Profile By Heather Irwin

Parks’ mission: A direct, hoof-to-table connection between ranchers and meat consumers. Though the scale of his operation is small–just a few hundred pounds of local beef, pork, lamb and poultry sold each week, it’s part of a growing trend toward knowing just where...

Adam’s Recall Op-Ed

My name is Adam Parks and I own Victorian Farmstead Meat Company in Sebastopol. The recently announced Rancho Feeding Corp. beef recall has had, and will continue to have, a profound effect on my business and the business of dozens of local ranchers and meat...

Help Thy Neighbor

This plea, coming on the heels of last week’s early April Fools post, needs to be taken very seriously. I’m asking for your help on behalf of a high school class mate. Alex Porrata was a few years behind me in school. I don’t really remember her well...

Victorian Farmstead is Closing!

Man, I wish it was closer to April Fool’s Day… Everyone calm down, we are not closing down the business or the new butcher shop. Here is the story: Monday I woke up and like 9 Billion other people I checked in on Facebook. I was surprised so see a post by...