I had an amazing morning visiting the lavender fields here. I had heard of them through Sonoma…read moreCounty Farm Trails and then followed them on social media for updates on their "high bloom" lavender season. Following their posts is a good way, in addition to the website to get details on ticketed entry, status of the fields and other openings they might have through the year. It's how I found out they'd have an extra opened day on Monday July 3rd. I took the day off and was able to enjoy the fields, crowd free. They do limit the number of visitors and set a 75 timed entry window. You do a complete loop around the fields, but not walk through the rows or have any u-pick opportunities. The location up on a hillside with sweeping views guarantees you a gorgeous shot no matter where you're standing. The folks checking visitors in and running the farm stand were very nice and welcoming. I purchased some lavender honey and lavender scrub from their on-site store. I sampled their lavender essential oil as well-something they are very proud of! It was wonderful. A short tour is offered as part of your admission but I opted out. I didn't think I'd spend the entire time window here but did! Very peaceful and beautiful place. You can also bring a picnic lunch and they have some tables over by a small pond. Just an all around fantastic lavender experience.

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!

Great family experiences, picking blueberries, on a real farm. Yummy baked goods and blueberry ice…read morecream, as well as opportunities to reserve a night in the glamping tents.

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!!

Highly recommend this experience!! Do you want to visit…read moreHappy animals? Or learn about thermodynamics in the cleanliest Milking Parlor? Or sample the BEST goat cheese? This experience is for you. Best farm tour that we've experienced. Thank you Tamara Hicks & David Jablons - you're both Legends! Toluma Farms is a passion project & we hope that it continues in its success. #lifegoalz PS- loved the cheese so much that we returned to the Airstream Farm Shop to purchase More!

We had a wonderful experience! We were 5 adults. We had a private tour with Julia who is the farm…read moremanager. She is sooo knowledgeable about goats ,dogs, managing a farm. We were taken to the milking parlor,to see ( and play and feed) the kids who are very cuddly and sweet, we visited the creamery and finally, sat with a bountiful tray of the cheeses they make. Everybody in our group felt that it was worth our time and money!

What a beautiful spot to stop and pick up some wonderful organic produce. We bought the apples…read moreand tried them in the car while we sat in the lot. We went back and got more! An absolutely beautiful setting. Thank you for your hard work growing the beautiful food that you provide for the community.

Great place to stop and stock up with a week's worth of vegetables for under $30. We stop there…read moreregularly during season.

Tickets go on sale every Wednesday at Noon from June - September:…read more https://theboringfarm.simpletix.com These were some of the best organic raspberries I've ever tasted. Raspberries are quite easy to pick which makes it accessible for people of all ages to participate, which was great. I'd bring a picnic and drinks. There are plenty of tables in the shade and sun. We were having such a lovely time picnicking after picking that we didn't even notice they'd been closed for half an hour! They were welcoming and didn't say a thing. Very thoughtful and family-friendly people. I'd definitely come back. While there are only raspberries at this farm, they're so good that it's worth coming for that one beautiful fruit.

A really fun stop for a family outing!…read more The raspberries are really delicious, and I love that the farm is organic so you feel good feeding your loved ones. The prices are $12 a pound, which seem fair considering you're paying $7-8 for a small 6 oz pack in the grocery store. Plus, you can't beat picking them fresh. There's a pond and picnic area to enjoy your fresh picked raspberries or a packed lunch, if you want to make an afternoon out of it. Not a lot of shade on the property, so if you go on a hot day be prepared with water at hats.

Hales Apple Farm were really sweet, sold us delicious apples and apple juice, and even took some…read morepictures of us. One of the few local businesses open on Sunday in the area.

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.

Finding this little cheese factory is difficult. Once there your first reaction may be...."Is this…read moreit?" It's a tiny cheese factory on a working small dairy. It's a bit ramshackle, and the "purchase area" is tiny, I mean really really tiny. BUT, the people were very friendly and the cheese we sampled and purchased was/is amazing! Worth searching out.

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.

Like that girl said in Playstation Tester Oh my got!…read more I really love the yogurt, I've had all the flavors. Sheep milk's yogurt is awesome. I get this yogurt at Whole Foods usually. I've also had the creme fraiche and that's great as well. I haven't had the ricotta from here yet. The blackberry yogurt is my favorite. If you want a good ice cream recipe for the creme fraiche look at andhereweare's recipe for black cherry creme fraiche ice cream. Yes I know the yogurt is 2.50 a container, it's so worth it though!

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.

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

Expensive apples. Also was not given a receipt for purchases and also not even shown the amount…read morebefore I paid. I had to trust that the amount verbally requested was the actual amount I was going to be charged.... not to mention the price for apples was higher than the grocery store. Yes it was fun to pick apples, but we paid $16 for that privilege, in addition to the$100 for the apples.