Posted in all, contra costa, fun things to do with kids, green living, natural living, natural living moms, walnut creek, walnut creek farmers market, tagged diablo valley farmers market, hamada farms, happy boy farms, shadelands on November 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Here are some lovely items I picked up at the Diablo Valley Farmers’ Market today; Happy Boy Farms Delicata squash and salad mix with edible flowers, Hamada Farms Cara Cara oranges, Red Rio grapefruit, Satsuma oranges, Meyer lemon and more. I’m not sure what causes the interesting pattern on the grapefruit. This market is every Saturday year round at the Shadelands in Walnut Creek. Parking is super easy and the market is large and pleasant under the trees.
Posted in all, green living, natural living, natural living moms, parenting, recycling, schools, tagged green east bay schools, green fundraising, green school events, green school supplies, green schools, green schools initiative, toxins at schools on August 27, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Green Schools Initiative is an East Bay non-profit organization working to make our schools healthier places for our children. This website is a great resource for parents, teachers, policymakers and children. Looking for green school supplies? Want to plan green school events or fundraising? Want to know how you can green your school? Or learn about other schools that have gone through the process? Want to make a difference?
Posted in all, contra costa, fun things to do with kids, green living, natural living, natural living moms, walnut creek, walnut creek farmers market, tagged asian pears, hamada farms, medina farms, walnut creek farmers market on August 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a photo of my bounty from the Walnut Creek Farmers’ Market this morning. All fruit is from Hamada and Medina farms (my favorite fruit vendors). Even the blue bowl is from the market, but they’re only sold close to the holidays. The Walnut Creek market is open every Sunday morning from 9am – 1 pm.
Posted in all, brentwood u-pick, contra costa, fun things to do with kids, green living, natural living, natural living moms, tagged apricot u-pick, apricots, brentwood organic u-pick, organic picking, organic u-pick, organic you pick, the farmer's daughter on June 13, 2009| Leave a Comment »
We are so excited to finally have found an organic u-pick farm in Brentwood! The Farmer’s Daughter is the ONLY organic u-pick farm that I know of that is part of Harvest Time. They’re not certified organic, however they farm in a sustainable way and don’t use chemicals. Today we picked apricots, and in the upcoming weeks they’ll have nectarines and yellow peaches. Please note that the fruit we picked today wasn’t low to the ground, which makes it less fun for young children. A lot of the ripest fruit was out of reach even for us adults, and it would have been nice to have had access to some ladders. Also note the coffee bar was not open 😉
Available for purchase at the farm stand is picked white corn, peppers, squash, green and wax beans, stone fruits, watermelons and more.
The Farmer’s Daughter is located on the NW corner of Walnut Blvd. and Marsh Creek Rd. (925) 634-4827.
Posted in all, contra costa, green living, martinez, natural living, natural living moms, tagged ceallach dyes, cotton solar yarn, martinez yarn, solar dyed yarn, solar yarn on May 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
There is a local company located in Martinez, CA which uses natural sunlight to dye their beautiful yarns. Yarns are dyed by hand in small batches without the use of electricity which saves energy and CO2 emissions. Their yarns and fibers can be ordered directly from their website: Ceallach Dyes
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