Every now and then I like to brag … about my friends, and Jered and Nancy at Pie Ranch have the dubious distinction of being today’s victims. I met Jered back in 1999 at the Eco-Farm Conference, where he was mesmerizing an audience with his photographs of sustainable agriculture in Asia (his adventurous spirit was one of the inspirations for my recent adventures). Then, in 2002, Jered and his wife Nancy – both passionate advocates of sustainable agriculture – started Pie Ranch, a 14-acre not-for-profit educational center for sustainable farming techniques, where they host programs for high school students, apprenticeships and internships for aspiring farmers and, of course, grow delicious food.
They’re about an hour-drive from San Francisco, so check them out next time you’re taking a road-trip down the coast.
