727 Kelie Pop at 1000ft going west

Took the grand tour of the Santa Cruz coast in a helicopter today with several friends through Specialized Helicopters in Watsonville Ca.




Our heli "Kathrine Parker" in the middle.




Sven and Aaron





















Thanks Aaron!

A day of play on the bay

It was a beautiful day along the coast near Sand City and Marina State Beach for a bit of paragliding with friends.










Paragliding instructor Bill Lawrence





The point at Carmel Beach

Final Days with the Roots of Change Planning Fellows

We met for the final three day workshops series in San Francisco to work on objectives and initiatives for the Roots of Change Fund that focus on making a sustainable food system in California by 2030.



Charlene Orzag of Tierra Miguel Foundation & Farm and Hannah Burton Laurison policy analyst with the Public Health Law Program’s Land Use and Health project.



Joaquin Garza from Farmworker Institute for Education and Leadership Development (FIELD)



Holly King of the Great Valley Center and Christie Heintz of the Almond Board of California.




Anya Fernald from Community Alliance with Family Farmers and Shyaam Shabaka of Eco Village Farm Learning Center and Institute for Food and Development.




Larry Bain serving up his famous franks from Lets be Frank which is a naturally oriented food store and carts, and is just now rolling out its "great organic hot dog," made from organic, 100 percent grass-fed beef.

Farm to School Days at ALBA

ALBA hosts several Farm to School events with local schools to help children understand were their food originates as well as the importance of sustainable farming that supports the production of local healthy foods in their area.



Part of our field day is to introduce kids to cultural farming practices like integrated pest management, which often includes insect collections and identification of common pests and benefical insects.



Happy bug collectors.





Kids finish the day with a lunch of locally grown fruits and veggies taken right from our farm.

Back in Cali

Spent the last 14 days on vacation and now back to the grind in Monterey Ca. Life is good.

Toutle again...

Back in Toutle to visit my mother and new neice Paige, and a long awaited romp in the woods with my dog Holly.

Paige

A Cloudy Day in Seattle

Tumay wanted to see Seattle for the first time so we decided to spend the day along the waterfront and at the Seattle Art Museum.

Pike's Place Market

Jon couldn't resist a coffee at the original Starbucks.

Seattle Arts Museum

Yo Ho! Whidbey Island

Waiting for the ferry to Whidbey Is. Tumay, Jon and I head to meet Jim at our Possession Beach cabin for a week of kayaking, clam digging, hiking and whatever else.

The always elegant and elegantly dressed Jon.


Tumay looking at the Puget Sound from the Klickitat ferry.
Land Ho!
Possession Beach Walk, Whidbey Is.

Time to bring out the kayaks.

Jim. A happy reunion.