Happy New Year from all of us at Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma.  Receiving Local Harvest's monthly email this morning regarding joy and being in Wisconsin made me oh so grateful that we live in California.  Fortunately (or, unfortunately depending on how you look at it) we are experiencing the most glorious weather this week - it's in the 70's!!!!!  Most of us are choosing to embrace it and enjoy it but we all know somewhere in the back of our minds that it really shouldn't be like this - we NEED the rain here in California.  But being Californian's - we're all out enjoying it while it's here.  I took my walk (that I try to do every day I'm here at the farm) and the nice weather made that ever so much easier.  The few workers that are here on the farm right now were back to wearing their sun shade hats and bandanas covering their necks from the sun rather than the knit caps, gloves and rain gear that is normal for this time of the year.  I guess farm life in California is all about being flexible and adaptable - and experiencing the joy along the way.

My next blog entry will probably have a totally different slant to it, because who knows what will be going on next I write.  I wish everyone an enjoyable hiatus from the work of the farm and hope you're all enjoying reading through all of the seed and plant catalogs and planning out this year's planting plan.

Regards,
Lynn Thomas
Office Manager
Oak Hill Farm of Sonoma