Order today before it’s all gone. Chill it or freeze it or put a few ice cubes in your wine glass and pour – anything goes with rosé!

There is a Federally registered first-nations “Miwok” artifact site on the ranch. So, a new project – a totem pole.

Totem poles were monuments created by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest to represent and commemorate ancestry, histories, people, or events. We thought it would be fun to create a modern Sonoma version of a totem pole to commemorate the local ancestors who once occupied this land. Being careful not to appropriate and warp the native culture, we’re steering clear of traditional motifs and looking at alternate totem design ideas.

Another couple of hours and it’s starting to look like something that can be carved. Into what is the question? If anyone has ideas, please offer them up!

The ranch veggie garden is in Spring mode and the first crop of ‘new’ potatoes are in…

…in just two small raised beds, over 250 heads of lettuce harvested and shared with friends and family. Seen  here, the third and final heads of lettuce from the rather tired original roots.

Spring is definitely here when the trees, roof eves, and gutters are stuffed with tiny wild bird eggs…

SONOMA May 8, 2021 — Hydeout Sonoma has been selected for the 2021 Best of Sonoma Award in the Agriculture Cooperative category. Award winners include local Sonoma companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community.

Let’s hope we do not have to re-visit this ugly scene from 2017. But it is so darn dry out there already! Our weather station says we received only 11 inches of rain this season out of an expected 35 inches normally. Here at the ranch, we’ve cut way back on irrigation, let the lawn go brown, and doing everything possible to reduce aquifer usage.

Hoping for more of this…

…and less of this from the summer 2020!