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Even as organic milk rides a rising wave of consumer popularity, supply shortages are plaguing retailers, leaving empty shelves and droves of unhappy customers.

Ashley Harrell 2006-05-18 Pt. Reyes Light On Saturday morning, Stacy Carlsen pulled into the Chileno Valley Ranch in his 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air 2-door with a killer tool in his trunk and an organic clementine in his pocket.

Pey-Marin Vineyards 2004 Pinot Noir "Trois Filles" ($36). Our 2002 and 2003 Pinots received fantastic reviews ("Smart Buy", 93 points, etc) and strong support from top restaurants and other cognoscenti and sold out very quickly.

Bob Singleton, owner of Rancho Veal Corp. in Petaluma for the last 40 years, has signed an option to sell his 3.46 acres to a home developer for $3 million.

HARD AT WORK: Liz Cunninghame makes sure her chickens are fed in one of her four chicken houses on her family farm in Tomales. She has 700 chickens. Special to the IJ/Kevin Hagen by Paul Liberatore, Marin I.J.

Warren Weber's Star Route Farms is featured in Marin Farm Families, Stories and Recipes,' a new book that will debut at this weekend's Pure West Marin celebration. (IJ archive/Alan Dep) Marin I.J.

Staff Report Marin Independent Journal 7/04/2006 A cool breeze, like hand-loomed silk smoothing away the heat of the day, blew through West Marin on Saturday evening.

What if you could get rid of weeds without spraying, transforming them into valuable feed instead of something that costs you time and money? What if the answer to weed control was as simple as turning them into forage for your livestock?

It was standing room only at the Tomales History Center for Certifying Your Dairy Organic on May 24. Twenty Marin and Sonoma dairies were represented, confirming the rumor that transition to organic dairy production is for real.

Have you ever stood at the meat counter wondering what grass fed really means? Soon, when you see grass fed and the USDA Process Verified logo on the same label, you will know that the meat comes from animals with a lifetime diet of at least 99% grass or forage.