Category: artisans

The Getty and Us

by Lisa | Jan 27, 2018 | artisans, plants, Sonoma | 3 |

Our “endowment” here at the Rancho is probably equivalent to what the fabled Getty...

Save the Bees! Restore Hector’s Honey.

by Lisa | Nov 6, 2017 | artisans, farming, Sonoma | 0 |

Although close to 80% of our land burned in the big Wine Country fires, all but a few...

Just Call Us The Getty North

by Lisa | Jan 6, 2017 | artisans, plants, Sonoma | 4 |

I haven’t talked enough about Ranch Manager Louis’s role in the ecosystem of Two...

Apocalypse Gopher

by Lisa | Apr 16, 2016 | artisans, wildlife | 6 |

I’ve been conditioned by years of watching Green Acres to expect the countryside to be full...

Rock Stars

by Lisa | Oct 9, 2015 | artisans, plants, Sonoma | 1 |

It’s that time again, the cusp of what we hope will be our rainy season. That means...

It’s The Terroir, Stupid!

by Lisa | Jan 3, 2014 | artisans, winemaking | 4 |

Everyone has their hot buttons. The things that make them yell at the TV and throw things. For me,...

Sweet Honey in the Barn

by Lisa | Mar 11, 2012 | artisans, wildlife | 13 |

Have I mentioned that we have a little bit of a bee problem? Not really a problem, but,...

My Own Private Suez Canal

by Lisa | Feb 14, 2011 | artisans | 4 |

In my free-associating mind, whenever I hear the word Egypt, I think of the Suez Canal. And as,...

Bee Cool

by Lisa | Jun 9, 2010 | artisans, my eccentric friends, the spread, winemaking | 5 |

As befitting a farm started by two city slickers, we’ve got another possible town/country...

Pond Life. Pond Rules.

by Lisa | Jun 4, 2010 | artisans, plants, the spread | 1 |

There’s a new sheriff in town at Lake Charles, the little man-made lake we built on our...

The Mayor of Crittertown

by Lisa | May 13, 2010 | artisans, the spread, wildlife | 5 |

Guess I scared everyone away with my rattlesnake post. Heck, I scared myself away as it’s been a week since I’ve been able to post! But let’s just catch everyone up on other non-rattlesnake critter news, shall...

Miwoks, Waterfalls and a John Muir Moment

by Lisa | Apr 9, 2010 | artisans, dogs, plants | 8 |

If you’ve watched the excellent Ken Burns’ documentary series, The National Parks:...

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A Yank. A Brit. Two Terriers. A Vineyard. And a Dream.

Being the true-life adventures of two city kids and two spoiled terriers as they transition to a life of winemaking and organic farming in Sonoma. You know Green Acres? It’s like that.

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