What's Happening at the Farm
Looking Forward to the New Year
For me, the week between Christmas and New Year always has a feeling of reflection and anticipation. This week, as I look back at what we were able to accomplish in...
Looking Forward to the New Year
For me, the week between Christmas and New Year always has a feeling of reflection and anticipation. This week, as I look back at what we were able to accomplish in...
What the heck is a cover crop?
Soon, the olive grove at Capay Valley Lavender will come alive with brilliant green sprouts of oats, field peas, bell beans and the curly plant known as vetch. We use...
What the heck is a cover crop?
Soon, the olive grove at Capay Valley Lavender will come alive with brilliant green sprouts of oats, field peas, bell beans and the curly plant known as vetch. We use...
Months Making Plans -- That Fell Apart!
There’s a wise-woman phrase that goes “If you want God to laugh…” It’s meant as a humorous reminder about life and making plans. For example, to my way of thinking,...
Months Making Plans -- That Fell Apart!
There’s a wise-woman phrase that goes “If you want God to laugh…” It’s meant as a humorous reminder about life and making plans. For example, to my way of thinking,...
I Was Country Before Country was Cool
Remember that old song? “I was country before country was cool” – I sing it sometimes as I walk from room to room in my all-white farmhouse (pictured in my...
I Was Country Before Country was Cool
Remember that old song? “I was country before country was cool” – I sing it sometimes as I walk from room to room in my all-white farmhouse (pictured in my...
An Unexpected Pleasure and a New Friend
We were both surprised and honored this week when California Congressman Mike Thompson visited the Farm! We had more than one “small world” moment - he, too, is a lavender farmer...
An Unexpected Pleasure and a New Friend
We were both surprised and honored this week when California Congressman Mike Thompson visited the Farm! We had more than one “small world” moment - he, too, is a lavender farmer...
