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The Shed COURSE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 707-431-7433; healdsburgshed.com ; 25 North St, Healdsburg)
Healdsburg's trend-defining culinary center leads classes and workshop on diverse topics
related to food and sustainability, from seed-saving and bee-keeping, to home-brewing and
kombucha-fermenting. Also hosts important lecturers, such as Michael Pollan. Check the
calendar.
Relish Culinary Adventures COOKING COURSE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 707-431-9999, 877-759-1004; www.relishculinary.com ; 14 Matheson St,
Healdsburg; by appointment)
Plug into the locavore food scene with culinary day trips, demo-kitchen classes or wine-
maker dinners.
Festivals & Events
Russian River Wine Road Barrel Tasting WINE
( www.wineroad.com )
Sample wine, directly from the cask, before it's bottled or released for sale, in March.
Future Farmers Parade CULTURAL
( www.healdsburgfair.org )
The whole town shows up for this classic-Americana farm parade in May.
Wine & Food Affair FOOD
( www.wineroad.com/events )
Special food and wine pairings at over 100 wineries in November.
Sleeping
Healdsburg is expensive: demand exceeds supply. Rates drop winter to spring, but not sig-
nificantly. Guerneville is much less expensive, and just 20 minutes away. Most Healdsburg