KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – After the back to school and county fair rush is over, community folks and Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend the Lake County Farm Bureau’s Sunday Morning Breakfast on Sept. 14.

Relax after all the hustle and bustle and let the Kelseyville Lion’s Club cook up their delicious breakfast selection of pancakes, scrambled eggs, biscuits with gravy and sausage.

Breakfast will be served from 8 to 11 a.m.

Even if you are pressed for time, come on by because takeouts will be available.  

Proceeds from the breakfast will benefit Farm Bureau’s scholarship fund as well as its farm-focused programs.  

The breakfast will be held at the Kelseyville Lion’s Club, located at 4335 Sylar Lane in Kelseyville.  

Tickets are $7 per person and can be purchased at the door, before the event at the Lake County Farm Bureau office or from any Farm Bureau director.  

Farm Bureau strives to protect and promote farming and agricultural interests throughout Lake County and to find solutions to challenges on the farm, at the ranch home and throughout the rural community.  

Farm Bureau is Lake County’s largest farm organization, representing more than 550 farm families and individual members.

For more information, contact Lake County Farm Bureau Executive Director Allison Tucker at 707-263-0911 or visit the group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-County-Farm-Bureau/200369486701989 .

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Culinary students at Yuba College's Clear Lake Campus, under the direction of Chef Robert Cabreros, will prepare and serve their annual Summer Harvest Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 6.

The dinner – held at Aromas Restaurant on the campus, 15880 Dam Road Extension – is a fundraiser for Children's Museum of Art and Science.

The Lake County harvest-inspired menu aims to use foods sourced as locally as possible including produce from Adamson Ranch in Lower Lake and Chacewater olive oil.

Dinner is buffet-style with menu items served as small plates.

Diners can watch as students prepare and plate the dishes in Aromas Restaurant open kitchen.

Menu items include Insalata caprese, watermelon feta salad, Aromas famous barbecue pork fried rice, fried Filipino Lumpia, steak and carnitas tacos, Mexican-style grilled corn, Surami Ceviche and “BLFGT” – bacon, lettuce and fried green tomato sandwich.

Of course there also will be fantastic desserts. Since the event is on the Yuba College campus, no alcohol will be served but dinner includes both cold drinks and coffee creations.

Live music to accompany the dinner will be performed by the local group InVoice with Bill Bordisso, Doug Harris, Libbie Larson and Keith Larson.

Baskets and gift certificates will be raffled off during the evening also.

Tickets for the Summer Harvest Dinner are $20 each and can be purchased in advance at Marie's Feed in Clearlake, The Travel Center in Lakeport or by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

If tickets are not sold out they can be purchased at the door at 6 p.m. on Sept. 6.

Proceeds from the evening benefit activities provided by the Children's Museum of Art and Science (CMAS) including Lego Robot sessions in elementary schools, the art and science day camp in May, and the Robot Club led by former teacher Bill Bordisso.

The Summer Harvest Dinner is the first event of the new school year for the advanced culinary students.

Aromas Restaurant, on Yuba College Campus, opens for their regular lunch service on Sept. 9.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Celebrate the pear harvest by entering the Kelseyville Pear Festival’s annual Pear Dessert Contest. 

Experienced cooks and beginners alike are encouraged to enter their favorite pear dessert. 

The desserts must be ready to eat and may contain any variety of pears. 

The pears can be fresh, canned, frozen or dried.

The entries must be accompanied with a legible copy of the recipe that includes the name of the dessert and the entrant with a contact phone number. The entries must be in a disposable container. 

To be considered in the judging, desserts must be delivered to the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church, Friendship Hall, between 11 a.m. and noon on Friday, Sept. 26. Judging will follow at 2 p.m. 

Winners will be announced at the Kelseyville Pear Festival on Saturday, Sept. 27. 

Lake Parts in Lakeport is the contest sponsor and grand prizes are gift certificates to local restaurants. 

All recipes become the property of the Kelseyville Business Association and the Pear Festival Committee for future publication and promotion. 

For an application go to www.kelseyvillepearfestival.com/events/contests .

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Six Sigma Ranch & Winery of Lower Lake will give free Pinzgauer tours to celebrate the 2014 harvest season in September and October. 

This opportunity will kick off on Labor Day weekend. 

This is a great way to connect with the beauty of Lake County and enjoy a scenic tour of Six Sigma Ranch. 

Guests will be welcomed in the historic Stage Coach House Tasting Room and then will climb aboard the Six Sigma Ranch Pinzgauer for the rustic trip to the highest elevation vineyard, Christian’s Diamond Mine Vineyard. 

A guide will take you to the far corners of the ranch, sharing some amazing vistas as far away as Lake Berryessa. 

Along the way you will learn about the distinctive characteristics of Six Sigma Ranch and its wines. 

You also are likely to see cattle, sheep, and pigs and learn about the ranch’s meat program.  

The guide will lead visitors through the history of the ranch that dates back to the 1850s.

The tour will conclude with a wine tasting of current releases back at the tasting room where visitors can enjoy Six Sigma’s award winning wines. 

You are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and eat under the shade of ancient oak trees.

Tours are limited to Saturdays only at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.

Please call to make a reservation at least 24 hours in advance at 707-994-4068.

Six Sigma Ranch is located at 13372 Spruce Grove Road in Lower Lake and open from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Visit Six Sigma online at www.sixsigmaranch.com .

SACRAMENTO – The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss climate change and CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2, in Sacramento.

The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 ‘N’ St., Main Auditorium in Sacramento.

“With the release of ‘Safeguarding California: Reducing Climate Risks’, California is building upon our continuing efforts to prepare and adapt to a changing climate,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “How California farmers and ranchers adjust for extreme weather events, drought, and the spread of invasive plant pests and disease is critical to our agricultural future.”

The Safeguarding California Plan provides policy guidance for state decision makers, and is part of continuing efforts to reduce climate impacts and prepare from climate risks.

Implementation of the Safeguarding Plan will help foster a vibrant and sustainable future for California. 

A link to the plan may be found here: http://resources.ca.gov/climate/safeguarding/ .

Invited speakers on the climate change topic include: Wade Crowfoot, office of Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.; Sandra Schubert, California Department of Food and Agriculture; Kerri Steenwerth, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Barbara Allen-Diaz, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources; Jeanne Merrill, California Climate and Agriculture Network; Cynthia Cory, California Farm Bureau Federation; and Tony Linegar, Specialty Crop Climate Change Consortium.

Additionally, the board will  review and discuss CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. In 2013, CDFA was awarded more than $18 million to enhance the competitiveness of the state’s specialty crop sector. 

Funding supported 64 projects that we selected through a competitive review process.

The board will hear comments from agricultural stakeholders and CDFA concerning the application and competitive review process.

“The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program has been a great success for California,” said Craig McNamara, president of the CA State Board of Food and Agriculture. “The opportunity to review California’s grant program with the department and agricultural stakeholders can only help to improve an already successful model.”

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture advises the governor and the CDFA secretary on agricultural issues and consumer needs.

The state board conducts forums that bring together local, state and federal government officials, agricultural representative and citizens to discuss current issues of concern to California agriculture.

This meeting will be streamed online at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/LiveMediaStream.html .

Follow the board on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Cafood_agboard .

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Wildhurst Vineyards and Kelseyville Pharmacy present Singin’ Cowboy Dave Stamey on Friday, Sept. 26, in the Wildhurst Tasting Room Courtyard.

Opening for Stamey will be The Cobb Stompers featuring the Jekel family.

Kick off the 22nd Annual Kelseyville Pear Festival with an opening reception at 5 p.m., barbecue dinner at 6 p.m., complimentary glass of wine and concert under the stars at 7 p.m. 

An all-inclusive ticket costs $50 per person.

Tickets are available now in the Wildhurst Tasting Room, 3855 Main St., Kelseyville or you can call 1-800-595 WINE to provide a credit card number and have your tickets placed in will call.

This “kick-off” sells out every year, so don’t delay. Get your tickets now.