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U.S. CENTRAL COAST'S BOUNTIFUL WINE REGION: PASO ROBLES

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Participate in Interactive Agricultural Events at FARMstead ED:  Vineyards, olive orchards, farms and ranches abound in Paso Robles, making it an ideal destination to experience agriculture firsthand. FARMstead ED – an agriculture education tour company – is committed to promoting San Luis Obispo County FARMsteading skills and practices through local events. In partnership with local producers like Windrose Farm, FARMstead ED offers a variety of classes, including “Grow Your Own…” interactive events where you learn how to grow everything from salad gardens to cocktail gardens.  read more... ~blog by Travel Paso posted in Marriott Reward insiders

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Get Your Foodie on at Windrose Farm!

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Get Your Foodie on at Windrose Farm!

  This tasty weekend features a Saturday afternoon filled with grazing and sipping under the old oak tree at the Heirloom Tomato Festival!  - AND - continues Sunday evening with the festival Dinner: Surf & Turf, Central Coast Style!  read more... 

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Heirloom Tomato Festival coming to Windrose Farm

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Heirloom Tomato Festival coming to Windrose Farm

PASO ROBLES — Taste the sun in every bite of bright, beefy, potent tomato at the Windrose Farms Heirloom Tomato Festival and Dinner Sept. 24 and 25,  read more... By: Allyson Oken / Paso Robles Press

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Faster, Sooner, More, Less, Better!?!

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  Harvest is nearly complete. It came fast with more quality and less yield for what we hope will be a better end result.   A quirky year of weather, and growing patterns, has delivered a bounty of delicious produce for us to enjoy in erratic spurts. When and if the fruit came on it seemed to be bumper crops to very little at all.   The first go to answer for this result is the drought, but look further you will hear folks say it was also many other facets that Mother Nature & Human Nature had to offer us this year. We'll take...

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Traveling is About the People You Meet...

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 Adventures of a Carry-On at Travel Paso Traveling is all about the people you meet. I met these lovely ladies in Paso Robles via an agricultural program called FARMstead ED. I believe this is the kind of experience that brings a deeper appreciation for place and a richer experience for all. Thank you Lynette Sonne ,Founder of Farmstead Ed, and Barbara Spencer of Windrose Farm

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