A few weeks ago, Chris and I took a little day trip up to San Simeon to go for some hikes on the beach and explore a new part of the Central Coast. It was …
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California City Guides: For Excellent Ice Cream and Art on the Central Coast, Visit Harmony, CA
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Recipe: Grapefruit Sunrise Juice
Winter is citrus season, and after almost four years of living in California, I’ve become so spoiled in stocking up on my citrus fresh from the trees. Citrus is everywhere this time of year – …
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Bakersfield City Guides: For Great Vegan Food, Stop by The Hen’s Roost
I haven’t posted one of these in a while, because frankly, we rarely go anywhere anymore. But, this past Saturday, we did break free from our house to go out and about for a bit, …
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Tehachapi City Guide: Kohnen’s Country Bakery – Authentic German Bakery
After our apple adventure, we swung by a hidden gem in Tehachapi, Kohnen’s Country Bakery. Kohnen’s Country Bakery is an authentic German bakery that offers sandwiches, freshly baked breads, German goods (yes, including mustard and …
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Tehachapi City Guide: Pulford Apple Orchard
We decided to get out of Bakersfield for the morning for some crisp, mountain air and fall activities. We headed up the road on the 58 East for a nice 45 minute drive up to …
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Garden Update: Composting Adventures and Fall/Winter Planting
It’s getting to be that transition time in our Santa Barbara garden plot, where the summer items are fading out and our winter garden is starting to go in. I love that we get to …
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We Grew Garlic!
Back in November, we put in a bed of garlic to grow over winter. Neither of us have ever grown garlic before (as adults – my Dad planted some a few times when I was …
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4.21.20 Bakersfield Garden Update
We’ve been doing quite a bit of work around the garden recently, spending our weekends in the Santa Barbara garden and doing some updates around the Bakersfield garden as well. Wanted to give a quick …
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Bakersfield City Guides: Pick a Little Farm Produce Box
I’ve been a big fan of Pick a Little Farm since when they started doing the Bakersfield Farmer’s Market circuit about a year ago, as they always brought beautiful produce and grow interesting varieties. They …
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Bakersfield City Guide: Visiting the Almond Flowers
Early spring is one of the best times of year to visit the San Joaquin Valley, because the entire valley is covered in pink blossoms from all of the almond trees. This usually occurs around …
