Blog entries tagged farms

Remembering "The Farm"

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Communal living was a idealistic experiment for some back when the counter-culture was in full flower, and The Farm, a pioneering outpost in rural Tennessee, mostly managed to live up to those ideals.

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The earliest origins of The Farm can be traced back to San FranciscoRead More...

Red Sonoma

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Liberal Sonoma County was once a hotbed of anti-communist fervor, as well as home to a series of utopian communities, all of which is on display at the Sonoma County Museum.

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When taking a longer historical view, Eric Stanley, exhibitions and collections curator for the Sonoma County Museum, Read More...

Cattle Brands of the North Bay

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Branding cattle may evoke images of the old west a century ago, but it’s a still-active part of agriculture in the North Bay, with a lengthy history here, too.

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Just as they were a century again, brands are used today to identify the legal owners of notRead More...

Bat Lady Remembered

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

More than 50 years ago, Patricia Winters got her first bat, and promptly fell in love with it. As an advocate for the small nocturnal flying mammals, she was known throughout the North Bay and beyond as the Bat Lady. She died of cancer at age 70 recently, but shared her enthusiasm and knowledge in an early North Bay Report from January 2006. This is a repeat of that reportRead More...

Jack London's Lake

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Jack London's cottage and ranch buildings have been preserved at the state park that bears his name in Glen Ellen. But there is another part of his historic holding that is languishing in need of repair and restoration

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Revisiting the Running Fence

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Thirty-four years after Christo’s Running Fence snaked across the North Bay’s coastal landscape into the Pacific, the unique and short-lived artwork is still fondly recalled by most of those who played a part in its creation.

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Native Bees

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Everything that’s in bloom right now was pollinated by a bee. That’s why we should care about the many threats these beneficial insects face.

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Sebastopol’s Enmanji Temple, a cornerstone of the area’s Japanese culture, is the subject of a short documentary film that reveals a key episode in the preservation of the historic structure.

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It may take a lifetime to see the results, but students replanting a native oak forest near Glen Ellen are taking the long view.

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European Grapevine Moth

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

A new foreign insect pest has been found in a north coast vineyard, and extensive trapping is underway to see how widespread the European Grapevine Moth may already be.

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The European Vineyard Moth and the Light Brown Apple Moth have a very similar appearance, which isn’t really surprisRead More...

Farmworker Health Risks

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0100

California’s 1 million farmworkers are at increased risk for respiratory diseases and other health problems, according to a new report, in large part due to poor air quality where they are working.

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Ag Innovation Network

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0100

The pathway to sustainability depends on morphing conflict into consensus, and when it comes to food systems, that’s what Sebastopol’s Ag Innovation Network is all about.

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Bruce Robinson — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100

It's well known that many of the oldest wineries in Sonoma and Napa Counties predate Prohibition, but the story of how they got through the 14 dry years when the 18th amendment was in effect is only now being fully told.

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Dry laws were never supported in northern CaRead More...

"The Dangerous World of Butterflies"

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 +0100

Nature lovers versus breeders. Preservationists versus poachers and smugglers. A history that goes back eons versus threatened extinctions in the 21st century. These are just some of the stories that lie within the dangerous world of....butterflies?

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