I really enjoyed taking a tour of Redwood Hill. Scott and his employees are great people and all…read morevery knowledgeable. I met Scott at an AGDA (American Dairy Goat Association) convention and he told me I could make an appointment for a tour, which I happily did. Learned quite a few things about running a dairy and goat herd management. Moreover, his goats were ALL happy animals. Plus, the products from the associated creamery are top notch. I don't usually have his products unless I'm traveling, as I have fresh goat milk every day of the year, but I always recommend them to everyone. The farm also takes an approach to sustainability, with lots of solar panels and plans for rainwater collection, which is a direction I've already gone, sans the solar panels, which I'd like to one day incorporate. All in all, I definitely hope to make a return trip here in the future, possibly to even purchase semen or a goat someday.

Still my absolute favorite goat farm - I love the baby goats, the adult goats, the sustainability…read morepractices, the family run farm... I've been going here for years now and they are the nicest most wonderful people who give good tours and have wonderful silly and snuggly baby goats! They give you real time with them and don't have a forced amount of time on each part of the tour - unlike Harley goat farm. You can skip the tour and just hung with the baby goats the whole time if you want! Also can come early or stay late depending on when if there's another tour that day. I get enough time with the baby goats - and I loooove baby goats so that's saying something! Bring a meal if you want to eat and hangout at their picnic tables. I've gotten to milk the goats a few times, feed the adults, be there for a goat birth (just happened while on the tour!), and have all the baby goat snuggles and silliness. Love the family farm, love the folks who run the baby goat tours/visits. Also a cute town to go into after for food, beverage, also wine tastings nearby. I recommend a second set of clothes to change into after in case you get dirty (goats are relatively clean, but they're goats so not like indoor pets. I let the baby goats climb all over me.)

This is one of my favorite farmers markets in the Bay Area. Always great vibes with friendly and…read moreinviting vendors from all different types of local businesses. Open on Sunday mornings. There are a few options for fresh ready-to-go food plus coffee and tea vendors so you can sip and eat while you shop. They also have live music that gets the community dancing and makes the whole market feel lively. You can buy local produce for the week, plant starters for your garden, a new ceramic cup for your office, jewelry for your loved ones and so much more is offered at this market. If you're looking for a way to spend your Sunday morning and a place to find high quality local goods this is your market!

Such a cute farmers market with a live band. I enjoyed browsing at the many different things they…read moreoffer here, beautiful handmade pottery, darling handmade clothes, scented oils, flowers, many choices of food, and hummus. I bought a very tasty hummus from one of the vendors and really enjoyed it. Also, I ordered a delicious shredded chicken from Cita's Kitchen that was absolutely amazing. It was a wonderful way to spend a Sunday strolling and browsing here.

We got a 1/8 in 2026…read more We should have gotten more. This is what beef should taste like for you and your family. See you next year!

Grounded Grassfed is NEXT LEVEL. I have tried Grassfed Beef from a dozen different vendors from mom…read moreand pop operations to the big box stores online. Grounded Grassfed beef is the absolute best that I have found. The butchering, the packaging, the quality of the beef and the Flavor are all very high quality. Im my opinion you can not find better Grassfed Beef and the family behind this operation is just as impressive. Consider yourself lucky to get a beef share from Grounded Grassfed!

We've just picked up our third purchase from Stemple Creek Ranch - a half beef this time. The…read morequality of this beef is consistently outstanding. This ranch provides animals with excellent care that shows in the meat. They're also great to do business with and communicate quite well. If you haven't tried getting meat directly from a rancher, this is one to try! You won't regret it. The flavor is so deep and the character of the meat is quite different from conventional ranchers. Try it!

Stopped by Stemple Creek this morning at the Farmers Market to inquire about beef Tenderloin…read morefilets. They are asking $40.00 for an 8 oz filet. That makes the Filets $80.00 a pound. WELL that is just outrageous, and in my opinion, all they are doing is ripping out the public. Needless to say, I didn't buy any. I used to buy from them. But no more .SHAME on them.

I thought this would be a nice alternative to the giant, crowded, carnival-like pumpkin patches in…read morethe area and I was right. Peterson's Farm is a small working farm in a hilly rural area just outside of Petaluma. Don't expect a huge parking lot, jumpy houses, sprawling corn mazes and haunted houses. Peterson's is small, intimate, quaint, and low-key. The grounds are very pretty with many trees, barns and fields, etc. However, the patch is rather small and I agree with another reviewer who mentioned the pumpkin selection was pretty slim for early October. They probably have a lot of schools going there to pick up pumpkins during the week. On the grounds you'll find adorable cows, bunnies, ponies, chickens, and geese that you can feed. There are many beehives, a couple apple trees, and a small barn where you can purchase honey and other things like tomatoes and soap (if they have any in stock). The farm is perfect for small children or babies. I wish the areas surrounding the patch were a little more maintained. There are a few dilapidated fences and structures that are laying around in piles and instead of being removed, just have caution tape around them. These "props" did not look good in the background of the photos I was trying to shoot of my toddler picking a pumpkin. Overall this place is really cute and perfect for small children. They have wagons that you can take out to the field to haul your pumpkins back. Luckily, Peterson's doesn't get too crowded on the weekends and there was plenty of parking in their small lot. The pumpkins are reasonably priced according to size, rather than weight. Bring cash because they don't take cards.

Went here today for a hunt through the pumpkin patch. This is a small, family owned farm. If you're…read morelooking for a spot to pick up a pumpkin, have your child (or your friend's children, or your dog, or your boyfriend) pose next to a giant cardboard cutout of Elvira or Frankenstein, or Divine... This isn't the place to go. If you're afraid of dirt and mud, chickens, honeybees, cows, ponies, or, well... REAL LIFE, like where your food really comes from... Don't come here. Like I said, Peterson's is a real live working farm. The pumpkin patch size was on the smaller side, we got fantastic pictures of my daughter sitting around a bunch of pumpkins in, OH MY GOD, the dirt!!! I was totally stoked to come here and am thrilled that my money has gone directly to helping a family farm thrive. My husband and I laughed at a family that showed up dressed, well, for a stroll in the city... The mother all but had high heels on. Clearly, they were really looking for a place where their spawn could jump in bouncy houses and have a Disney-fied experience of a harvest tradition. They never took the kids out of the Armada and split as soon as they realized that they'd be walking in dirt to peruse the pumpkin patch. Peterson's offers educational tours for children on honey farming, and they grow other seasonal delights in addition to pumpkins - tomatoes, persimmons, dried flowers... I can't wait until my daughter is a bit older to bring her back here, perhaps in the spring, so get another gander at the chickens and cows and ponies (OH MY!!!).

We traveled to the Red Hill Ranch in Petaluma mainly to learn about MALT (Marin Agricultural Land…read moreTrust). Kitty Dolcini, the co-owner of the farm and a MALT representative whose name passes me at this time were there to greet our enthusiastic group. From Kitty we learned how she and her siblings inherited the 600 acre ranch after their dad had passed away. Five of her siblings wanted no part of the ranch, but Kitty and her brother Doug wanted to keep the ranch and carry out the family's farming tradition. The Red Hill Ranch had operated as a dairy farm. With a net worth of $5 million at the time Kitty and Doug needed help to buy out the shares from their five non-interested siblings. That's where MALT entered the picture. To make a very long story short MALT secured the dollars necessary to buy out the five siblings in exchange for the development rights to the property. Under the agreement with MALT the Dolcinis remain the owners of the land, but the land is protected for agricultural use only. The agreement is permanent and there is no opt out. Kitty now happily owns 3/7ths of the property while her brother Doug owns the remaining 4/7ths. For the time, Kitty, who also owns a landscape design company, operates her share of the farm raising nearly 400 chickens in an open pasture for their incredibly fresh eggs. Several acres of her land are leased out to other farmers, and she also operates a company on the ranch cooking up farm fresh dinners to large groups. On weekends she has a farm stand on the property offering farm fresh eggs and an assortment of beautiful produce harvested by the other farms on the property. Our group got a sampling of Kitty's ranch dinner practice when she prepared lunch for us during our visit. With some fabulous rosemary-infused lemon water to whet our appetite, our group sat down to amazing egg salad sandwiches served on fresh flaky croissants and multi-grain bread and a crispy, fresh green salad drizzled in a vinaigrette dressing. The egg salad using Kitty's super fresh farm eggs was incredible, and there were so many sandwiches left we got in on third and fourth servings. For dessert our group when gaga over four different flavors of rich, creamy ice cream from the nearby Straus Family Creamery served with edible flowers. Not usually one to partake in any ice cream action due to health reasons I sampled a bowl of the butter brittle ice cream and was so glad I did for it was outstanding. After the amazing meal Kitty led us on a walking tour of her ranch teaching us some history about the family farm, the land and her chicken pasture. While the ranch is not certified organic Kitty does feed her chickens organic pellets and farm fresh produce. We witnessed the chickens going crazy over a clump of fresh lettuce tossed into the pasture. When we noticed an occasional hawk soaring overhead we talked about the threat of predators to her chickens. Kitty estimates she's lost about 100 chickens over the years to Red Tail Hawks and raccoons. She has plans to bring in two canine shepherds specifically trained to protect birds in the fall in hopes of losing fewer chickens. We toured the old dairy barn which is primarily used for storage these days and looked out at some of the vintage farm machinery on the ranch. There is so much history on that land I'm glad Kitty and her brother made the decision to keep it. In 2018 the farm celebrates 100 years for the Dolcinis. Kitty said she doesn't have specifics yet but she's throwing a big party at that time to celebrate.

I just returned from their ranch, after reaching out for egg availability. I was able to get fresh…read moreeggs for 2 older SIP clients and my parents as well as our household. What a treat, kind, easy to work with and my clients and my mom was thrilled as they know Kitty's eggs from the Farmer's Markets they attend. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Buy Local, Support Small Independent Businesses!

Cute little farmers market in Bodega Bay. We went right at opening and there was plenty of parking…read more The market is not very big at all, but there's a good mix of produce, jewelry, hand made items (pots), cheeses, eggs, meats, baked goods, coffee, and hot items (food truck) for sale. I'm kicking myself for not jotting down the name of the baked goods stall where I got my blackberry turnover. It was freaking delicious with fresh whole blackberries. It seemed to have been baked in a wood fired oven. Anyway, worth a stop if you're in the area!

Cute little farmers market that allows well behaved dogs on leash. One food truck and several…read morelocal stands. Given the lack of any larger grocery stores, more produce stands would be a nice addition. Either way, everyone is kind and the vendors all accept electronic payment in addition to good ol cash. Raymond's bakery is the most popular stand for good reason. I'm a huge sourdough fan but Raymond's is softer and less sour but still delicious. Bought a loaf of the sea salted sourdough ripped right into it and it was good! Wanted to update Yelp with photos to give you an idea of what they have at the market.

We just brought our Mini Nubia Goats home yesterday from Split Rail Family Farms, a little Buck and…read moreDoe. We started thinking of goats for Pets and so the kids could help raise them and when birthing season comes help with that as well, we looked on craigslist and found split rail just a mile from our house. Jane, Be and there two little boys are awesome, it is great to see a young family that are raising their kids with such great values and understanding of nature, animals and country living! Our little goats are adjusting well to their new home, we are hand feeding them and the doe is really friendly and the buck is warming up! "molly" our aussie shepherd is anxious to meet the new baby's but we will be easing into that over the next few weeks. Amy and I would recommend Jane and Ben www.Splitrailfamlyfarms.com to anyone that is interested in goats as pets, they are very nice and knowledgable and made buying our goats lost of fun

Amazing family and such a neat farm! We just got two hens today and Jane and her husband were so…read morenice, friendly and helpful! My daughter even got to hold a tiny baby goat! 5 star experience!