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Chick...Chick...Chicken!

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Chick...Chick...Chicken!

The Benefits of Backyard Chickens workshop will be a unique and special small gathering of guests with rancher Darian Buckels where we will learn more than just which came first, the chicken or the egg!  Housing, care, nutrition and more will be discussed at this on-farm workshop.  A table to farm locally grown and made lunch will follow.  We hope you will join us!

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Spring is in Full Swing...

Spring is in Full Swing...

Check out our latest newsletter featuring our upcoming workshops on Backyard Chickens & Sausage Making              

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In the Garden, with Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance

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In the Garden, with Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance

  Spring Has Sprung...   And so have Paso Wine Country Gardens!  The vines are waking up from the dormant winter and so are the gardens of Paso Robles Wine Country! Wondering what wine to pair with your fruits and vegetables? Peek into the gardens of Zina Miakinkova-Engel of Le Vigne Winery, Lynette Sonne of FARMstead ED, and the team from the Restaurant at Niner Wine Estates. Click here to read more...

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

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

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,...

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It's a New Year!

It's a New Year!

 And, we're hunkered down harvesting new ideas for our 2017 lineup. Stay tuned for more information about classes & events! Take a look at some of our good times had in 2016...

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