I spent a lot of time this week pondering customer service. It came up because of two vastly different experiences. In the first instance, I wanted some assistance from my First Data sales rep who handles my credit card processing. I sent out a pretty thorough email...

I enjoy the summer months as much as the next guy, but Fall is my favorite time of year. And if you look back, I probably said the same thing about Spring! Once we get past Labor Day, things settle back into a more consistent routine. Most everyone is back from...

I know I'm gonna sound old here, but who draws up the school calendar these days??? Jack and Molly started 8th and 5th grade yesterday. Everyone, including J & M,are super excited about the new school year. So I look at the calendar and here is what I find. Not...

Meet Pearl The Ferocious Parks! She is our new Protection Dog at the farm. She is a Great Pyrenees mix and is in charge of keeping all our animals safe from predators. She will grow to almost 100 pounds!

First off, we survived Fair Week with flying colors! Jack and his lambs did great. Huge thanks to the Offenbach Family at Golden Gate Meat Co., Loren and Lisa Poncia at Stemple Creek Ranch, and the Palmaz Family at Palmaz Vineyards for buying his lambs at the auction....

Monday is our family's annual pilgrimage to the Sonoma County Fair. Jackson has done the best job ever this year getting his two lambs ready for the fair. For the past 4 months he has spent at least an hour a day just in feeding and cleaning, and an additional 8-10...