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By Beth Kirsten Jones Neff Edible Marin & Wine Country 08/2011 The rain has finally given way to another unstoppable California spring as I weave my way through the Inverness pine forests and emerge into a wide-open Point Reyes countryside.
By Beth Hoffman Food + Tech 08/22/2011 The question is, do you really want to be a rancher, or do you want to be a meat company, says Loren Poncia of Stemple Creek Ranch, as we stand in the middle of his familys 1000 acres of organically certified pasture in Tomales, California.
By Anne Marie Fuller The Oakland Tribune 08/02/2011 Last week, I was watching a story on TV about the milkman of yesteryear and how this type of service is a thing of the past "...
By Mark Bittman The New York Times 08/16/2011 When Brenna Chase was farming in Connecticut a few years back, new farmers werent always welcome by oldsters. The pie, she says, just wasnt big enough.
By Benjamin Shute The New York Times 08/19/2011 If farmers lose access to some of the skilled workers who pick fruit, plant vegetables and care for crops, food prices will certainly rise.
By Dominic Grossi and David Lewis California Farm Bureau Federation's Ag Alert 12/15/2010 Bring Marin County farmers and ranchers together for a day to talk about their farms, ranches and industries, and you quickly learn about traditions and innovations that have bolstered these family operations a...
By Robert Digitale Press Democrat 03/06/2011 North Bay dairies reinvent themselves and prosper as center of artisan movement Just four years ago, Karen Bianchi-Moreda sat in the audience in Sonoma and listened to experts explain how to make it in the artisan cheese business.
By David Karp Los Angeles Times 07/26/2011 Reporting from Sebastopol, California A small group rallies around the dwindling acreage producing the apples even as some Sonoma orchard owners opt to plant more profitable wine grapes.
By Lee Romney Los Angeles Times 07/31/2011 Reporting from San Francisco, California In a dense pocket of the Mission Terrace neighborhood, a quiet grid of streets near the city's southern edge, the afternoon fog rolls in over a rare sight: nearly an acre of land sandwiched between homes and planted...
Each city and town within Marin and Sonoma County have different city ordinances pertaining to the keeping of fowl. It is important to know your zoning and possible set-back requirements and flock size allowed. Call to check at the phone numbers listed below for the cities listed.
