Spring is the perfect time to explore our local farms. Join us for three new evening farm tours this spring - a chance to see local food up close and take a short hike all in one evening! On April 29th we'll take in the "Orchards & Birds on Story Creek" near Healdsburg; on May 5th we'll feature the "Omnivore's Solution" near Petaluma, and on May 13 we'll explore nexus of "Nature & Agriculture" near Sebastopol. Use the links below to request space(s) or more information...see you on the farm!
April 29: Orchards & Birds on Story Creek - Join us for a tour of Terry & Carolyn Harrison's bucolic farm west of Healdsburg. Terry, local president of the Community Alliance of Family Farmers (CAFF), will share insights and stories from his 35+ years on the property growing local food and caring for the land. We'll top off our evening with short hike up to the ridge for views, a picnic dinner, and evening birding. Click here to request space.
May 5: The Omnivore's Solution: Tara Firma Farm Tour & Hike - Get up close and personal with organic vegetable and meat production in Petaluma. Inspired by Michael Pollen's "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Tara Smith started Tara Firma Farm and CSA. With a conservation easement from the District, the farm also has plans for a 2.5 mile public trail. Click here to request space.
Read more about Tara Firma in the Press Democrat.
May 13: Nature & Agriculture on Duckworth Ranch -Where can you find plum trees, hay fields, chickens, river otters, and relic black oak forest - just outside Sebastopol? Part of the Nahmens conservation easement from your County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District, Duckworth ranch produces local food AND stewards the land. We'll talk with Lorri as we walk, keeping watch for bitterns and bobcats on this first ever public tour of the ranch. Click here to request space.
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