![]() ![]() That’s when a group of 22 adventurers, fleeing civil war, established the short-lived Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Co. The 60 tiny trees from rootstock that survived the Camp fire are believed to have descended from seeds carried lovingly from Japan in 1869. While there is a successful tea plantation in Charleston, South Carolina, and a smaller California enterprise called the Golden Feather Tea Farm near Oroville that burned in the Camp fire of 2018, I venture to say that this is a “first” for Sonoma County. It is generally, and rightfully, considered a product of distant and exotic places, like China and India and Japan and Sri Lanka. The world’s second most popular drink, after water. “It’s worth checking out the views of our beautiful Golden Grove development!” Panoramic views from the top level of the Park ‘n’ Ride overlooking the Golden Grove High School oval, with The Grove Way to the left.This may come as a surprise to the county ag commissioner, but there is now a small tea plantation, 60 young trees, looking very healthy on a hillside above Santa Rosa. “The views from the top of it are outstanding, last night I watched the sunset from the top,” Paula said. The Park ‘n’ Ride also has the unintended purpose of providing panoramic views from the top floor of the Golden Grove development, overlooking Golden Grove High School to the South, and The Grove Shopping Centre to the North. Though not activated yet, the Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride has the provision for charging of electric vehicles built into the facility for the future. ![]() “It’s also 100% free, which everybody is excited to learn about.” “One of the bonuses they built in to it is the kiss and drop for the high school as well, which will go a long way to making the drop off of students easier and safer. “Not only does it have a secure area for bikes, it’s got a stand which has every tool that you could possibly need for your bicycle as well as pump,” Paula said. Secure bicycle storage, bike pump and metroCARD recharge station at the Park ‘n’ Ride. ![]()
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