Petting Goats and Picking Peas
Not long ago, we started getting the CSA from Capay Organic called Farm Fresh to You. They deliver right to our doorstep and always include a little newsletter with recipes. In May, we finally got our acts together to drive out to Capay Valley to visit their farm for one of their open farm days. [...]
Second Annual Urban Ag Fest
Slow Food Sacramento presents the second annual Common Table – Urban Ag Fest on Sat., June 19. This year’s event is held at Soil Born Farms’ American River Ranch, a 25-acre organic farm overlooking the American River. All proceeds benefit Soil Born Farms food access projects. The evening begins with the Farm Tour Reception at [...]
Hoe Down Down Home
While my co-conspirator, Lynn, is eating her way through Spain and tantalizing us with her reports, those of us still down home have to make do. Of course, the annual Hoes Down Festival at Full Belly Farm is a pretty nice way to make do. It’s really a don’t-miss event of the fall and a [...]
Fall Into Food Events
It’s officially autumn on Monday (despite the temperatures), and the food events are piling up like pumpkins. Enjoy the last days of Indian summer with some food and drink with friends! 7th Annual Autumn Equinox Celebration, Saturday, Sept. 19, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening at Soil Born Farm, an urban agricultural oasis nestled [...]
An Urban Farm Paradise
I’ve been aware of Soil Born Farms for some time now as an organic urban oasis (on Hurley near Watt), but I just learned recently about the biodynamic farm at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks. Biodynamics may be new to you, but it’s a long-standing agricultural practice from Europe that predates the modern organic [...]
Eat Wild
What with all the scary news from China and even the U.S. about our food supply, it’s more important than ever to know where your food comes from. Who handled it, where was it grown or raised, and how long has it been waiting before you take it home to eat it? “Local food” is [...]
