Here’s a couple options for earning free tastings at Sonoma County wineries: [Read more →]

In honor of the olive season, Sonoma Valley offers several places to taste olive oil and olive products from Dec 1-3, and Dec 5, 2009: [Read more →]

Three Alpaca Farms celebrate National Alpaca Farm Days. Meet alpacas, learn about alpacas and their fiber. Handmade & commercial products for sale. Fiber demos and more. Free. Please, no dogs.

Sept 26-27, 2009  10 am to 4 pm

Brookfarm

8150 Sonoma Mountain Road, Glen Ellen

(707) 996-0350

Free

B.R. Cohn Winery will be hosting a free art exhibit spotlighting Linus. The weekend will include Roger’s Locomotive BBQ, B.R. Cohn fine wines, and Linus. [Read more →]

Sonoma County has a reputation of being pretty pricey—and there’s no denying it can be if you want to go the luxury route—but there are hundreds of fun, free things to do if you want to enjoy yourself on a budget. To narrow it down a little, here is a list of ten free things to do in Sonoma Valley.

If you’re exploring Sonoma County, this is part of a series. See also ten free things to do in….Cloverdale, Santa Rosa, Bodega Bay, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Windsor, and Healdsburg.

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Coming soon: Free installation of high-efficiency plumbing fixtures (toilets, urinals, faucet aerators, showerheads) for commercial, residential and multi-family customers located in eligible service areas, which include:

• Airport / Larkfield / Wikiup Sanitation Zone
• Geyserville Sanitation Zone
• Occidental Sanitation District
• Penngrove Sanitation Zone
• Russian River County Sanitation District
• Sea Ranch Sanitation Zone
• Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District

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Looking for a deal on a Father’s Day celebration in Sonoma County? Here  are a few (some take place before Father’s Day): [Read more →]

> Get your mid-week nature fix by joining Bill Arenander on a series of Thursday after-work hikes at Sonoma County Regional parks. Space is limited so reservations are  required. Call Bill at 763-8133.

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See draft horses plow and get a wagon ride at Jack London’s Beauty Ranch. Also: Sheepdogs, blacksmithing, BBQ, antique engines, clydesdales, belgians, and percherons.   Sunday May 17  10 am to 4 pm

Jack London State Park

Glen Ellen

$6

Bring your own basket to all of these egg hunts, and don’t be late…these eggs tend to go fast.  

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