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Mark Prado Marin Independent Journal Randy Lafranchi has made the difficult task of farming in West Marin into a treat for hundreds of families each year as he converts two acres of his Nicasio ranchland into a pumpkin patch. And it's not any type of pumpkin patch.
Five years ago the talk was about how great it would be if we could convince food buyers of the overall health and benefits of buying locally. Well, guess what? Its happening.
The Marin Sonoma Livestock Workgroup met on August 2 to go over several important topics. The workgroup has expanded and forty people were present. Dr. Lauren Gwin reported her research on conventional livestock operations in Marin County.
Taste of Marin is a feast for the senses - Vietnamese-style seared beef salad with Allstar Organic basil and tomatoes; Drakes Bay smoked oysters on homemade potato chips; Clark Summit pork, Chileno Valley Ranch pears, and Point Reyes Original Blue cheese on a crustini of Brickmaiden bread.
Progress: Agrarian author and poet Wendell Berry was a guest at a luncheon sponsored Friday by Marin Organic, a nonprofit that promotes local organic farming, at Star Route Farms in Bolinas.
Consumers are going to the source for pastured beef, pork, poultry and eggs Carol Ness, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Jeff and Katie Hagan are never stuck wondering what's for dinner -- not with 80 pounds of beef in the freezer.
John and Karen Taylor, with their 2-year-old son, Billy Joe, took over the Bivalve Ranch north of Point Reyes Station from Karen Taylor's mother, dairy industry leader Sharon Doughty, at the beginning of 2006. The ranch was certified organic in July.
Rob Rogers Marin Independent Journal November 18, 2006 About 35 farmers and ranchers gathered at the Walker Creek Ranch Conference Center near Marshall on Friday to share advice and voice their concerns about the state of agriculture in Marin County.
