On Tuesday I visited the fallen apple orchard as the rain fell on Paul Hobbs Winery's vineyard conversion. I witnessed run-off contaminating the creek. Once again, clear cutter Paul Hobbs has...

[Posting for Jina]

Paul Hobbs Buys School District
By Jina Brooks

When you look at the map and see the vineyard wrapped around Apple Blossom Elementary School, it’s the disregard that hurts. ...

eeeeeeow....Thanks your for your wonderful, poignant posts this week. Thanks, too, for the courageous speech which you gave the other night at the Grange meeting. I was moved by your comments, and...

Here's the video I shot of the recent meeting put on by the Watertrough Children's Alliance on May 29th, 2013 at the Grange Hall in Sebastopol. Sorry, but I ran out of room about halfway through the...

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Composite Photo What I learned tonight at the Grange Hall meeting re: the Paul Hobbs vineyard conversion on Watertrough Rd. was quite disturbing.

I saw quite a few friends there on both...

21896Please come to a "Town Hall" meeting at the Sebastopol Grange on Wednesday the 29th of May at 7pm, to participate in a public forum about the apple orchard to vineyard conversion that is...

We are certainly not losing interest. We have started an alliance called Watertrough Children's Alliance. we have been continuing to meet with the Ag Commissioner, meet with our School board,...

"Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals. ”

"Never doubt...

Dominus: I SO agree with you! Knocking on the neighbors' doors with Kozlowski pies in hand is, to Sebastacat at least, akin to childlike bribery. I certainly know what I would have done with that...

Thank you for your post. As I understand it, VESCO is the agricultural equivalent to an EIR. It was legislated by the State of California and all grape growers are required to adhere to it's...

The public auction was not public at all; I was there. They moved the location and only Hobbs folks were informed. There is so much more to the back story of how it all happened, I hope to have both...

Dear Community,

Here is a petition to sign as a first step in having your voices be heard on this issue. Please pass this on and join a growing and diverse alliance of concerned families and...

Who's for a grassroots movement ~
"Any land which we preside over is a form of stewardship."
Thank You Dominus for that statement*
I lack specifics but am I correct to presume the first step is...