When Life Gives You Olives…

My summer farmer’s market schedule has just begun winding down. Wednesday night was the last Petaluma market and I can’t believe it’s over already! Seemed like we had just gotten started, and bingo!, that was it!!! I am happy to inform my loyal and wonderful customers, (new and old), that Haus Fortuna, on 2nd Street, [...]

This is the end of a chapter in Sylverleaf history! Gene will be filling the last several cases of our bottles with the corks this week! We have been forced to switch our beloved cork bottles to a screw top style bottle, because they are no longer making the bottles we’ve used all theses years!!! [...]

Waking up to a very smoky morning, again. The fire up in Dobbins has grown to over 3,200 acres and won’t be fully contained for days. Here’s to all the firefighter’s hard work and to their safety. Being a Fire Chief’s daughter, I have ultimate respect for the job. But being a firefighter in Cape [...]

I keep meaning to mention how fun it is to eat grapes, peaches and apples while doing such mundane chores, such as picking up horse poops, moving sprinklers and especially when mowing the lawn. What a delight it is to be able to pick from a tree or vine in the yard and snack while [...]

There are not too many things in life that make me more angry than thievery. But the fact is, it happens. Unfortunately, I have many (too many) stories of personal theft. But I will focus on some thieves I would never have expected. I am forced to write about these thefts, because they all involve [...]

This past Sunday, Gene and I arose, prepared to spend the majority of the day picking olives. The day before, Saturday, we picked all day and I have to admit it was a bit too cold for my liking. The fingers get soooo cold, making the olive branches (and leaves) even more treacherous. But Gene [...]

December 6, 2007 It’s hard to believe that we’re nearing the end of this year!   It’s also hard to believe that harvest 101 has come and gone.  It was quite a time here at Sylverleaf for our second harvest event.  The weather was great for the 1st of December, although it was a bit chilly [...]

November 12, 2007 On Saturday, it rained a nice, steady rain most of the day. This was the perfect day to plant 20 baby Picual trees (14-16” tall). We desperately need the moisture, but that didn’t necessarily make standing out in the weather, pleasant. Gene and I aren’t afraid of the wet stuff. The drizzle [...]