In 2014, Lynette Sonne founded FarmsteadEd, an organization whose goal is not just to get people to buy locally made products, but to see the small farms and ranches where the goods are grown and made. This is what’s called “agritourism,” and it has its spiritual home in Italy, where staying overnight on a farm and experiencing its culture up close bonds visitors to the work being done there in a special way. I had met Lynette several times in the past, and knew that FarmsteadEd had developed a SLO County Farm Trail for visitors to use, but I really saw her efforts up close during the 2023 Open Farm Day, wherein small family farms along the trail opened their gates to the public. That day, my son and I made tea in the garden at Niner Wine Estates, tasted olive oil at Olea Farm, learned about the honey-collecting process at Sierra Honey Farm, and swooned over lavender at Hambly Lavender Farm. Recently, Lynette’s also taken on the role of Executive Director with the Paso Robles Distillery Trail, so she knows a thing or two about the food and drink landscape of the Central Coast.
Websites: pasoroblesdistillerytrail.com / farmsteaded.com
Instagram: @farmsteaded / @pasoroblesdistillerytrail
Olive oil tasting with Marisa Bloch Gaytan of Pasolivo Olive Oil, Paso Robles
Gardening (and free popcorn) with Miner’s Ace Hardware president Paul Filice, Arroyo Grande
Quick pickling with Andrea Wasko and Meaghan Gilbert, Los Osos
“Nature-positive” winemaking with Matt Trevisan at Linne Calodo Winery, Paso Robles
Peasant’s Feast and Peasant’s Deli chef/owners Michael and Sarah Cherney, Solvang
Bonus episode: Chris Lambert of Your Own Backyard talks creativity
Bonus episode: CONSUMED Live x At Her Table | Mothers in the Hospitality Industry
Healing from eating disorders with Sara Garofalo, Love Holistic Living in SLO
Growing winemaking wings with Janie Willheim, Lumina Wines in Paso Robles
A life in produce with Andrea Chavez of Talley Farms Fresh Harvest, Arroyo Grande
Going Rhône with Vicki Carroll, Hospice du Rhône, Paso Robles
Soupgangsta and Little Red Hen Bread, aka Stephanie Nye and Kirsten Finberg
Employing former inmates in the kitchen with Sister Theresa Harpin of Restorative Partners and The Bridge Cafe in SLO
Taking tea time with Kirstin Sherritt of The Secret Garden in SLO
What is good service? A chat with Giuseppe’s SLO server Chloe Lane
Food writing, gumbo, and big transitions with Sara Roahen in SLO
High cuisine and high praise with Chef Rachel Haggstrom at JUSTIN Winery in Paso Robles
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Bread, bikes, and community with Sam DeNicola and Matt Gamarra of Bread Bike, SLO
Talking trash with Peter Cron of SLO County Integrated Waste Management Authority, SLO
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