nutritious foods, and you that was not
who place a strong value on our there the week
HEALDSBURG Farmers’ Market
Saturdays
local supply. The consumers before. A Farmers
May-November, 9 a.m.–noon Photo: Courtesy Rick Tang
are concerned both about Market fosters
North & Vine Streets the impact their food choices a strong sense
Tuesdays (new location) Oakland, Grand Lake Splash Pad Park Santa Rosa Downtown Market have on our environment and of community,
June-October, 4 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Year-round, Saturdays Wednesdays
North & Vine Streets
the topic of sustainability. You and provides
9 a.m.–2 p.m. May 26–September 1, 5–8:30 p.m.
Purity/Cerri Lot, one block west of Plaza Certified Farmers Market and Street may think back to “The Good a safe and fun
San Francisco, Stonestown Galleria
www.healdsburgfarmersmarket.org Year-round, Sundays Faire located in Downtown Santa Rosa Old Days” when you reminisce gathering place
9 a.m.–1 p.m. (707) 524-2123
MARIN Farmers’ Markets
about Grandpa’s Farm, where for producers,
www.marinfarmersmarket.org www.srdowntownmarket.com
San Rafael, Marin Civic Center you drank the milk from your neighbors, friends
Year-round, Thursdays & Sundays OCCIDENTAL Bohemian Windsor Certified own cow, made your own and families.
8 a.m.–1 p.m. Farmers Market Farmers Market
bread from your own wheat, Aside from the
Fairfax, Bolinas Park Fridays Sundays
May–September, Wednesdays May 9–November 21, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and grew enough vegetables bountiful produce,
June–October, 4 p.m.–dusk
4–8 p.m. Downtown Occidental Thursdays and fruits to fill the cellar to the customers enjoy
Hayward, Main & B Street (707) 793-2159 June 17–August 26, 5 p.m.–8 p.m. brim. Well worry no more, your a plethora of
Year-round, Saturdays www.occidentalfarmersmarket.com Market Street, Old Downtown Windsor Photo: Courtesy Rick Tang
local Farmers Market lets all other savory
9 a.m.–1 p.m. Town Green
Petaluma Farmers Market your concerns come full circle. delectables, such as baked goods, pastries, meats,
Novato, Grant Avenue (707) 838-1320
Saturdays www.windsorfarmersmarket.com and cheeses. It’s also a great venue for local
May–September, Wednesdays May 22–October 30, 2–5 p.m. Sonoma County, with a population of over 450,000
4-8 p.m. artisans to display and sell their handmade crafts.
Walnut Park, D St. & Petaluma Blvd. So. residents, has over 13 market locations which have
Newark, Newpark Mall Most markets have chef demonstrations, music,
Wednesdays been certified by the Sonoma County Agricultural
Year-round, Sundays June 2–September 1, 4:30–8 p.m. and special speakers. Elaborate Festivals, held by
9 a.m.–1 p.m. Commissioner’s Office. The majority of markets are
2nd Street between B & D Streets some markets, celebrate the Zucchini, the Tomato
(707) 762-0344 open from May to November, with three markets
and the Pumpkin. All markets are proudly “kid
www.petalumafarmersmarket.com open year round. Each market is orchestered by
friendly” where the young and old are encouraged
what the community and market manager senses.

Market Calendar wednesday thursday friday saturday sunday

SANTA ROSA DOWNTOWN COTATI OCCIDENTAL BOHEMIAN HEALDSBURG CERTIFIED SEBASTOPOL
5–8:30pm 4:30–7:30 p.m. 4 p.m.–Dusk · June–October 9 a.m.– noon · May–November 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. · April-November
May 13–August 12 June 4-October 1
tuesday CLOVERDALE CERTIFIED PETALUMA WINDSOR CERTIFIED
SANTA ROSA ORIGINAL GEYSERVILLE (third Thursday) 6:30 p.m.–Dusk · June-September 2–5 p.m. · May 23–October 31 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. ·
HEALDSBURG CERTIFIED 8:30-Noon · Year-round 5:30 p.m.–dusk · June–October May 11–November 22
4–6:30 p.m. · May–October ROHNERT PARK SANTA ROSA ORIGINAL
PETALUMA WINDSOR CERTIFIED 5–8 p.m. · June 4–September 24 8:30 a.m.–noon · Year-round
SONOMA VALLEY 4:30–8 p.m. 5–8 p.m. · June 11–August 27
5:30 p.m.–dusk · April–October June 10–August 26 SONOMA VALLEY OAKMONT
9 a.m.–noon · Year-round 9 a.m.–noon · Year-round

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 to participate in the shopping and learning of where
their food comes from.
Who makes all this hard work run so smoothly?
Fact: Local markets operate under the supervision
of a Board of Directors, and are run by a Farm
Market Manager. Members of the various market
boards are Certified Producers themselves. This
may sound easy to you, but it’s truly amazing how
one empty city street or parking lot can transform
into a sea of colorful beauty in less than two hours.
It takes an army of dedicated farmers who have
been up since dawn picking and cleaning their
produce for the market.
Now that you know a little more about the Sonoma
County Farmers Markets you probably think how
did Farmers Markets come to exist and who started
this phenomenon? It happened in 1977, and by the
California Department of Food and Agriculture. They
established regulations that allowed the operation
of Certified Farmers’ Markets in California. This may
sound easy to you, but farms must abide by these
regulations—regulations that say the grower must
grow the product himself and be open to inspection
at any time. In addition to farm inspections, all
Farmers Markets are equally inspected. The
regulations allow Certified Producers to be exempt
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from standards for packing and containers, which
is a big plus to farmers. By allowing farmers to
market their agricultural commodities direct to the
consumer instead of packing houses, they could
make more than pennies on the dollar. The project
was a big hit! Farmers could now afford to buy a
better tractor, buy a new pair of overalls, and pay
their gas and electric bill on time. With a more
diverse group of growers in the market, consumers
now benefit by the increased access to fresh, local,
affordable, and healthy sources of produce.
The benefits of Certified Farmers’ are far-reaching.
There is a direct connection between the agrarian
and urban communities, strengthening each and
uniting them both. Farmers’ Markets give the
consumer and farmer the opportunity to meet
face-to-face, creating conversations about how
their food is produced, as well as the opportunity
to learn about agricultural issues, farming practices,
and challenges that affect our local farmers.
In the late 1880s, Luther Burbank’s quote hit the
nail right on the head. “What a joy life is when you If you're a farmer, or if you just want to support local
have a close working partnership with Nature.” agriculture, Sonoma County Farm Trails welcomes you.
Mr. Burbank knew that Sonoma County was the
perfect place to make this happen—and it has,
regulations and all.
(707) 837-8896 farmtrails@farmtrails.org
www.farmtrails.org
FARM TRAILS WANTS YOU!
Here’s How to Become a Member
Please make a copy of this page, complete the information and mail/fax/email to the
address below. An application and information will be forwarded.
Sonoma County Farm Trails
P.O. Box 1894, Windsor, CA 95492
farmtrails@farmtrails.org
(707) 837-8896 t (707) 837-8610 f
Company Name________________________________________________________________
Contact Person_________________________________________________________________
Phone_________________________________________________________________________
Email _ ________________________________________________________________________
Are You A Farmer, Or Agriculture Related?_ _________________________________________
What Does Your Business Provide?________________________________________________
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Product Index Product Index

PRODUCT INDEX Bassignani Nursery

Please use our colorful index to locate farms
that carry a specific product you’re looking for.
Products are listed in alphabetical order, from
alpacas to worms. Farms are listed beneath the
Sonoma to Kenwood page 18
Petaluma page 20
Santa Rosa to Cotati page 24
alpacas Sonoma Garden Park 111
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 110
Jacob’s Jamboree 415
Foggy River Farm 805
animal feed birds, fowl Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 110
Western Farm Center 311
animal hides Garlock Tree Farm 407
Rainbows End Farm 514
animals, domestic Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Jacob’s Jamboree 415
Willowist Miniature Horses 417
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Salmon Creek Ranch 702
Skyhorse Ranch 703
Foggy River Farm 805
Russian River Valley Produce 812
animals, exotic Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Cline Cellars 101
Jacob’s Jamboree 415
Willowist Miniature Horses 417
animals to pet Salmon Creek Ranch 702
Cline Cellars 101
Lovepatch Farms 209
McClelland’s Dairy 219
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Muelrath Ranches 306
Frosty Mountain Tree Farm 419
Rose and Thorn 418
Willowist Miniature Horses 417
Moondance Cellars 502
Rainbows End Farm 514
Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery 509
Canvas Ranch 704
Foggy River Farm 805
Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch 806
Russian River Valley Produce 812
apples Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm 307
Hardin Gardens 102
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
products according to region. The color box to
the left of the farm name corresponds to the
color scheme of one of our regional maps. (See
color key below.) Happy hunting!
Sebastopol page 28
Graton & Occidental page 38
Green String Farm 214
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Full House Farm 405
Morita’s Backyard 410
Dutton Ranch Corporation 501
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Moondance Cellars 502
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center 507
Rainbows End Farm 514
Walker Apples 512
Martinelli Winery, Vineyards & Orchards 601
Canvas Ranch 704
Olympia’s Orchard Organic 701
Salmon Creek Ranch 702
Dragonfly Farm 829
Foggy River Farm 805
Gary Blasi Vineyards 825
Golden Nectar Farm 821
Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch 806
Ridgeview Farm 828
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Sayre Farms 817
baked goods Bud’s Custom Meats 216
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Garlock Tree Farm 407
Mom’s Apple Pie 420
Kozlowski Farms 506
Rainbows End Farm 514
Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Jimtown Store 826
bamboo Green String Farm 214
Morita’s Backyard 410
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Dragonfly Farm 829
River Route page 42
Coast Route page 44
Windsor to Cloverdale page 46
beans, dried
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Canvas Ranch 704
Foggy River Farm 805
Jimtown Store 826
Sayre Farms 817
beers, ales, brandy Western Farm Center 311
Russian River Brewing Co. 312
Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Jimtown Store 826
bees, hives/products/removal Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
Lavender Bee Farm 203
Tara Firma Farms 223
Bear Foot Honey Farm 313
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Bloomfield Bees Honey 402
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Martinelli Winery, Vineyards & Orchards 601
Tierra Vegetables 801
beef, cattle, calves
Green String Farm 214
Tara Firma Farms 223
Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Pumpkin Patch 808
berries Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Hardin Gardens 102
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Tara Firma Farms 223
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Andy’s Produce Market 412
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Morita’s Backyard 410
400
New Carpati Farm 423
Gabriel Farm 504
Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Rainbows End Farm 514
Sebastopol Berry Farm 510
Canvas Ranch 704
Skyhorse Ranch 703
Dragonfly Farm 829
Foggy River Farm 805
Golden Nectar Farm 821
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Sayre Farms 817
Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Pumpkin Patch 808
birds, exotic champagne Salmon Creek Ranch 702
Cline Cellars 101
Full House Farm 405
Willowist Miniature Horses 417
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Cline Cellars 101
Rainbows End Farm 514
Dragonfly Farm 829
Foggy River Farm 805
Russian River Valley Produce 812
bonsai Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Empire 1 Nursery 503
books & stationery Twig Art and Garden 500
Green String Farm 214
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bassignani Nursery 400
Enchanting Sweet Peas 404
Gabriel Farm 504
Skyhorse Ranch 703
Jimtown Store 826
butterflies & plants christmas trees, wreaths,
Cline Cellars 101
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Dragonfly Farm 829
cactus & succulents
Cline Cellars 101
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Luther Burbank’s Gold Ridge Farm 409
Morita’s Backyard 410
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Dragonfly Farm 829
Garret Ace Hardware 818
camels
Lavender Bee Farm 203
candles Garden Valley Ranch 202
Sonoma Lavender, Inc. 109
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Lavender Bee Farm 203
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bloomfield Bees Honey 402
Jimtown Store 826
canned goods Willowist Miniature Horses 417
Green String Farm 214
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Rainbows End Farm 514
Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Martinelli Winery, Vineyards & Orchards 601
Jimtown Store 826
chickens
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Bud’s Custom Meats 216
Green String Farm 214
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Tara Firma Farms 223
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Western Farm Center 311
Full House Farm 405
Rose and Thorn 418
Willie Bird Turkey #1 413
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Foggy River Farm 805
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Preston of Dry Creek 809
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar 820
garlands
Moon Mountain Christmas Tree Farm 103
Adobe Pumpkin Farm 208
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Garden Valley Ranch 202
Bassignani Nursery 400
Frosty Mountain Tree Farm 419
Garlock Tree Farm 407
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Dragonfly Farm 829
coffee & tea Tara Firma Farms 223
Green String Farm 214
Elixir Café 408
Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Jimtown Store 826
compost, fertilizer, manure
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Lovepatch Farms 209
Sonoma Compost 222
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bassignani Nursery 400
Enchanting Sweet Peas 404
Jacob’s Jamboree 415
Rose and Thorn 418
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Moondance Cellars 502
Rainbows End Farm 514
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Pumpkin Patch 801
condiments & sauces
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Green String Farm 214
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Kozlowski Farms 506
Moondance Cellars 502
Martinelli Winery, Vineyards & Orchards 601
Canvas Ranch 704
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery 803
Golden Nectar Farm 821
Jimtown Store 826
Tierra Vegetables 801
Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar 820
confections
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Peters’ Chocolates 411
Jimtown Store 826
cordials, elixirs, tinctures
Bear Foot Honey Farm 313
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bloomfield Bees Honey 402
Elixir Café 408
corn
Andersen’s Organic Vegetable Stand & Pumpkin Patch 212
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
First Light Farm CSA 421
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Morita’s Backyard 410
Foggy River Farm 805

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Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch 806
Sayre Farms 817
cornmeal, polenta Preston of Dry Creek 809
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
cows, milk The Patch 107
Clover Stornetta Farms, Inc. 221
McClelland’s Dairy 219
Tara Firma Farms 223
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Olympia’s Orchard Organic 701
crafts, handmade Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Hardin Gardens 102
Lovepatch Farms 209
Bloomfield Bees Honey 402
Frosty Mountain Tree Farm 419
Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch 806
dairy products Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Sonoma Cheese Factory 108
Vella Cheese of California 104
Barlas Boer Goats 207
Green String Farm 214
McClelland’s Dairy 219
Spring Hill Jersey Cheese & Peter’s Pumpkin Patch 215
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Andy’s Produce Market 412
Bellwether Farms 705
Foggy River Farm 805
Jimtown Store 826
ducks, geese Morita’s Backyard 410
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Salmon Creek Ranch 702
Dragonfly Farm 829
dye plants Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Canvas Ranch 704
eggs Sonoma Garden Designs 424
Hardin Gardens 102
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
Green String Farm 214
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Tara Firma Farms 223
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Full House Farm 405
Rose and Thorn 418
Rainbows End Farm 514
Twig Art and Garden 500
Canvas Ranch 704
Salmon Creek Ranch 702
Dragonfly Farm 829
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Foggy River Farm 805 Tierra Vegetables 801
Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch 806
Jimtown Store 826 fruit Foggy River Farm 805
Hardin Gardens 102
Russian River Valley Produce 812 Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar 820 Sonoma Garden Park 111
feathers, pillows Green String Farm 214
Canvas Ranch 704 Tara Firma Farms 223
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
ferns Imwalle Gardens 302
Bassignani Nursery 400 Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates 304
Morita’s Backyard 410 Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm 307
Empire 1 Nursery 503 Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505 Andy’s Produce Market 412
Full House Farm 405
fibers & products Luther Burbank’s Gold Ridge Farm 409
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217 Morita’s Backyard 410
Canvas Ranch 704 The Rose Family Farm 518
Skyhorse Ranch 703 Apple-A-Day Ratzlaff Ranch 515
Gabriel Farm 504
firewood Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Rainbows End Farm 514
Rainbows End Farm 514 Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Canvas Ranch 704
fish & koi Dragonfly Farm - 829 829
Cline Cellars 101 Dry Creek Peach & Produce 802
Foggy River Farm 805
flowers, dried
Golden Nectar Farm 821
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Jimtown Store 826
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Preston of Dry Creek 809
Adobe Pumpkin Farm 208
Ridgeview Farm 828
Lavender Bee Farm 203
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Sayre Farms 817
Elixir Café 408
Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar 820
Gabriel Farm 504 garden supplies/accessories Tara Firma Farms 223
Dragonfly Farm 829 Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
flowers, fresh
Western Farm Center 311
Hardin Gardens 102
Bassignani Nursery 400
Enchanting Sweet Peas 404
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Rose and Thorn 418
Adobe Pumpkin Farm 208
Garden Valley Ranch 202
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Matanzas Creek Winery 305
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Elixir Café 408
Enchanting Sweet Peas 404
garlic
First Light Farm CSA 421
Hardin Gardens 102
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Luther Burbank’s Gold Ridge Farm 409
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Morita’s Backyard 410
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
The Rose Family Farm 409
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Gabriel Farm 504
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Tara Firma Farms 223
Sebastopol Berry Farm 510
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Dragonfly Farm 829
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Golden Nectar Farm 821
First Light Farm CSA 421
Russian River Valley Produce 812
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Sayre Farms 817
Morita’s Backyard 410
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Sayre Farms 817
Tierra Vegetables 801
Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Pumpkin Patch 808
gifts Arrowood Vineyards & Winery 100
Cline Cellars 101
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 110
Sonoma Cheese Factory 108
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Green String Farm 214
Lavender Bee Farm 203
Lovepatch Farms 209
McEvoy Ranch-McEvoy of Marin 204
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bassignani Nursery 400
Elixir Café 408
Frosty Mountain Tree Farm 419
Garlock Tree Farm 407
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Gabriel Farm 504
Kozlowski Farms 506
Moondance Cellars 502
Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Twig Art and Garden 500
Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Martinelli Winery, Vineyards & Orchards 601
Wine Tasting of Sonoma County 603
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery 803
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Golden Nectar Farm 821
Jimtown Store 826
Rodney Strong Vineyards 811
goats Santa Rosa Community Market 310
711 MTR Barlew Boar Goats 201
Barlas Boer Goats 207
Green String Farm 214
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Full House Farm 405
Rose and Thorn 418
Rainbows End Farm 514
Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery 509
Twig Art and Garden 500
Canvas Ranch 704
Salmon Creek Ranch 702
Russian River Valley Produce 812
gourds Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Pumpkin Patch 808
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Andersen’s Organic Vegetable Stand & Pumpkin Patch 212
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Green String Farm 214
Lavender Bee Farm 203
Tara Firma Farms 223
Muelrath Ranches 306
Morita’s Backyard 410
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center 507
Canvas Ranch 704
Foggy River Farm 805
Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch 808
Sayre Farms 817
Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Pumpkin Patch 808
grapes, table/wine/vines herbs
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 110
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Green String Farm 214
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates 304
Matanzas Creek Winery 305
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Kozlowski Farms - 506 506
Moondance Cellars - 502 502
O’Connell Vineyards - Vine Hill House 508
Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Castelli-Knight Ranch 822
Dry Creek Vineyard 830
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery 803
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Gary Blasi Vineyards 825
Jimtown Store 826
Rodney Strong Vineyards 811
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Sayre Farms 817
greens horses
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Green String Farm 214
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Morita’s Backyard 410
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center 507
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Foggy River Farm 805
Ridgeview Farm 828
Sayre Farms 817
hay/straw Canvas Ranch 704
Western Farm Center 311
Golden Nectar Farm 821
herbal products
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Tara Firma Farms 223
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Morita’s Backyard 410
Canvas Ranch 704
North Coast Native Nursery 706
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Product Index
Dragonfly Farm 829
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Golden Nectar Farm 821
Sayre Farms 817
Tierra Vegetables 801
Hardin Gardens 102
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Andersen’s Organic Vegetable Stand & Pumpkin Patch 212
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Green String Farm 214
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Imwalle Gardens 302
Elixir Café 408
First Light Farm CSA 421
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Full House Farm 405
Luther Burbank’s Gold Ridge Farm 409
Morita’s Backyard 410
The Rose Family Farm 518
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center 507
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Foggy River Farm 805
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Lovepatch Farms 209
Willowist Miniature Horses 417
Moondance Cellars 502
Skyhorse Ranch 703
jams, jellies, preserves
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 110
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Green String Farm 214
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Rose and Thorn 418
Gabriel Farm 504
Kozlowski Farms 506
Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Rainbows End Farm 514
Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Skyhorse Ranch 703
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery 803
Golden Nectar Farm 821
Jimtown Store 826
Tierra Vegetables 801
Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar 820
juice & cider
Bud’s Custom Meats 216
Green String Farm 214
Full House Farm 405
Bellwether Farms 705
Canvas Ranch 704
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Skyhorse Ranch 703
Foggy River Farm 805
Preston of Dry Creek 809
llamas Andersen’s Organic Vegetable Stand & Pumpkin Patch 212
Jacob’s Jamboree 415
Foggy River Farm 805
landscape, plants/trees/shrubs Crane Melon Barn 317
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Bassignani Nursery 400
Luther Burbank’s Gold Ridge Farm 409
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
North Coast Native Nursery 706
Garret Ace Hardware 818
lavender & specialties tomatoes
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Lavender, Inc. 109
Lavender Bee Farm 203
Matanzas Creek Winery 305
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Elixir Café 408
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Morita’s Backyard 410
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Gabriel Farm 504
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Sayre Farms 817
lotions, salves, soaps Jimtown Store 826
Hardin Gardens 102
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 110
Sonoma Lavender, Inc. 109
Barlas Boer Goats 207
Green String Farm 214
Lavender Bee Farm 203
Bear Foot Honey Farm 313
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bloomfield Bees Honey 402
Elixir Café 408
Frosty Mountain Tree Farm 419
Rose and Thorn 418
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery 803
Jimtown Store 826
meats, jerky, sausage Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
711 MTR Barlew Boar Goats 201
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
Barlas Boer Goats 207
Bud’s Custom Meats 216
Green String Farm 214
Tara Firma Farms 223
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Willie Bird Turkey #1 413
Jimtown Store 826
Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar 820
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melons North Coast Native Nursery 706
Hardin Gardens 102
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Green String Farm 214
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Tara Firma Farms 223
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Canvas Ranch 704
Foggy River Farm 805
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Sayre Farms 817
Tierra Vegetables 801
Verdure Farm 816
Ridgeview Farm 828
mushrooms Hardin Gardens 102
Green String Farm 214
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
New Carpati Farm 423
nuts Split Rail Family Farm 206
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Green String Farm 214
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Dragonfly Farm 829
Preston of Dry Creek 809
olives & oils Canvas Ranch 704
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 110
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Green String Farm 214
McEvoy Ranch-McEvoy of Marin 204
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates 304
Matanzas Creek Winery 305
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Terra Bella Vista Olive Oil Co, Inc. 308
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Moondance Cellars 502
Rainbows End Farm 514
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery 803
Jimtown Store 826
Preston of Dry Creek 809
ornamental grasses Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Bassignani Nursery 400
Rose and Thorn 418
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Dragonfly Farm 829
peaches Russian River Valley Produce 812
Hardin Gardens 102
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Green String Farm 214
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Dry Creek Peach & Produce 802
Ridgeview Farm 828
Sayre Farms 817
pears Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Green String Farm 214
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Full House Farm 405
Jacob’s Jamboree 415
Apple-A-Day Ratzlaff Ranch 515
Gabriel Farm 504
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Gary Blasi Vineyards 825
Ridgeview Farm 828
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Sayre Farms 817
pet supplies Bassignani Nursery 400
Garret Ace Hardware 818
pigs, pork Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
Bud’s Custom Meats 216
Green String Farm 214
Tara Firma Farms 223
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Preston of Dry Creek 809
Garret Ace Hardware 818
plant sales Sonoma Garden Park 111
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bassignani Nursery 400
Rose and Thorn 418
Twig Art & Garden 500
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Canvas Ranch 704
North Coast Native Nursery 706
Dragonfly Farm 829
Foggy River Farm 805
Sayre Farms 817
plants, flowers Golden Nectar Farm 821
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bassignani Nursery 400
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Garret Ace Hardware 818
plants, herbal/medicinal
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bassignani Nursery 400
Elixir Café 408
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
New Carpati Farm 423
Peters’ Chocolates 411
Rose and Thorn 418
Emerisa Gardens, The Nursery at 511
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center 507
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
North Coast Native Nursery 706
Dragonfly Farm 829
Foggy River Farm 805
Golden Nectar Farm 821
plants, native Grandma’s Pumpkin Patch 806
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Rose and Thorn 418
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
North Coast Native Nursery 706
Dragonfly Farm 829
plants, vegetable Rainbows End Farm 514
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Green String Farm 214
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bassignani Nursery 400
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Morita’s Backyard 410
Rose and Thorn 418
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Rainbows End Farm 514
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Foggy River Farm 805
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Sayre Farms 817
Soda Rock Farms 827
potpourri Hardin Gardens 102
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Matanzas Creek Winery 305
Canvas Ranch 704
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery 803
pumpkins Hardin Gardens 102
Hardin Gardens 102
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
The Patch 107
Adobe Pumpkin Farm 208
Andersen’s Pumpkin Patch 212
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Green String Farm 214
Spring Hill Jersey Cheese & Peter’s Pumpkin Patch 215
Tara Firma Farms 223
Imwalle Gardens 302
Muelrath Ranches 306
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Martinelli Winery, Vineyards & Orchards 601
Foggy River Farm 805
Jimtown Store 826
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Sayre Farms 817
Tierra Vegetables 801
Verdure Farm 816
Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Pumpkin Patch 808
rabbits Soda Rock Farms 827
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
Bud’s Custom Meats 216
Green String Farm 214
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Western Farm Center 311
Jacob’s Jamboree 415
seeds
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Imwalle Gardens 302
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Bassignani Nursery 400
Rose and Thorn 418
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Product Index
Canvas Ranch 704
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Sayre Farms 817
spices
Green String Farm 214
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Canvas Ranch 704
Jimtown Store 826
stone fruit
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Sayre Farms 817
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
The Patch 107
Adobe Pumpkin Farm 208
Andersen’s Organic Vegetable Stand & Pumpkin Patch 212
Green String Farm 214
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Crane Melon Barn 317
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Imwalle Gardens 302
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates 304
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
First Light Farm CSA 421
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Morita’s Backyard 410
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center 507
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Dry Creek Peach & Produce 802
Foggy River Farm 805
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Golden Nectar Farm 821
Jimtown Store 826
Ridgeview Farm 828
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Sayre Farms 817
Tierra Vegetables 801
Verdure Farm 816
trees, fruit
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Bassignani Nursery 400
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Kozlowski Farms 506
Rainbows End Farm 514
Dragonfly Farm 829
Dry Creek Peach & Produce 802
trees, japanese maple
Garden Valley Ranch 202
Japanese Maples by Momiji Nursery 303
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Morita’s Backyard 410
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Sayre Farms 817
trees, landscape for the Gold Rush in 1849. He had been a
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Bassignani Nursery 400
trees, nut Green String Farm 214
Sonoma Garden Park 111
trees, olive
Sonoma Garden Park 111
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Terra Bella Vista Olive Oil Co, Inc. 308
trees, redwood hybridization pioneer Luther
Bassignani Nursery 400
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Rainbows End Farm 514
turkeys wild game his 10–acre experiment farm.
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
Bud’s Custom Meats 216
Tara Firma Farms 223
Willie Bird Turkey #1 413
Rainbows End Farm 514
Windsor Oaks/Olufs Ranch Pumpkin Patch 808
vegetables Green String Farm 214
Hardin Gardens 102
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sonoma Garden Park 111
The Patch 107
Adobe Pumpkin Farm 208
Andersen’s Organic Vegetable Stand 212
Baker Creek Seed Bank 217
Cottage Gardens of Petaluma & Bennett Valley 224
Green String Farm 214
Split Rail Family Farm 206
Hector’s Honey Farm 301
Imwalle Gardens 302
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates 304
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Summerfield Waldorf School and Farm 307
Zazu Restaurant & Farm 309
Andy’s Produce Market 412
First Light Farm CSA 421
French Garden Restaurant & Bistro 406
Luther Burbank’s Gold Ridge Farm 409
Morita’s Backyard 410
The Rose Family Farm 518
DeLoach Vineyards 604
Canvas Ranch 704
Dragonfly Farm 829
Dry Creek Peach & Produce 802
Foggy River Farm 805
Gary Blasi Vineyards 825
Jimtown Store 826
Preston of Dry Creek 809
Ridgeview Farm 828
Russian River Valley Produce 812
Sayre Farms 817
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Soda Rock Farms 827
Tierra Vegetables 801
Truett Hurst Winery 814
Verdure Farm 816
Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar 820
vinegar farmer his whole life, like all of his forefathers.
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma, LLC 105
Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery 110
Santa Rosa Community Market 310
Kozlowski Farms 506
Nana Mae’s Organics 517
Martinelli Winery, Vineyards & Orchards 601
Canvas Ranch 704
Jimtown Store 826
water plants, pond supplies Burbank made his own mark
Empire 1 Nursery 503
Harmony Farm Supply & Nursery 505
Garret Ace Hardware 818
Angelo’s Meats & Italian Taste 200
Bud’s Custom Meats 216
wine Burbank’s farm along with
Arrowood Vineyards & Winery 100
Cline Cellars 101
Sonoma Cheese Factory 108
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates 304
Matanzas Creek Winery 305
Old World Winery 300
Andy’s Produce Market 412
Kozlowski Farms 506
O’Connell Vineyards - Vine Hill House 508
DeLoach Vineyards 604
Korbel Champagne Cellars 600
Martinelli Winery, Vineyards & Orchards 601
Porter Creek Vineyards 602
Wine Tasting of Sonoma County 603
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery 803
Jimtown Store 826
Preston of Dry Creek 809
Ridge Vineyards 824
Rodney Strong Vineyards 811
Simi Winery 823
Truett Hurst Winery 814
wool & yarn its organic crops that provide
Jacob’s Jamboree 415
Canvas Ranch 704
Skyhorse Ranch 703
Foggy River Farm 805
worms
Rainbows End Farm 514
Foggy River Farm 805
SEBASTOPOL continued from page 30 SONOMA COUNTY’S RURAL LEGACY continued from page 11
time—the siege of the port of
of Rohnert Park in the early 1900s. Richard dry farm this distinctive melon only grown in this
Sebastopol on the Black Sea
Hope Crane arrived in California from Missouri unique soil. In 2006, the Crane family worked
during the Crimean War. The
with the District to ensure that 80 acres of their
name stuck and the City was
land would be preserved forever. Working with
incorporated in 1902.
He mined gold for several years before arriving the District to protect their land can give the
Orchards and vines flourish in Sonoma County in 1852. Oliver Crane, the family peace of mind that it won’t be subdivided
in Sebastopol’s rich soil. By son of Richard H. Crane, developed the Crane in the future but also makes it more affordable
1910 Sebastopol became Melon by crossing several varieties of melons, for the next generation of the Crane family to
world famous for its years including a Japanese melon, a white melon, a inherit the land even in with Sonoma County’s
of record apple production. Persian melon and an ambrosia melon among high land values. Although the Crane Melon has
Between 1885 and 1926, others. The Crane melon averages 4-7 pounds, been a constant, the Crane family continues
is round like a soccer ball, and has a light orange to change with the times. Today, their farms
flesh that is highly aromatic. Since then five also grow yellow-meat watermelons, heirloom
in the world of horticulture, more generations of Cranes have continued to tomatoes, honey, walnuts and wine grapes.
developing hundreds of new
plant strains and varieties on RIVER STORY continued from page 43
started as a logging community. Over time, fields, award winning tobacco fields, present-
Today you can still visit Luther logging reserves dwindled, causing the loggers day champagne vineyards, and also catered
and their families to determine other means for to tourists and vacationers. As the old logging
other agricultural attractions. income. During the late 1800s through the turn railroad gauge was upgraded to a passenger
of the century, established families used the rich rail, visitors from the San Francisco area flocked
Wineries, butterfly gardens,
a carnivore plant nursery, soils of the land for private vegetable gardens the small River Communities. Many came for
and animal husbandry. These private farms the activities on the River (canoeing, swimming,
pumpkin patches and yes,
apple farms are just minutes eventually turned into apple orchards, hop etc.), hunting and fishing and the live music
away from downtown. A continued on page 66
variety of this amazing West
County bounty comes to
Sebastopol’s Town Plaza farm
market each Sunday between
April and November. In year’s
past the area has been rich in
hops, cherries, prunes, apples
and vineyards. Sebastopol
is still known today for its
varieties of apples, especially
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buffers the area from the chilling influence of
the Pacific. Marine layers and cooling wind
from both the Los Carneros region in the south
and from the Santa Rosa plain in the north
help to balance the Valley’s tendency toward
Mediterranean dryness.  and Glen Ellen. Livestock is also plentiful, from
From Glen Ellen to Sonoma, soils are nourishing
as they are varied. The Valley floor harbors
loamy clay and nutrient-rich mineral deposits,
while higher elevation slopes are rocky and
well-drained. Few agricultural areas boast such
diversity. As testament, almost every kind of
grape varietal has been grown in the region, but
vineyards are just the beginning of what thrives
PETALUMA STORY continued from page 23
jams, jellies and honeys. Wines from the region
known as the Petaluma Gap are available for
tasting at some of Petaluma’s wine producers
Petaluma farms provide the ideal starting places
for those traveling the Sonoma County Farm Trails.
Plenty of fresh air and sunshine, the historic Petaluma
River, scenic trails and parks provide Petaluma with
SANTA ROSA VALLEY STORY continued from page 26
that delight casual diners and epicureans alike.
Famous chefs flock to the area—not only for
the vineyards, but for all the abundant local
produce, dairy, meat, and seafood. Nowhere
else in Sonoma County will you find year-round
farmers markets twice a week. The restaurant
business is booming, along with agriculture, high-
tech, bio-medical, education, environmental,
and, of course, tourism. Santa Rosa is home to
historic Luther Burbank’s Home and Gardens and
popular events like the Amgen Tour of California,
RIVER STORY continued from page 65
and dances. The area experienced its peak of
activity during the 1920s, 1930s and after World
War II with an influx of big band music, nightly
dances, the annual “Pageant of Fire Mountain”
performances, Stumptown Daze Parade, Monte
Rio Water Carnival, and bowling tournaments,
to name a few. During the Great Depression,
the railroad company pulled-out the Guerneville
gauge in 1935. With the completion of the
Golden Gate Bridge in 1936, vacationers were
more likely to drive themselves to the Russian
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here. Ancient olive orchards, heirloom tomatoes,
strawberries, citrus trees, a myriad of salad
greens, squash of all shape and size, stone fruits,
nuts, lavender and other herbs, just to name
a few, can all be found in the area of Sonoma
neighborhood chickens to goats, sheep, cattle
and alpacas. The delicious chevre, farm-fresh
eggs or woolen goods you find at local markets
and grocers can often be traced to vendors less
than a few miles away.
Sonoma’s pastoral vistas and navigability make
it a perfect area for exploring local farms, so
come explore this cozy cornucopia.”
all the ingredients of a veritable natural theme park
with attractions that include hiking, cycling, running,
boating, kayaking, bird watching, and more.
Find out more about all that Petaluma offers by
simply calling the Petaluma Visitor Center at
(707) 769-0429 or by visiting the official website
at www.visitpetaluma.com.
the Rose Parade celebrating its 116th year and
a Downtown Farmers Market Celebration every
Wednesday night during the summer with local
food and entertainment. Whether you’re into
safaris or spas, golf or gardens, Snoopy or
Syrah– or all of the above – you can have it all
in the Santa Rosa Valley. Let the experienced
staff of the California Welcome Center help you
with lodging, spa, wineries and tour information.
(800) 404-7673 or www.visitsantarosa.com.
River Resort Area rather than endure the 2-hour
train ride, thus closing the chapter on railway
transportation. Since then, the area continues to
sustain as a resort region with many old resorts
still in operation, as well as fine dining and
local entertainment. An easy weekend vacation
from the San Francisco Bay Area with beautiful
natural surroundings and world-renowned
Sonoma Cuisine, the Russian River Resort Area
welcomes you and your family.
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