17+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1033+ words) A high-ranking federal official who visited Point Reyes Station this week found an active fault line on the issue of agriculture. Karen Budd-Falen, associate deputy secretary of the U. S. Department of the Interior, appeared for a public forum Thursday at West…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (708+ words) Rushed and reached in behind-closed-doors negotiations, the ramifications of the buyout of the dairy and cattle ranches that covered much of the Point Reyes National Seashore continue to unfold. In some cases, they are products of the process that led…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (681+ words) Assemblymember Damon Connolly of San Rafael has introduced a bill intended to help California dairies reduce greenhouse gas emissions by changing how they manage cow manure. Assembly Bill 2100 seeks to expand access to the state Alternative Manure Management Program, which…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (672+ words) It's the dead of winter. But it's hard to tell if you look out your California window. Luckily, there are workarounds. And the Perfect Pur'e of Napa Valley provides several. Long a ubiquitous fixture in the food service industry, the…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (853+ words) A state agency has awarded the Nature Conservancy $2. 7 million to plan a restoration effort across nearly 17, 000 acres in the Point Reyes National Seashore. The California Wildlife Conservation Board voted unanimously last month to grant the funds to the well-funded environmental…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (560+ words) Saffron comes from the bright red stigmas (threads) of the Crocus'sativus'flower. To grow your own, you'll need to buy corms online or at specialty garden stores during late summer. When buying, larger is better. Big corms, corms that are 3. 5 inches…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (379+ words) When most people think of Marin County, they picture rugged coastlines, towering redwoods and charming small towns rich with character. But stitched through all of that " sustaining it, enriching it in many ways we don't realize " is something just as…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (489+ words) Agriculture has long been a mainstay of Marin's economy. Over the past decades, some sectors have boomed and faded. Marin's reputation as a high-tech hub, as a so-called CD-Rom capital, has faded. These days, biotech has grown, joining longtime strengths…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (437+ words) Marin County supervisors have approved a $2. 2 million allocation to bury utility lines along the Redwood Highway Frontage Road in Strawberry. The project has an overall cost of $4. 5 million for a construction phase and a utility phase. The $2. 2 million is for…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (865+ words) Marin County's annual look at agricultural production took on a new dimension this year with the analysis of its total economic contributions to the county. "We can go beyond simply documenting gross agricultural production value," said Fernando De Paolis, a…...