O’Neill: Heading toward fall means processing and planning

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to [email protected].

Yesterday we held our annual Bell Springs Fire Department fundraiser, and it was a helluva good time! It feels so special to come together as a community to celebrate, catch up, and raise needed money that will help equip and maintain our volunteer efforts. We’ve already had several calls this summer, and fire season is far from over. I love the shared effort of creating an event, bringing together locally grown food to enjoy a meal in community.