Topic: Agriculture
Filed under Agriculture
2026
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The lights are flickering out across Mendocino County
Up on the ridges above Willits, Steve Amato has been counting lights. "These hills used to light up at night," the president of the Mendocino Cannabis Alliance said last spring,…
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California’s 40,000-acre question
Drive north through Hopland this spring, past Ukiah into Redwood Valley. You'll notice gaps. Where Cabernet and Zinfandel twisted toward the sun last October, now there's bare dirt, stacked rootstock,…
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Worms to wine: DaVero turns compost into a tasting lesson
If you have spent any time around wine people, you have heard the phrase: It starts in the vineyard. DaVero Farms and Winery is taking that one step further, straight…
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Sonoma County farm notes
One of Sonoma County’s most familiar farm names received statewide recognition this winter. Lee and Wayne James of Tierra Vegetables in Santa Rosa were named Legacy Farmers of the Year…
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The new rules behind Sonoma County’s home kitchen food surge
Sonoma County has always had a quiet side hustle economy. You just didn’t used to be able to taste it.
2025
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Word Junkie: A harvest of words
Orillia, Ontario. CAN – October 16, 2012
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Fall farm fun
Cider pressing with Ethic Cider. Go on a Fall Farm Adventure Sept. 27 & 28 with Sonoma County Farm Trails. (Sonoma Farm Trails_
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Farm value dips as grapes and cannabis slump
Expect some candid crop talk at the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. The newly released 2024 Sonoma County crop report is on the agenda, and it shows the…
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In praise of worms
Red worms on a white background
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Ground Truth: From tomatoes to Croptober — what’s ripening this month
The weather’s not the problem. Highs in the 70s and 80s, nights in the 50s, and barely a whisper of rain — classic Sonoma September. The Harvest Moon on Sept.…