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Featured Flower: Sea Figs
These native succulents can be found along the pacific coast up and down the state. Two of the best places to view sea figs are Bodega Bay, at Portuguese Beach and Salmon Creek Beach, among others....
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Featured Food: Cucumber
Tea-In-The-Sahara Sandwiches Ingredients: 2 cucumbers (diced) 8oz pkg cream cheese (softened) 3 Tbsp orange flower water 3 Tbsp chopped mint leaves 1 Tsp sugar 1 Tsp ground cinnamon 6 slices of white...
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Featured Flower: Lavender
Lavender Lavender is a beautifully simple flower with a form that brings to mind the poetic form of Japanese printmaking. Notice how the groupings of florets are arranged in strata (layer upon layer...
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Relaxation: Summer Fun on the Russian River
Summer Fun on the Russian River It’s summer time, and you know what that means…time to go to the River! Summer in Sonoma County is the perfect season to get together with friends and relax along the...
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Featured Flower: Pampas Grass
Although it’s not exactly a flower, I felt compelled to feature this plant this month. This time of year when the weather is fickle—sometimes overcast or crisp and cool and other times scorching...
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Biking in Sonoma County
Did you know that the second most popular reason people visit Sonoma County is for cycling? (The first, of course is wine.) In honor of the Levi Leipheimer’s King Ridge GranFondo bicycle race in the...
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Featured Food: Pear
Autumn Pear and Sweet Potato Bake Ingredients: 3 pears, such as Bosc or d’Anjou (cut into 1-inch chunks) 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks 1/4 cup hard pear cider (such as Ace...
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Featured Plant: Succulents
Featured Plant: Succulents Succulent, what does that word make you think of? Tasty, mouth watering? Well, yes although many succulents (like Aloe Vera –a healing plant) are bitter, they do look...
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Featured Food: Honey
Honey Roasted Carrots Ingredients 2 lbs carrots, cut on the diagonal into 2-inch lengths and halved lengthwise 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons bourbon (such as West of Kentucky Bourbon by Sonoma...
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Fun: Surfing Sonoma’s Coast
Surfing Sonoma’s Coast For those of us who love the water, there is nothing more engaging than a surfer at play. The way they harness the force of the ocean, riding the waves becomes a dance with...
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