Hidden Villa Organic Farm

After seeing the baby goats at Harley Farms a couple weekends ago, Stacey and I stumbled into another adorable-baby-animal-viewing situation yesterday. Hidden Villa is an organic farm nestled in the Los Altos foothills. We drove there a few months back following signs to a "native plant sale," but unfortunately it was closed by the time we got there. So, this past weekend we decided to check it out again. We had planned on exploring their hiking trails, but got distracted by adorable lambs, heritage breed chickens, some cows, goats, deer, humming birds, a couple massive pigs, and lots of organic veggies. We also discovered that the farm offers a rather affordable CSA program, so we are looking forward to being able to sample some of Hidden Villa's produce first hand in a couple of months.

Hakone Gardens

Last weekend Stacey and I checked out Hakone Gardens, "the oldest Asian estate and garden in the Western Hemisphere," according to their website. We'd driven by it a number of times after passing through Saratoga on our way to other hiking spots. It was a small but peaceful garden, with a koi pond and lots of little trails to follow into the woods.

Baby Goats!

A couple weekends ago, Stacey and I went to our favorite (and only?) goat dairy, Harley Farms, located in Pescadero, CA. In their on-going quest to make milk, and ultimately delicious cheese, nearly all the goats at the farm are giving birth to adorable little baby goats! According to their website they have 102 and counting.  Despite the fact that it was a cold and blustery day in Pescadero, we managed to pet a few of the babies before they all huddled together in their hut for an afternoon siesta.