Lagoon Lake Day Trip

Lagoon Valley harkens back to the days when Vacaville consisted mainly of farms and ranches and grazing lands for livestock. Cattle still graze nearby. But civilization, if you want to call it that, is putting its heavy boot print on the area. Traffic streams by constantly on the interstate (but it’s not bothersome), and there is a Big Whopper of a subdivision being built right next to it.

After your lagoon stop, take a little spin across the freeway bridge over to Soul Food Farm on Pleasants Valley Road. Alexis and Eric, the owners, run a farm stand open on the weekends that sells olive oil, vinegar, jams and other locally-made items. They also sponsor pop-ups in which local ranchers and farmers sell their pasture-raised beef, chicken and pork.

Just down the road in the Pleasants Valley farm corridor is Morning Sun Herb Farm, a charming roadside nursery. It features herbs and lavenders galore with gardens to look at and a walnut orchard. A few goats and donkeys are kept in a pen on the grounds; grab a carrot or two in a bucket and give 'em a chomp. They’ll eat it; they’re hungry. Just make sure they don’t take your fingers with it. B