It's that time again...time to begin filtering chocolate back into my system.  Gosh, it's only been a month since the holidays but f...

Christmas is almost upon us.  My kids are excited....mostly for presents, but I know in 20 years what they are really going to remember is ...

Are you an oyster fan?  The situation that is currently happening in West Marin at Drakes Bay Oyster Company, a family far...

Last week, while the kids were in school, I found myself with a little bit of spare time.  My laundry was caught up, the house was half-w...

It's FOOD DAY! We love growing it in our garden, we love having a family dairy that produces milk to help feed many and we love raisin...

If your kids are like mine, then Halloween rates right up towards the top of the list when talking holidays.  Why?  For us, it all has to do...

To continue on from yesterday's post , the first stop on the  Know a California Farmer Farm Fresh Tour began at a family farm that pro...

This past weekend I met my friend, Katie in the town of Carmel by the Sea for quite an amazing event  she was overseeing for a client of he...

With BlogHer11 being held in San Diego this year, it was doable for me since California is my home state and it's a quick flight down to...

If you've been following along with me for a while, you then know my story on bulls and how they seem to always seek me out , well, once...

This holiday rates right up there with Christmas in our house, National Ice Cream Day.  What other day of the year gives you permission to e...

The Thistle is something we see a lot of, here on the farm.  My kids know to stay away from these sharp prickly plants, but I often find mys...

Some days when the work day is over, it's not really over.  Sometimes after the calves are fed their dinner, this is the last thing to d...

When  traveling on summer vacation with farmers, by the last day, things happen.  I don't know if it's the mountain air they're ...

My day began rising at 6 a.m. yesterday, to get myself ready for the 40 minute drive north to Windsor, this year's location of the Calif...

No matter what we happen to be doing on the farm at any given time, if Paige is with me, whatever path we take almost always e...

With strong winds coming from the west on most days at our house, our American flag is replaced once a year, due to the tattered edges it ac...

I am  frequently amazed by the ideas and information I gain just by having a Twitter account .  Today, for a short time I was following the ...

My nephew, Gavin is showing Emma {aka lap calf} at the fair this year.  She stays for five days and as you can see, she totally acclimated ...