On less than three acres, Susan Bryer and Ernie Shelton grow a significant portion of the produce for Shelton’s Natural Foods Market in Healdsburg. Bryer, a graduate of the Sonoma County Beginning Farmer & Rancher Training program, had prior experience with a backyard garden, but when she met up with Ernie, she had to ratchet up her skill set to tackle this much larger acreage. To read the full article, click here. 

For those interested in using horses on your farm or ranch, or just more understanding of how to work with horses, this is a great opportunity! New Family Farm (who use draft horses on their farm) is hosting a 3 day workshop by Doc Hammill.

October 18, 7:00-9:30pm, Doc's presentation, "The Mind of the Horse" is free and open to the public at the Sebastopol Grange on Hwy 12. This presentation is interesting to many and appropriate for all equine disciplines. 

"October, 19-21, 2012: Sebastopol, California, 1st Annual Driving and Farming with Horses in Harness Workshop. Three full days of hands on instruction and farming with working horses.

Event hosted by WHOA For information, contact Doc, workshops@dochammill.com or (406) 250-8252.