A family flower farm on Point Cabrillo Drive with a farm stand full of fall squash, and a free pumpkin patch every October. Hours and what’s in season.
Author: Mendocino Chef
Halloween weekend on the Mendocino coast: a three-day plan for 2026
Halloween’s on a Saturday this year. A weekend plan for the coast: Fort Bragg’s street festival, a ghost walk in the village, and dinner back at the house.
Fall food events in Mendocino: a harvest tour, October to November 2026
A harvest tour of Mendocino County this fall: OZ Farm’s apple day, KelpFest and the Fungi Festival, plus winery nights in Anderson Valley and Ukiah’s Pumpkinfest.
October on the Mendocino coast: what’s actually in season, Point Arena to Ten Mile
What’s really in season on the Mendocino coast in October: albacore while it lasts, rockfish, apples and quince, the crab opener, and what’s on.
El Niño is coming: what the 2026–27 winter means for the Mendocino coast, and for your event
A very strong El Niño is forecast for this winter. What it’s meant for the Mendocino coast before, what it could mean for your event, and how to plan ahead.
September on the Mendocino Coast: What’s Actually in Season, Point Arena to Ten Mile
An honest inventory of what is actually catchable, harvestable and ripe on fifty-five miles of Mendocino coast this month – and what is not, no matter who tells you otherwise.
Where We Eat: The Elk Store
A general store running the middle of its town since 1927: the tuna melt SFGATE loved, the Grinder, a bottle to go with each, and why it’s worth the wait.
Why Anderson Valley Wine Belongs on Your Table: Starting with Baxter
The same fog that decides what grows in our gardens decides what ends up in the bottle. A look at Baxter Winery in Philo, and why the wines from twenty minutes inland belong on a coastal table.
Where We Eat: Patterson’s Pub, Mendocino
First in a new series on where we actually eat when we are not the ones cooking. Patterson’s Pub: dog-friendly garden, a specials board worth trusting, and one rule to know before you walk in.
From Miami to Mendocino: The Story Behind Mendocino Chef
How a food event at Paradise Farms, a kitchen on Miami Beach, and a pay-what-you-can pop-up called Love and Vegetables became Mendocino Chef.