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From the island to the plain Vintage grapes ripen in Historic Farm Park

From the island to the plain Vintage grapes ripen in Historic Farm Park

Central Coast Farm & Ranch Magazine–Fall 2020 STORY AND PHOTOS BY MICHELE WILLER-ALLRED In 1906, naturalist and writer Charles Frederick Holder visited a Santa Cruz Island ranch and was captivated by “the most charming and romantic” vineyard he’d seen in all of America. “Here the vineyard stretched away in every direction, the vines trellised up…

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In a theater near you Film shows new farmers’ sorrows, joys

In a theater near you Film shows new farmers’ sorrows, joys

Central Coast Farm & Ranch·Friday, September 13, 2019 The Biggest little Farm BY MICHELE WILLER-ALLREDWhat happens when an idealistic couple living in an urban LA apartment decide to move to a farm with the dream of building a life in perfect harmony with nature? John and Molly Chester offer insight into such a labor of…

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