A Mother of a January!

As many of you know, our daughter Molly started her college career at Chapman University near Anaheim last fall. All went really well, she was thriving with her group of new friends and challenging course work. So well that she was actually looking forward to a...

Bay Area Rancher Cooperative

Ever since we founded Victorian Farmstead in 2010, processing access and regulations have been our biggest obstacles. It is the challenge of all small, local ranchers who try to bring sustainably raised meats to their local community.  Due to our size, we small...

UPDATE! Politics: the Death of Democracy

Wow, what a response! We are overwhelmed by the incredible outpouring of positive comments (only one negative so far). Most agree we need to start having real conversations without agendas. My request is simple: share this idea far and wide. Share our newsletter as a...

Be A Weeknight Warrior!

Once school gets back in session, our flexible hours seem to dry up like an uncapped sharpie. Gone are the quick calls home to our kids to pull something out of the freezer at 3 pm or that stroll through the grocery store after work. Now we are back in full and hectic...