Within the last week, I lost a very important member of my family. My fur Baby Lulu. I had her for…read more17 years and 2 months until I had to say goodbye. I am so sad, and know that I will be for quite a long time , so to ease the pain a bit and help me to stay busy and keep my mind off of losing her, my very beautiful friend decided we should go to Peaceful Belly Farm and relax, have some delicious food, be in nature and around positive people with a beautiful ambience. Of course Peaceful Belly delivered as always. We decided to have a gorgeous glass of Viogner, and thought it would be nice to split a few of the dishes to share. We started with the spinach dip bread bowl, with farm, fresh spinach mixed with a three cheese blend served in a Acme sourdough loaf. The dip was so yummy, creamy and heartwarming, and there were so many layers of flavor. It was just the right amount of salty and the texture was wonderful. It was served in an Acme sourdough loaf which is always delicious. They cut up the top portion of the bowl into small pieces so that we could easily dunk the bread into the dip. It was the perfect way to start the meal. I don't think there was much left of that when all was said and done. The second dish that we decided on together was the deviled eggs. They were beautiful, fresh, farm eggs that were nice and cold and the yolks were whipped beautifully with dill and garlic filling. Garnished on top of the eggs they served this insane, brown sugar, caramelized McIntyre bacon. There were some gorgeous, delicate, yellow, edible flower petals on top which took it over the top aesthetically. They were perfect. It was a serving of four and it was just enough for my friend and I. Last but not least, we had a dish made from homemade chorizo from the James Beard nominated Chef, Dan Ansot of Ansot's Basque restaurant in downtown Boise. It was phenomenal. Made with warm saffron stew that had carrots and sweet pepper, onion and garlic on a creamy polenta base topped with his Basque chorizo and grilling cheese (which is one of my favorite cheeses ever!) It was spicy and so complex. We really enjoyed this dish tremendously. Our server Kayla was wonderful. She checked up on us often, but not too often to make sure that we were enjoying everything and asked if we wanted more wine. The dishes came out in a timely manner and we enjoyed ourselves tremendously. The atmosphere is gorgeous set in an open space full of greenery and flowers and food growing all about the property, not to mention all of the gorgeous black and white sheep that are grazing peacefully around the restaurant outside. It was a perfect day with a perfect friend with perfect weather and really helped me to set aside the sadness I felt from losing my sweet little fur baby, even if just for a little while. The inside is impeccably clean and a bright open space with plenty of tables. They have a ton of gorgeous dry flowers from all over the property hanging gracefully from the ceiling and they always have fun artwork hanging on the walls. I will always return. They do a good thing for the community and they have a gorgeous space with beautiful food and people. Thank you for helping me through my grief. See you soon!

Overpriced small portions and obviously not chef quality Great if you like Bojo Hippy atmosphere…read moreand really tacky service Could not believe the five star reviews that told of the address on Hoskins Rd I live off Hoskins and couldn't for the life of me place a nice restaurant on Hoskins And I was right - there isn't one If you want a view of some unkempt gardens and dust you might like sitting on the deck

Best fruit in the valley! I really enjoy picking my own fruit. The orchard has such a great…read morevariety of all fruits. The owners are very personable and helpful with questions on all varieties of fruit they sell.

they have a lot of wonderful fruit when they're open they have low hours now. many different kinds…read moreof fruit canned goods and bread from Gaston's.

Introduced to Richardson Family Farms' remarkably good organic strawberries as available in 2 lb…read more flats in early September at the Boise Co Op by friend Carl Y and his wife, my husband and I found these fragrant, perfectly ripe, super delicious gems to be the best strawberries of the season. That they were local and organic and harvested so late in the summer intrigued us enough to seek out Richardson's in Emmett and pick our own. WORKING MEDITATION There is a sort of meditation involved in being in a place like this doing the work of picking berries. The only sounds were the wind rustling plants, the click of grasshopper wings in flight, the buzz of yellow jackets seeking out the fruit over-ripe and the upbeat voice of brother talking to sister in the next field as they picked berries for the market. Add in the aroma of the berries as warmed by the sun, it was a pretty sweet experience all around. THE DRILL The drill here to pick is pretty informal. When they see your car pull in, one of the folks who work on the farm (we met both the owner and his son) will ask if you're there to pick, give you a box for the berries and point you in the direction of the plants with the most ripe fruit. The owner even gave my hubby a strawberry picking tutorial, how to recognize the perfectly ripe ones from those that seem ready but aren't quite yet. When you're done, they'll weigh your boxes and tell you what a ridiculously little amount of money is owed. WEEDING FOR BERRIES The owner told us for folks who want fresh berries but who feel they cannot afford to buy them, he is happy to trade their work to help weed the rows for berries in return. Nice barter system it seemed to us. Work for food. THANKS TO FARMERS My strawberry picking days are in the rear view mirror due to limits introduced by MS but I had a lot of experience in my youth and enjoyed supervising my hubby's first time efforts! He thought it was fun for an agricultural excursion day and enjoyed every minute of his couple of hours. But he also recognized it would be back breaking to pick berries for a living. We both took a moment to tell the Richardson Farm family members who were doing that work, this is truly a family operation in the fields as the owner has more than a dozen children,, how much we value being able to simply swing by the Co Op to buy their fine berries because of their work. It was a verbal hug of America's family farmers of whom we think good thoughts all the time. CO-OP AVAILABILITY If you're planning on buying via the Co Op the berries should be available there at times into October. The folks we met at the farm went out of their way to say how much they appreciated having the Co Op as their partner. THIS N THAT: 1) PRICE: If you want a true appreciation for what a fair price is on these flats of berries at the Co Op, venture out and pick for a couple of hours and consider the cost to the farmer to organically grow them, pick them, package them and transport them to market. Then consider the cost of the Co Op to put them up for sale. 2 lb. flats at Co Op are $7.95, so just under $4.00 / pound. If you compare to the most commonly available CA Grower (Driscoll) for organic berries pound for pound, these locals are a lower cost. If you pick your own at the farm, they cost a mere $1.50 / pound. Factor in the cost of travel to get to Emmett and the opportunity cost for your time, that Co Op price is a bargain too! 2) ACCESSIBILITY: Hard packed, gravel covered pathway. Neither porta-pot is accessible. 3) OTHER FRUITS AND VEGGIES: Sometimes available. Yesterday they included cherry tomatoes, Armenian cucumbers and Italian prune plums. 4) CONTACT INFO & GETTING THERE: If you plan to venture out, the farm is a little tough to find. The best way to zero in is via their website linked here. http://idahoberry.wordpress.com/ 5) THE OWNER: Worth saying he is an eccentric type of man. He has run for Governor at least once and his personal, legal name is Right to Life. You are not going to meet Old MacDonald if you visit the farm.

Review #17 for 2019…read more Grandma Jo's is a great stop for u-pick fruit outside of Boise! Stopped by last week, and my friends and I spent almost an hour picking blueberries. The blueberries were sweet and delicious. Grandma Jo taught us to pick the dark blue/deep purple berries and to avoid the reddish ones that were not yet ripe. She provided buckets for us to use, and when we were done, she weighed our take and charged by the pound. When we got home we ate them fresh, and an uncle made some blueberry jam for later. So good! Grandma Jo was a delight, and the service was great. Prices were lower than other farms in the area. She also had Bing cherries, rainier cherries, and pears, though the pears weren't ready yet. Apricots were on their way too. I'd love to visit Grandma Jo's again the next time I'm in the Boise area.

It's a hidden charm. This farm is very nice and they have abundant rainier cherries! The trees are…read morewithin the range for kids to pick too!

Lance, the owner, is very passionate about his orchard! He greets customers with a huge smile and…read morehandshake. There is also a calendar on the website that shows when each fruit is ready to be picked. When I picked cherries two weeks ago, each tree trunk was color-coded so I knew the variety of each tree. There's also fruit that is already picked and available for purchase. The day I went there was a hot dog food truck there. Perfect lunch after two hours of picking! Please support Gem Orchards! With all the new homes being built, our orchards are disappearing!! https://gemorchards.com/

I love this orchard! The caretaker of the orchard that grows the fruit really knows what he's doing…read moreand he really enjoys taking the time to inform the customers about all of the positive benefits of picking your own fruit, as well as the best ways to do it to get the best results. You really can't beat that level of care and detail to your satisfaction as a customer and your experience and it's why I'll be back to Gem orchard again and again!

See Courtney M's review and I'll add to it to see if I can help her out for more info about what…read moreled to the spate of 1star reviews for this place. I get why people posted them, although they may have had no experience with the farmers, these are farmers, who own and operate Red Chair. The nutshell is this. Red Chair is in Eagle, a relatively small community and the one I live in too, and they hold an annual Lavender Festival just after July 4th every year. This year it was advertised that Old State Saloon would be a part of it, apparently as a vendor for food and drink. Old State is a watering hole in downtown Eagle and the owner has made no bones about his anti-gay and hard right wing perspectives, MAGA hats abound and he has hosted things like the "Hetero" event in downtown Boise last week. Thankfully almost no one showed up there, but let me tell ya', in Eagle people go to his Old State location. I was in there when they first opened, not knowing at that time the owner's orientation, but it was plenty clear pretty fast and I do not support them nor do business with any entity that is in league with them. We consumers vote our values with our wallets. When people found out Old State was involved with the lavender festival at Red Chair, the lambasting of Red Chair started. But Red Chair has cut ties with Old State to do the food and beverage service after the Old State owner's bigoted, homophobic remarks were published in connection with press coverage of the recent downtown Boise event. If you take the time to read the news article here, you'll see this farmer / owners was sort of unaware of the depth of the Old State owner's issues and was just happy someone was willing to help out providing food and beverage vending at the lavender festival. Learning of the remarks and having his Lavender Farm business targeted by people who thought he was in synch with Old State's owner, he told them he does not want them to participate. https://www.kivitv.com/eagle/red-chair-lavender-cut-ties-with-old-state-saloon-after-racist-comment-at-bars-hetero-awesome-fest

This family farm is such a place of peace and tranquility. Walking the grounds is so enchanting…read moreand calming. I feel so grounded in this space. I highly recommend a visit.

Such a cute orchard!!! Came to pick some apples and left with about 20 pounds of golden delicious…read more They're also pet friendly! Brought our puppy with us. Stopped by the main shop to grab buckets then we had to drive down the road to the actual orchards. They also have cider and other goodies. Such a sweet family highly recommend for anyone and everyone! We'll be back for sure during other fruit seasons!!

Had a great time picking cherries! Super friendly. Easy to get to and fun to do with the kids…read more Thanks!

We visited for the first time today for their 2025 Fall Farm Festival!…read more We had a really wonderful time! It's beautiful! Everyone who was working there was kind and in great spirits. We loved touring the farm. Our favorite part was seeing the pasture raised hens and collecting eggs to take home. The hens were so friendly!

I cannot say enough good things about Mcintyre Pastures Farm. My family and I love going here and…read morebuying all of our meats, eggs, honey and milk from here. There meats are so good that we don't even know how to eat meat from the grocery stores anymore. They have the best grass fed and finished meats, that are so fresh, tender and juicy. Everyone there is always very friendly and helpful whenever we go in there as well. One of the girls at the register gave us tips on how to cook our beef brisket low and slow, and let me tell you, it was the best brisket we ever had. Also, if you are looking for some good local honey, they have the best. I swear it is so thick and sweet, it is like caramel. It is so clean, well-organized, and a super cute little place to visit. Give them a try, you won't regret it.