Beautiful lavender farm tucked in the heart of Sonoma valley. My family and I had ample time to…read morewalk the farm. Kudos to everyone managing it- it's organized with specific places to stand for photos. Special kudos to manager Eric who gave us a small tour of the farm, its history, pollinator garden and gave us free pollinator friendly plant seeds to grow! We also bought lavender candle and lavender balsamic vinegar from the store. Wonderful afternoon spent!

I feel like I am seeing a big flower field in Japan. It's a beautiful landscape, especially during…read morethe windy weather in late June. The entrance fee is $25, but it's definitely worth it. You can even wear a dress for some great photos. The tour guide will take you to see the garden, bee hive, and shop. There's also a hill thats easy to hike and only takes 5 minutes to reach the top. The view of the vineyard and mountains from the top is breathtaking.

What a blast! There's a little bit of chipping away in the pocketbook with parking, $5 scone, $5…read morecoffee, $5 ice cream all of which we're delicious. But the actual picking part is really a lot of fun! It's got good chomp down on the blueberries while they picked and four of us picked 4-1/2 pounds of blueberries and something like 30 or 45 minutes! Gonna make some.delish jam and Pie! Kids had a blast ! $6/lb and worth it ! Organic!!

Wow, getting a reservation to come here is harder than getting Taylor Swift tickets! Luckily I was…read moreable to snag one right on the dot when they're released. Who knew blueberries were such a scarce commodity?! My two year old daughter and I had a great mama-daughter date as we are the berry connoisseurs of the family. The property is so beautiful and tucked away in the country. The blueberries are absolutely incredible and reasonably priced per pound, and the blueberry ice cream is phenomenal. Sweet tiny merry-go-round and picnicking ground, along with some defunct tractors, made my daughter want to live there. We'll definitely be trying to return next blueberry season to snack on some more of their sweet blueberries!

The best goat cheese on our planet. I highly recommend you get some. It will not disappoint. World…read moreclass and the owners are too.

It's a lovely farm and tour! I learned so much and got to walk around a beautiful farm where they…read morecare deeply about the land and the animals. Can't recommend highly enough!

I love farmers markets. This was a special one because of the simple but rustic set up and honor…read morepaying system. You select the produce you want, weigh it, bag, it and slip the money into the box at the counter. They had everything from fresh produce to wildflowers and fresh tomatoes, peeled and crushed in mason jars. The vegetables were super fresh and very tasty. I will definitely be coming back when I'm in town.

One of my absolute favorite farm stands! They have a great variety of fresh produce, seasonal…read moreflowers and pumpkins. There is a notebook, scale and price list. Write down your goods and drop your cash in the box. Add this as a stop when you're in Bodega Bay, Freestone or even Sebastopol. If you're coming from Bodega where the church, antique store and casino are, it's on your right shortly before you get to Freestone. Combine with a trip to Wild Flour Bread and you're good with fresh local groceries.

Amazing experience! You need reservations in advance, which apply by car, not by person. Once we…read moregot there, the owner of the farm (who is extremely nice!) walked us through where and how to pick. The berries were delicious and there were several varieties! It was such a fun experience to pick ourselves too. There was delicious raspberry lemonade and popsicles too! Would definitely recommend and we'll be back next season.

Definitely a fun experience for adults and kids. We've never been raspberry picking or heard that…read moreyou can, at least not in SD, but in NorCal there's everything. You have to book parking to be able to pick. Once you book parking, it's like the entrance fee. Then after you pay for the berries per the pound. And it ain't cheap per the pound, but you get to pick the raspberries you like and the fun experience with your family. You can pick as little or as much as you like. It was about $12/pound in July 2025. I honestly like the not so ripe ones, so I picked those. Bright pinkish red versus deep pinkish red. They give you a little orientation at the beginning. You're not supposed to eat the berries before paying. My poor toddler (1.5 years old), we had to try to teach him but he ate some raspberries and even some flowers, bugs, weeds and some dirt... lol. Luckily he didn't get sick or anything. After picking, you pay for it and walk down the food truck to buy a raspberry ice cream ($4) and a raspberry lemonade jar ($12). Both were super tasty, especially the raspberry lemonade. Add a little sparkling water, you got yourself such a refreshing summer drink! Fun event for the littles.

While we were targeting u-pick apples, many of the places were closed. Hale's is really an apple…read morestand. They had apples, apple juice, and pumpkins. The people were very friendly, they had a good variety of apples, and the apples were delicious. It's also conveniently located with easy road access. I recommend Hale's as a great source for apples.

It's harvest-time! What could be better than tasting specialty varieties of freshly picked apples…read morein the countryside? While Dear Hubby and I were in Sonoma County for a quick trip, we had free time on Sunday to get out into the backroads and check out a few apple farms. Hale's is close to Santa Rosa, which made it convenient. They were decked out for Halloween, with various areas sporting giant spider figures, scarecrows, skeletons, and much more. Autumn décor, including pumpkins and apples were definitely part of the scene. Adjacent to their barn they had a station set up with very helpful staff offering samples of various varieties of apples. I loved that they had a number of the favorites I've experienced in SoCal's apple haven of Oak Glen (near Yucaipa). Yes, to Mutsu! Cameo! They also had others that I hadn't heard of, and already can't recall their names. Oh good, I found a chart online - Northern Spy is one I tried and bought. Sundance, maybe? Yikes! Hale's claims to grow 30 different varieties, and good for them. Good for you! An apple a day keeps the doctor away, as the old saying goes. No doctors for me for now - I'm enjoying usually one apple for breakfast and one for lunch. Hale's has kept me going for two weeks now. We especially enjoyed taking in their ambiance with my brother and sister-in-law, who live nearby, but hadn't been before. A great place to visit with family! If you're in the area, stop on by and enjoy the fresh air, the friendly folks helping you taste and purchase the goodness of Sonoma County fruit.

We decided to stop by on our way to the Charles Schultz Museum and looked for the signs along the…read morehighway with the added help of our gps. It led us down a dirt path wide enough for only one car to pass and we came to a very old barn at the end with a super tiny building where the cheese was stored and a small counter where the goods were sold! A lady who speaks Spanish and only enough English to sell a chunk of cheese arrived on the scene to give us samples of 3, 9 and 14 month aged cheese. Each cheese was progressively more firm the longer it was aged. Wowww! I didn't even know what I had been missing out on until now. All these years, I have missed out on fresh cheese made straight from a milked cow on a farm! Who knew there was such a difference?? Our very favorite was the 3 month old cheese. So creamy, fresh, soft and perfect in every way. Best cheese I've ever had, even better cheese than we we've had in Wisconsin. I don't know if I can ever appreciate supermarket cheese again. Cheese was $10/lb. We initially bought half a pound, then we brought it to the museum and nearly finished the whole chunk before we were craving for more and decided to go back for another pound! It was that good! The detour added another 45 mins of traffic to our journey but we felt it was worth it. If you're ever in the area, stop by to grab a pound or more of cheese! The only problem we had was that we didn't know how to store it. We refrigerated it and I'm not sure if we were supposed to do that bc the cheese ended up getting pretty hard :(. But we couldn't ask how to store it properly and for how long because the lady didn't speak enough English.

Yummy cheese. You are given samples of 3 month or 9 month aged cheese. Both were tasty! I bought…read morethe original, 3 month one. It was 1 lb for $10. It was a small room with one lady there just ready to sell you the cheese lol. Follow signs for Cheese Factory. When you see the Cheese Factory sign on a window with a business hours sign, you are there! Park in the dirt randomly - there are no clear indications of parking spots or a parking lot. Which is why I knocked off one star, my poor car had to drive through manure because I drove in too far lol and now I need a car wash. Learn from my mistakes! Highly recommend the tasty cheese and feels good to support a local farm.

I just bought their famous yogurt - sheep milk yogurt, plain, 6 oz cup. As for me, it is more sore…read moretaste than it had to be. I added sugar, otherwise it would "kill" my stomach.

I can not speak more highly of them given my recent experience! I have taken my mother for the same…read moreMother's Day lunch for the past 6 years at a location that uses their cheese. With covid-19... I was truly disappointed I couldn't celebrate my mother and wanted to "recreate" the experience. I could not find one of their cheese and so contacted them about buying directly. They had set up a "direct to consumer" route-- were extremely helpful in determining when to order, communicated when it was shipped- and it arrived today perfectly packaged to remain cool! In these new times--- I was not only thoroughly impressed with their adaptation but being able to get what I needed with friendly help was MORE than appreciated. My Mother's Day surprise basket is only going to be possible because of their help!!! I'll just have to order a big wheel for myself next time!!

What a beautiful place! Gold Ridge is a must-visit spot in Sonoma County! I felt like I was…read moretransported to Tuscany. The property is stunning. Stephanie gave us a tour of the farm and led our tasting. She was so knowledgeable and friendly. The olive oils were so delicious and I ended up purchasing the Picholine blend. Thanks for a fantastic day! You've made me a fan

Just happened to drive by and saw the signs for produce and decided to drive up and check them out…read more Great little stop! Lovely fresh olive oil and apples. Super cute store with great service and amazing views. Will definitely return for their wood-fired pizza days!