What's Happening at the Farm

  • Communities Adds So Much to Life

    by Sherri Wood
    If you had to list the things that “made” you who you are today, what would they be? A dream that never faded? Family support? Opportunity? Life ...

  • How do they get the rows so straight???

    by Sherri Wood
    For years I have wondered how orchards get trees to line up so precisely — now I know! It’s an amazing team of skilled tree planters! Once we pre...

  • Preparing the Soil for Olives

    by Sherri Wood
    You’ve heard of EVOO, extra virgin olive oil? Well, get ready for CVOO – Capay Valley Olive Oil! It all started a little over a year ago after a...

  • Care Kits were a big hit!

    by Sherri Wood
    What a time we had during the Fall Lavender Care Kit workshops! Mixing up the Body Soak and Sugar Scrub was quick and easy. Mixing and mashing the...

  • I was so relaxed -- I forgot I was a FarmHer

    by Sherri Wood
    The Fall and Winter holidays always offer time for gathering and reflection. From Veteran’s Day through Thanksgiving this Fall, we hono...

  • Summertime -- and the livin' is easy!

    by Sherri Wood
    The popular Gershwin tune goes, “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…” For some of us, that may be only a sweet dream. Work pressures, trip...

  • Enjoying the hard work!

    by Sherri Wood
    Did you ever hear the slogan, “The toughest job you’ll ever love”? It was used by the Peace Corps to inspire people to join them in their work. Th...

  • Making it personal

    by Sherri Wood
    There are times when things align and I am touched deep in my soul. I had a moment like that when I read this email from a customer recently:   T...

  • O is for organic

    by Sherri Wood
    The calendar says it is Fall, but we here in Capay have had temperatures of 90+ degrees for the past few days. I am learning that optimism, another...

  • From Imaging to Imagining

    by Sherri Wood
    During her maternity leave from a hospital Imaging Department last year, Heather Gwerder began to imagine… imagine what life would be like if she f...

  • Summer in Capay

    by Sherri Wood
    Quiet and Comets When we tell future generations about the summer of 2020, we will have plenty to say. Here at Capay Valley Lavender, we’ll talk ab...

  • More than lavender!

    by Sherri Wood
    We are nearing the end of National Pollinator Week (June 22nd through 28th). At Capay Valley Lavender, we have enjoyed seasonal pollinator visits ...
    Posted in Capay Valley, lavender fields, monarch butterflies, pollinator protection, Xerces Foundation