News & Happenings — the chocolate stache

Our cornucopia of agriculture here on the Central Coast

November 17, 2017 • Agriculture • Education • farm tours • farmstead ed • J&R natural Meats • leo leo gelato • Organic farming • Paso Robles • talley farms • templeton hills beef • the chocolate stache • The Groves on 41 • windrose farm • wine diva jams • YES handcrafted cocktail mixer

We are so fortunate that we have so many wonderful crops & commodities grown here locally for us all to savor & enjoy! For the past 2 months our area has been a buzz with tractors pulling big bins filled to the brim with beautiful grapes from the vineyards, walnut & almond trees "knocked" for their fruit, and olive groves shaken and combed for what will soon become liquid gold. This is THE time...the time that all the fruits of our farmer's labor all year, and results for what Mother Nature delivered, are harvested, picked & gathered, to then be taken to market. For...

Liquid Lunch September 20 - Heirloom Tomato Festival at Windrose Farm

September 20, 2017 • 15c • barbara spencer • bill spencer • bubbles • Cork Dorks • heirloom tomatoes • Lambrusco • leo leo gelato • Liquid Lunch • Paso Robles • templeton hills beef • the chocolate stache • The Groves on 41 • windrose farm • wine diva jams • Yes Cocktail Co

Today the Cork Dorks were joined by Julie Simon from Windrose Farm, Ali Carscaden from 15C Wine Bar, and Lauren Butler of Yes Cocktail Company to talk about the upcoming Heirloom Tomato Festival. This weekend at the Heirloom Tomato Festival, attendees get to taste over 40 varieties of heirloom tomatoes all while touring the beautiful land on Windrose Farm. Several local chefs, vendors, and artisan purveyors will be there preparing samples of their delicious recipes, featuring Windrose Farm tomatoes and tasty produce. On Sunday night they are having a sold out Tomato Dinner, showcasing Windrose Farm heirloom tomatoes, locally raised...

Heirloom Tomato Festival Weekend at Windrose Farm Sept. 23-24

September 10, 2017 • 15c • agri-cation • agritourism • barbara spencer • bill spencer • farm tours • farmstead ed • garlic • heirloom tomato festival • heirloom tomatoes • leo leo gelato • Organic farming • Paso Robles • picnic • templeton hills beef • the chocolate stache • The Groves on 41 • TheraBee Honey • windrose farm • wine diva jams • YES handcrafted cocktail mixer

Join us as we taste over 40 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, tasty morsels from fabulous local food purveyors & growers and walk farm tours at Windrose Farm Saturday September 23rd ~ 2pm - 5pm Then enjoy the exquisite culinary talents of Chef Julie Simon as she prepares an intimate multi-course meal on the farm Sunday September 24th featuring wine pairings by Sommelier Ali Carscaden and cocktail pairings by mixologist Lauren Butler. Get tickets here...

Heirloom Tomato Festival Weekend at Windrose Farm

Join us as we celebrate over 40 varieties of heirloom tomatoes, fabulous local food purveyors, growers and farm tours at Windrose Farm Saturday September 23rd - Sunday September 24th. Get tickets here...

A look back at 2016 travels: California's Central Coast

February 06, 2017 • action wipes • Ag Ed • agritourism • bill spencer • black diamond vermiculture • cristy christie • farm tours • farmstead ed • Grass-fed • J&R natural Meats • lynette sonne • Organic farming • Paso Robles • RE:FIND distillery • talley farms • templeton hills beef • the chocolate stache • The Groves on 41 • Travel Paso • windrose farm

Springtime is a glorious time of year to visit California’s central coast. I spent the first nine days of April 2016 in a roughly 200-mile area within Ventura and San Luis Obispo Counties, venturing as far south as Simi Valley, the location of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, and as far north as Paso Robles and nearby San Simeon, overlooking the coast, where I toured Hearst Castle, the hilltop estate of publishing magnate, William Randolph Hearst. The reason for my visit to California was to attend the annual conference of NATJA (North American Travel Journalist Association) in Oxnard,...