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MEMBERSHIP DRIVE It's time again for our annual membership renewal and recruitment drive. The 2009 Map and Guide is just around the corner and we would like to thank all returning members and encourage new members to join now! 2009 Regular Member Application 2009 Associate Member Application To find out more about becoming a Farm Trails member, visit our Membership page or contact our office at 707-837-8896 There is still time to send in your application; don't delay, send it in today! Deadline is November 31, 2008
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Recommended by Michele Anna Jordan... "Pick up a Sonoma County Farm Trails map to discover intriguing opportunities to participate in summer's ongoing harvest." ~ Michele Anna Jordan The Press Democrat Slip into Summer:All season long, Wine Country offers a bounty of warm-weather activities by Michele Anna Jordan, May 24, 2007

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FARM TRAILS NEWS

Sonoma County Farm Trails awards Agricultural Scholarships
Heather Borck and Megan Renker awarded scholarships by Scholarship Committee Chairperson Phebe Sorensen at the 2005 Gravenstein Apple Fair.	A Gravenstein Apple Fair tradition awards the Santa Rosa Junior College Farm Trails Memorial Scholarship and a second scholarship, the John Smith Memorial Scholarship which honors the Farm Advisor who encouraged farmers to create Farm Trails almost 30 years ago. 2007 Scholarship Recipeints: Jacqueline Hull, Sonoma County Farm Trails John Smith Memorial Scholarship James Bachor, Sonoma County Farm Trails Memorial Scholarship
In the Spring, Farm Trails also awards scholarships to four local FFA students who have demonstrated achievements in Agricultural endeavors These awards contribute to agriculture education in Sonoma County, a goal of the Farm Trails organization. For more information on supporting or receiving the SRJC or FFA awards, call (707)837-8896

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Locate food, wine, spirits and beer events in your area at LocalWineEvents.com

For more information on upcoming local events, visit the websites listed on our Links page under “Visitor Information". These are tourism related organizations and provide details on some of the fun things happening in Sonoma County!

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Spending the weekend in Sonoma County?
Here is a list of accommodations to make your stay a good one!

Healdsburg	Petaluma
Dry Creek Inn, Best Western	Goltermenn Gardens and Country Inn
Hotel Healdsburg	Quality Inn
Sonoma County Vacations (Healdsburg Property Management)	San Francisco North/ Petaluma KOA
Sebastopol	Valley Ford
Full House Farm	Strozzi Ranch
Holiday Inn Express
Vine Hill House	Sonoma
The Sebastopol Inn	Larson Family Winery (farmhouse vacation rental)
Santa Rosa	West County
Best Western Garden Inn	Sonoma Orchid Inn
Vintners Inn & John Ash & Co by Ferrari Carano	Village Inn

Harvest Calendar
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