LAKEPORT, Calif. – “The Lake County Community Co-op Presents ...” series will feature another of Lake County's many local farmers.

Bio Farm owners Judith and Leonard Diggs are graciously giving members and public a tour of their registered organic vegetable farm in Lakeport.

The tour is from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 19.

Optionally, attendees may bring a dish of food to share and join afterwards for a potluck to celebrate the bounty of produce provided this season.

Attendees will meet at Bio Farm, 2570, Waldo Lane in Lakeport, near Kelseyille, four miles from Soda Bay Road and Highway 29 in Lakeport.

Judith and Leonard Diggs have been farming in Lake County since 2009.

Prior to “transplanting” from Santa Rosa, Judith Diggs began her farming career in Switzerland where she completed an intensive three-year program in organic farming.

She then came to the U.S and further expanded her farming skills at a number of well known Sonoma County locations including Chalk Hill Winery and Sweetwater Nursery in Sebastopol before nurturing the beginnings of Bio Farm in 2009.

When not spending his weekends working their own farm, Leonard Diggs works for Santa Rosa Junior College as farm manager of Shone Farm, a 365 acre farm for teaching college students the many ins and outs of a career in farming.

The Diggs’ 12-acre Bio Farm (the name derived from Switzerland, according to Judith Diggs, which is equated to “certified organic” here in the United States) is yet another newer source to find locally grown, organic produce either direct from the farm or from the local farmers’ markets around the lake.

One of the Lake County Community Co-op’s goals is to educate Lake County residents on how to live more healthfully and sustainably by keeping it local. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet your local farmers and, at the same time, join in community by meeting other local people with similar interests at the potluck afterwards.

The tour is free and open to co-op members and the public. For more information, contact Lori Patotzka at 707-994-1618 or visit www.lakeco-op.org.

Now celebrating almost three years in existence, the Lake County Community Co-op (LCCC) envisions cultivating an evolving community by nurturing values of social, economic and environmental responsibility.

The co-op wishes to support our local farmers and producers and provide a forum for community activities. Member input and participation for the continued success of the co-op’s co-creation is highly encouraged.

For more information or to become a member of the LCCC, follow the links at http://lakeco-op.org or call 707-993-4270.