Springtime Along the Farm Trails

On-Farm Workshops & Experiences

Flatbed Farm: Join in on the farm fun with A Year on Flatbed Farm series of hands-on workshop. Mark your calendar for upcoming workshops: Make a Bouquet, Sunday May 23; Food as Medicine, Sunday, June 13. Also, shop for produce, pantry items, and vegetable and fruit plant starts at the farm stand every Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm. 13450 Sonoma Highway 12, Glen Ellen.

Food and Farm Tours: This woman-owned tour company offers unique and intimate day excursions connecting you to the renowned agricultural destinations of Sonoma and Marin Counties, in private groups. Go behind the scenes to meet the makers and farmers, and taste the wide array of artisanal food and libations coming from our local food shed. Choose from set itineraries or request customized tours. Tours include other Farm Trails members! To reserve your tour, click here.

Jordan Winery and Estate: If your mom loves wine and nature, gift her the Ultimate Healdsburg Wine Tour. Your journey will begin in Bacchus Courtyard with a continental breakfast and a tasting of the Jordan Cuvée by Champagne AR Lenoble. After breakfast, step aboard their Mercedes Sprinter and ride in style through the open spaces and sustainable vineyards of Jordan’s 1,200-acre estate. You’ll enjoy alfresco wine tastings, and food pairings, and tastes of their estate olive oil. You’ll see rolling hills, forests, distant mountains, grapevines, and animals—both wild and tame. You will also visit Jordan's newly planted pollinator sanctuaries. Tours are available beginning in June, and they sell out quickly, so reserve online asap. 1474 Alexander Valley Road, Healdsburg. (Pictured below.)

McEvoy Ranch: Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Ranch by joining their socially distanced Walkabout Ranch Tours. You’ll journey through interplanted olive orchards and vineyards and along the way learn the history of the Ranch and how McEvoy became the largest producer of organic olive oils in the US! You can choose from three types of tours, and all are followed by tastings of the estate olive oils and wines. To reserve your tour, click here. 5985 Red Hill Road, Petaluma.

Monte-Bellaria di California: This farm will reopen for weekend farm visits on Saturday, April 17. Wander the 9.5 acres of manicured lavender fields along with benches for taking in the views of the valleys and vineyards to the south. Public picnic tables are available if you want to enjoy a bring-your-own lunch. Anyone mentioning Farm Trails will get a 10% discount at the farm store. Estate-grown and -propagated lavender plants will also be for sale. No tickets are required for a farm visit in April or May. And on Sundays, April 18 and April 25, Monte-Bellaria will be hosting one of their most popular workshops: Propagating Plants from Cuttings. At this one-hour workshop you'll learn hands-on techniques from a commercial propagation operation. Each participant will make a cutting to take home. Click here to purchase tickets. 3518 Bloomfield Road, Sebastopol. Open Saturdays and Sundays beginning April 17, 10 am to 4 pm.

Nick's Cove Cookbook and Brunch: Written by proprietor Dena Grunt, this culinary history of Nick’s Cove celebrates the historic restaurant, bar, and inn’s award-winning cuisine, which highlights local seafood, dairy and meat, and seasonal produce from their on-site farm and garden, the Croft. Table with a View is available now for preorder! Be among the first to hold this book in your hands. Starting May 2, Nick's Cove will be hosting Sunday cookbook brunches up in the Croft, and those will continue throughout the summer (May 23, June 27, July 25, and August 29.) The ticket will include a signed cookbook and a four-course brunch featuring recipes from the cookbook. Proprietor Dena Grunt and Chef Kua Speer will be there to answer questions and tell stories about the making of the cookbook. For more details and to preorder, click here.

Redwood Hill Farm—Capracopia: Celebrate the arrival of spring with a farm tour. It is kidding season and the "kids" (baby goats) are waiting to cuddle with you! The flower field is starting to bloom, and you can see the olive and apple orchards too. You will also enjoy a visit to the adult herd, check out the chickens, and see their sustainability measures in action. For information and to reserve your tour, click here. 5440 Thomas Road, Sebastopol.

Sonoma Garden Park  is a public garden with demonstration gardens, garden plots for rent, a native plant nursery, demonstrations of green building, water, and energy technology, and much more. If you'd like to get hands-on experience growing food and working with native habitats, sign up as a volunteer to help with all facets of the garden, from tending the chickens and the flower garden, pruning, and assisting at the market or nursery. For more details and to sign up, click here. 19996 7th Street East, Sonoma.

Toluma Farms & Tomales Farmstead Creamery: Come and find out about the history of how this goat/sheep dairy and creamery came to be. Tours include a visit with the animals including newborn lambs and kids, hike up to the pastures to learn about their organic pasture management system, peek into the creamery with an explanation of how they make cheese, and of course enjoy a cheese tasting! Private tours for pods between 6 to 10 people. To sign up, click here, or email. 5488 Middle Road, Petaluma.

Well-Trained Horses: Need to get out of the house? Visit us, and do some good! Visit our horse rescue. Take a tour, watch a demonstration, groom a horse, and have a private picnic at your own table or decorated stall! We require masks and social distancing. Hand sanitizer available on site. To reserve your visit, click here. 11114 Falstaff Road, Sebastopol.