I was fortunate enough to recently complete the Food Forest Course at OAEC, which was my first time…read morethere, and it was worth every penny, giving me much more return on my investment. OAEC is an Eden; full of life and love, both bounty and beauty, balanced and achieving abundance. The course was jammed packed; "skipping stones across deep waters," to quote Master Timo. With such breadth and depth to the topic of Food Forest, OAEC offered a plethora of resources to use, and even some to take home, as we dove into many topics including but not limited to: Indigenous systems, site assessment, planning, and implementation; a study and then do process as we learned and then applied knowledge and techniques to a plot of land. The site that OAEC lives with and stewards is breathtaking; the natural beauty was greatly appreciated as I could walk in various directions and experience a new microclimate and ecology. I would be completely content getting lost there absorbing all the phytoncides to my benefit. The food was phenomenal; freshly harvested, diverse both in species and flavor, and provided nutriments to fuel my learning. The food alone (three delicious meals a day plus snacks and a variety of beverages) could easily be the cost of this course attendance ($1350) plus the lodging, and the curriculum, this is a steal! Again, well worth every penny. The lodging was topnotch; various kinds of structures, all offering a safe place during the journey. The facilities were clean and maintained. Glamping without the pricetag. The instruction was unmatched; each expert had their respective, and respectable, backgrounds and articulated the subject matter peacefully and eloquently to a diverse crowd and responded superbly to questions. Kendall, Timo, Redbird, Lyla June, Anniema, Danny, Jim, Nicolas, and all of the support staff and cohort were perfect; each provided input that transformed into the collective experience as we learned together. It was a healing experience. It was a learning experience. We need more OAECs out there. I highly recommend and will be back and remain connected! P.s. The Nursery is a must stop. I stocked up on some natives to spread.

I went to OAEC for a staff retreat that my work booked. We were one of the only groups staying…read morethere not including the regular staff and residents there. We had a really good experiene there, with very great meeting spaces with good wifi, as well as different spaces for hiking. We had the meals made in their kitchen, which was prepared using eggs, fruits and vegetables that are produced there which were very fresh. They also had some homemade breads including gluten free options. One first day there, the staff gave us a tour of the grounds including the gardens where you can pick all the plants, fruits, veggies and herbs that aren't already listed "NOT TO PICK". Their housing was comfortable with the exception of bugs, but that's what happens when you're in the middle of nature. They also had a hot tub area which was very comfortable and well constructed. Also on the grounds as an arboretum to explore different plant life, a barn with chickens and goats, and pond which people can swin and paddle board on. Other wildlife including deers roam the grounds. I'd really recommend this place for a retreat space. Shoutout to the staff for maintaining it.

Such a lovely place! Beautiful flowers at very reasonable prices - make your own bouquet!read more

Gorgeous in all ways! Adore the produce and flowers. Such nice people here. Can't wait for when I…read morecan go back

Can't say enough about Pat and Sonoma Landworks. I called them for septic work and needed my…read moredistribution pipes and boxes replaced. Pat came to look at the job and provided me with a price, which was very reasonable in a timely manner. He gave me a date by which the work could be done. A few days before, he called to let me know he would be there. He completed the work and left the sight better than he found it. Overall, I was very impressed with the company's professionalism and communication. Not the norm in the construction world. I will 100% use Sonoma Landworks again and would not hesitate to recommend them.

Thank you Sonoma Landworks for donating the delivery cost for our rice straw bales. We use them…read morefor our Neewollah Festival, Fall Dance, and later for seating in our garden/environmental education site. They are also good for jumping from bale to bale in the spider game! Barbara Gegan Garden Teacher Monte Rio School

Great team and fast easy service. I called unsure what type of chip I needed. They looked online…read moreand said they thought I had redwood chips. This after I called my usual mulch guy who told me to dig out the old receipt (every he does is on paper). Chips came quick, delivery wasn't expensive and the team was super communicative. We're Ramm loyals now. Thanks team!

The service is great and professional. They let I take samples. And go out of their way to to…read moremake sure the customer is happy

Dragonfly is a local treasure!…read more It's a flower farm, full florist, and flower stand. A friend inspired me to stop in recently, to buy some stems from their self-serve flower stand. If there's not a staff member around, it's an honor system: leave cash or pay by Venmo. My (quince, I think) stems were mostly buds and now they've been blooming beautifully for the past 2+ weeks, adding cheer to our space. Excited to see what stems they have when I visit next!

I recently ordered flowers for delivery from Dragonfly Florist in Healdsburg, California…read more The person taking my order was kind and attentive. She promised yellow flowers in the arrangement. I see no yellow flowers (see pic). I emailed Dragonfly to express my dissatisfaction with the cost and composition of the arrangement. This reply from Carlisle: "Hi Janice, We appreciate your order and feedback. We take great pride in our work, our team and the relationships with other local businesses we support. Sometimes this comes at a slighter higher cost for this quality of materials and labor. We are sorry you are disappointed. It is rare for us to get a message like this. It sounds like the other florist would be a better fit for you moving forward. Good luck to you! Carlisle and the Dragonfly Floral Team" Based upon the reply above, Dragonfly Floral will not enjoy my patronage in the future. I also sent a follow-up email reply specifically to the business owner, prior to posting this promised review. No further communication(s) received from Dragonfly to date. I will also post a pic (with a blue ribbon) showing an arrangement from a different, significantly less expensive florist for comparison, as I did in my email to Dragonfly Florist. I hope this review is helpful to others in avoiding costly, disappointing floral experiences in Healdsburg, California.

Noel and his crew turned our overgrown messy backyard into a lovely outdoor landscape. We wanted a…read morecombination stone patio for our redwood table and recycled granite for the seating and walkways. He graded several problem slopes and created different stepped areas and poured a new section of sidewalk to unify the area. Fast, professional, and reliable work. We are getting an estimate for him to put in a new graded stone driveway.

Noel and his crew were hired to imminent a project that included some new landscaping. Th s…read moreincluded a new garden bed, planting new shrubs, installing new irrigation, checking old irrigation , and adding top butch when finished. While I ordered all plants and placed they, his job was to make sure the irrigation was adequate, drip emitter were installed correctly on each plant. much to my surprise as plants started dieting last year despite irrigation I found that more than 30% of the many plants installed had NO irrigation added to them. (Noticed when I pulled back the mulch. Now we are paying to have all Noel's work redone......it's expensive! He does d not return my calls to come back to look at the work within the first 90 days when I began to noticed problems. I've now had to have a more competent landscape crew replace and add new irrigation, and replace over 45% of this groups work to save my shrubs and replace the ones that died. Rather than properly applying the mulch evenly, the crew threw a % at the foundation...l.just to use it up quickly , rather than evenly spread it where needed. The would not use this business for anything to do with planting or irrigation unless you supervise every move. The correction of their mistakes has been costly.