Please note that the fee for the barn dance has changed!  Due to rising costs, we will be asking that folks pay $10-20, sliding scale for entrance to the barn dance!  

On the third Saturday of each month, Pie Ranch hosts a Community Work Day, potluck dinner, and rollicking barn dance in the roadside barn. All are welcome; come lend a hand in the fields while you work alongside other volunteers and farmers. Celebrate the spirit of community at this monthly ritual of working together on the ranch, sharing locally grown food, and then spinning, laughing and dosey-doing together into the night.

The work day will begin at 1pm.

We offer an optional farm tour at 3pm that begins at the upper slice toolshed ($5/person).

Then join in the potluck at 5pm and dancing at 6pm until about 9pm.

The dance is $10-20 (sliding scale) to compensate Pie Ranch, the County Line Pickers (featuring Jim Davies, bass; Joni Davies, guitar; Josh Lane, mandolin; Ken Clarkson, banjo; Jon Young & Nancy Vail, fiddles) and caller, Andy Wilson.

To keep our barn dances open & accessible to the public, we cannot accommodate large, private groups of over 10 people.  Children under 12 free accompanied by their parents; if you bring a large group of youngsters (over 7, 10 the maximum) we request prior notification and a sliding fee of $5-10 per child. Workday participants pay a discounted rate of $5-20 so come on down and hoe before you hoe down!

Important info:

• Come check in at the Roadside Barn upon arrival to find out where the work day activities will be taking place.
• Please leave dogs at home. (We love dogs too, honest, but it is really not a good event to have dogs present)
• Be careful turning into Pie Ranch from Highway 1.
• Park at the Roadside Barn or in the field directly behind the roadside barn. PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE UP TO THE UPPER SLICE.  If you’re confused, please ask at the roadside barn.
• Bring water bottles, clothing layers, sunscreen, closed toe shoes, and sunhats.
• Bring work gloves, tools, and enthusiasm! (We have gloves and tools for you to use too).
• Please bring your own dishes and utensils for the potluck. Every bit of clean up help is greatly appreciated!
• To keep an inclusive, family atmosphere, the potluck and barn dance are alcohol-free events.

“We don’t want a bigger piece of the pie, we want a different pie.” -Winona LaDuke

Pie Ranch Work Days and Barn Dances are held every third Saturday of the month, all year long. Upcoming work day & barn dances: December 15th & January 19th.

Click here for directions to the Ranch. . .

The evening was captured by Lars Howlett, www.findlars.com

Pie Ranch would like to offer a hearty thank you to the sponsors, volunteers, guests, and donors who made our September 22nd “Search for Good Food” fundraiser a smashing success!

Jose Cortez, a HomeSlice graduate, demonstrates squashbowling during the scavenger hunt

It was a sunny Saturday afternoon as the event began with an educational scavenger hunt, created and staffed by our Youth Farm Manager, Debbie Harris, and our HomeSlice students. Guests followed clues that led them to stations all over the farm. HomeSlice students and Pie Ranch staff led them in fun activities like squash bowling, introduced them to snacks picked fresh from our fields, and talked about our programming. Guests got to explore our land, and take in the sights and sounds of a working farm. As they finished their adventure, they found appetizers and drinks served in the field next to the historic house, complemented by a selection of wines, beer and flavored waters.

"Mmm, Delicious!" Youth Farm Manager Debbie Harris leads the food blessing

In a time-honored Pie Ranch tradition, we soon “circled up” on our wedding knoll to give thanks for friends, Board members and staff, and the wonderful meal. Nancy Vail, our Farm Programs Director, made the introductions. Executive Director Jered Lawson then offered a special thanks to supporters who have helped us purchase the precious land where we grow good food and celebrate community together. After a blessing, we converged on our S-shaped table to enjoy a delicious repast featuring produce from Pie Ranch and our neighboring farms. The chefs from GOOGLE used locally-grown ingredients to create amazing soup, salads, polenta, and an unsurpassed Goat Sausage and Pork Cassoulet. Students from our HomeSlice program and Farm Apprentice program took center stage and inspired our guests with reflection on their time at Pie Ranch. Board member Stefano DeZerega was our rousing emcee during the Live Auction. The bidding heated up as guests competed for deluxe hotel getaways, meals at premier restaurants, tickets to Outstanding in the Field, and box seats at a San Francisco Giants game. Pie Ranch auctioned a Day at the Farm with Nancy & Jered, always a popular item! With full bellies, we were serenaded down to the roadside barn by the County Line Pickers. Guests enjoyed pie from our farm stand partner, Companion Bakery, ice cream from the Penny Ice Creamery, and a signature GOOGLE dessert. We managed to work off at least some of the meal by dancing into the night, led by Pie Ranch Barn Dance caller, Andy Wilson.

A volunteer dishes up the cassoulet

Working off that dinner, dancing into the night

Our fourth annual farm dinner was an unsurpassed success this year, raising more than $75,000 that will bring greater health to our communities, and help to make healthy, local food more available for everyone! We are tremendously grateful for the unprecedented level of support by our generous organizational and individual sponsors! For a complete list of the people and organizations who supported our event this year, please visit our Thank You page.

Thank you all for celebrating with us!

Please note that the fee for the barn dance has changed!  Due to rising costs, we will be asking that folks pay $10-20, sliding scale for entrance to the barn dance!  

On the third Saturday of each month, Pie Ranch hosts a Community Work Day, potluck dinner, and rollicking barn dance in the roadside barn. All are welcome; come lend a hand in the fields while you work alongside other volunteers and farmers. Celebrate the spirit of community at this monthly ritual of working together on the ranch, sharing locally grown food, and then spinning, laughing and dosey-doing together into the night.

The work day will begin at 2pm.

We offer an optional farm tour at 4pm that begins at the upper slice toolshed ($5/person).

Then join in the potluck at 6pm and dancing at 7pm until about 10pm.

The dance is $10-20 (sliding scale) to compensate Pie Ranch, the County Line Pickers (featuring Jim Davies, bass; Joni Davies, guitar; Josh Lane, mandolin; Ken Clarkson, banjo; Jon Young & Nancy Vail, fiddles) and caller, Andy Wilson.

To keep our barn dances open & accessible to the public, we cannot accommodate large, private groups of over 10 people.  Children under 12 free accompanied by their parents; if you bring a large group of youngsters (over 7, 10 the maximum) we request prior notification and a sliding fee of $5-10 per child. Workday participants pay a discounted rate of $5-20 so come on down and hoe before you hoe down!

Important info:

• Come check in at the Roadside Barn upon arrival to find out where the work day activities will be taking place.
• Please leave dogs at home. (We love dogs too, honest, but it is really not a good event to have dogs present)
• Be careful turning into Pie Ranch from Highway 1.
• Park at the Roadside Barn or in the field directly behind the roadside barn. PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE UP TO THE UPPER SLICE.  If you’re confused, please ask at the roadside barn.
• Bring water bottles, clothing layers, sunscreen, closed toe shoes, and sunhats.
• Bring work gloves, tools, and enthusiasm! (We have gloves and tools for you to use too).
• Please bring your own dishes and utensils for the potluck. Every bit of clean up help is greatly appreciated!
• To keep an inclusive, family atmosphere, the potluck and barn dance are alcohol-free events.

“We don’t want a bigger piece of the pie, we want a different pie.” -Winona LaDuke

Pie Ranch Work Days and Barn Dances are held every third Saturday of the month, all year long. Upcoming work day & barn dances:  November 17th and December 15th.

Click here for directions to the Ranch. . .

Please note that the fee for the barn dance has changed!  Due to rising costs, we will be asking that folks pay $10-20, sliding scale for entrance to the barn dance!  

On the third Saturday of each month, Pie Ranch hosts a Community Work Day, potluck dinner, and rollicking barn dance in the roadside barn. All are welcome; come lend a hand in the fields while you work alongside other volunteers and farmers. Celebrate the spirit of community at this monthly ritual of working together on the ranch, sharing locally grown food, and then spinning, laughing and dosey-doing together into the night.

The work day will begin at 2pm.

We offer an optional farm tour at 4pm that begins at the upper slice toolshed ($5/person).

Then join in the potluck at 6pm and dancing at 7pm until about 10pm.

The dance is $10-20 (sliding scale) to compensate Pie Ranch, the County Line Pickers (featuring Jim Davies, bass; Joni Davies, guitar; Josh Lane, mandolin; Ken Clarkson, banjo; Jon Young & Nancy Vail, fiddles) and caller, Andy Wilson.

To keep our barn dances open & accessible to the public, we cannot accommodate large, private groups of over 10 people.  Children under 12 free accompanied by their parents; if you bring a large group of youngsters (over 7, 10 the maximum) we request prior notification and a sliding fee of $5-10 per child. Workday participants pay a discounted rate of $5-15, so come on down and hoe before you hoe down!

Important info:

• Come check in at the Roadside Barn upon arrival to find out where the work day activities will be taking place.
• Please leave dogs at home. (We love dogs too, honest, but it is really not a good event to have dogs present)
• Be careful turning into Pie Ranch from Highway 1.
• Park at the Roadside Barn or in the field directly behind the roadside barn. PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE UP TO THE UPPER SLICE.  If you’re confused, please ask at the roadside barn.
• Bring water bottles, clothing layers, sunscreen, closed toe shoes, and sunhats.
• Bring work gloves, tools, and enthusiasm! (We have gloves and tools for you to use too).
• Please bring your own dishes and utensils for the potluck. Every bit of clean up help is greatly appreciated!
• To keep an inclusive, family atmosphere, the potluck and barn dance are alcohol-free events.

“We don’t want a bigger piece of the pie, we want a different pie.” -Winona LaDuke

Pie Ranch Work Days and Barn Dances are held every third Saturday of the month, all year long. Upcoming work day & barn dances:  September 15th & October 20th.

Click here for directions to the Ranch. . .

On the third Saturday of each month, Pie Ranch hosts a Community Work Day, potluck dinner, and rollicking barn dance in the roadside barn. All are welcome; come lend a hand in the fields while you work alongside other volunteers and farmers. Celebrate the spirit of community at this monthly ritual of working together on the ranch, sharing locally grown food, and then spinning, laughing and dosey-doing together into the night.

The work day will begin at 2pm.

We offer an optional farm tour at 4pm that begins at the upper slice toolshed ($5/person).

Then join in the potluck at 6pm and dancing at 7pm until about 10pm.

The dance is $7-20 (sliding scale) to compensate Pie Ranch, the County Line Pickers (featuring Jim Davies, bass; Joni Davies, guitar; Josh Lane, mandolin; Ken Clarkson, banjo; Jon Young & Nancy Vail, fiddles) and caller, Andy Wilson.

To keep our barn dances open & accessible to the public, we cannot accommodate large, private groups of over 10 people.  Children under 12 free accompanied by their parents; if you bring a large group of youngsters (over 7, 10 the maximum) we request prior notification and a sliding fee of $5-10 per child. Workday participants pay a discounted rate of $5-15, so come on down and hoe before you hoe down!

Important info:

• Come check in at the Roadside Barn upon arrival to find out where the work day activities will be taking place.
• Please leave dogs at home. (We love dogs too, honest, but it is really not a good event to have dogs present)
• Be careful turning into Pie Ranch from Highway 1.
• Park at the Roadside Barn or in the field directly behind the roadside barn. PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE UP TO THE UPPER SLICE.  If you’re confused, please ask at the roadside barn.
• Bring water bottles, clothing layers, sunscreen, closed toe shoes, and sunhats.
• Bring work gloves, tools, and enthusiasm! (We have gloves and tools for you to use too).
• Please bring your own dishes and utensils for the potluck. Every bit of clean up help is greatly appreciated!
• To keep an inclusive, family atmosphere, the potluck and barn dance are alcohol-free events.

“We don’t want a bigger piece of the pie, we want a different pie.” -Winona LaDuke

Pie Ranch Work Days and Barn Dances are held every third Saturday of the month, all year long. Upcoming work day & barn dances:  September 15th & October 20th.

Click here for directions to the Ranch. . .

On the third Saturday of each month, Pie Ranch hosts a Community Work Day, potluck dinner, and rollicking barn dance in the roadside barn. All are welcome; come lend a hand in the fields while you work alongside other volunteers and farmers. Celebrate the spirit of community at this monthly ritual of working together on the ranch, sharing locally grown food, and then spinning, laughing and dosey-doing together into the night.

The work day will begin at 2pm.

We offer an optional farm tour at 4pm that begins at the upper slice toolshed ($5/person).

Then join in the potluck at 6pm and dancing at 7pm until about 10pm.

The dance is $7-20 (sliding scale) to compensate Pie Ranch, the County Line Pickers (featuring Jim Davies, bass; Joni Davies, guitar; Josh Lane, mandolin; Ken Clarkson, banjo; Jon Young & Nancy Vail, fiddles) and caller, Andy Wilson.

To keep our barn dances open & accessible to the public, we cannot accommodate large, private groups of over 10 people.  Children under 12 free accompanied by their parents; if you bring a large group of youngsters (over 7, 10 the maximum) we request prior notification and a sliding fee of $5-10 per child. Workday participants pay a discounted rate of $5-15, so come on down and hoe before you hoe down!

Important info:

• Come check in at the Roadside Barn upon arrival to find out where the work day activities will be taking place.
• Please leave dogs at home. (We love dogs too, honest, but it is really not a good event to have dogs present)
• Be careful turning into Pie Ranch from Highway 1.
• Park at the Roadside Barn or in the field directly behind the roadside barn. PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE UP TO THE UPPER SLICE.  If you’re confused, please ask at the roadside barn.
• Bring water bottles, clothing layers, sunscreen, closed toe shoes, and sunhats.
• Bring work gloves, tools, and enthusiasm! (We have gloves and tools for you to use too).
• Please bring your own dishes and utensils for the potluck. Every bit of clean up help is greatly appreciated!
• To keep an inclusive, family atmosphere, the potluck and barn dance are alcohol-free events.

“We don’t want a bigger piece of the pie, we want a different pie.” -Winona LaDuke

Pie Ranch Work Days and Barn Dances are held every third Saturday of the month, all year long. Upcoming work day & barn dances:  August 18t & September 15th.

Click here for directions to the Ranch. . .