Ah, the joys of living with new viruses....  masks being the accoutrement of this space and time.... I wonder if they'll become part of our new normal?  We've always used them for cleaning the chicken house, but for mingling with other people?  Hmm. Seen here are some folks who came to the Willits Farmer's Market to pick up pizzas for a slew of other Emandalians in their area.... an outing to the hinterlands for delicious sustenance. Once we figured out we couldn't safely open for the 2020 ... [Continue Reading]

A new old item to try.  This Thursday Emandal will be offering frozen, pre-baked (the night before) wood-fired pizzas at the Willits Farmers Market.  The traveling oven is gone, but our big, home one remains active. We'd love to have you pre-order and pay with a credit card, so that we'll know just how many to make, and won't have to deal with cash... but realize, especially at first, that it won't always be possible.  We'll make extra. Each week we'll offer a minimum of 4 different pizzas. ... [Continue Reading]

I know that since the Adams Family bought Emandal in 1946, never has the camp been closed for a season.  This year is a first, and I hope the last time we'll have to take such extraordinary measures, because of so many unknown factors.   Of course, I could rant about the handling of this pandemic by folks "in the know, but who refused to do anything about it...." but that would just be venting, nothing else . Was Emandal open in 1918 or 1919?  I guess it's time to look back at the guest ... [Continue Reading]