Author Archives for Jim Riley

About Jim Riley

James Riley is the owner/operator of Riley's Farm in Oak Glen, California and a senior partner in Colony Bay Productions. The father of six children, Riley performs "Patrick Henry" and supervises a living history program visited by hundreds of thousands of school children. He holds a degree in history from Stanford University.

The Dunmore Who Should Have Done Less

January 19, 2022 7:21 pm Published by Jim Riley Leave your thoughts

Is this a private fight or can anyone join in? Here’s an odd truth.  Human beings love violence — in... View Article

The Rice Farmer’s Wife

January 11, 2022 7:59 pm Published by Jim Riley Leave your thoughts

The Mellow January Thing I’ve lived here long enough to understand that Oak Glen Januarys are not implacable, polar inquisitions,... View Article

Miles and Miles..

January 1, 2022 5:55 pm Published by Jim Riley 2 Comments

On the first day of 2022, I walked 5.7 miles, climbing more than 1,000 feet of elevation.  I wasn’t really... View Article

Picture This..

December 29, 2021 9:53 am Published by Jim Riley 14 Comments

2022 Riley’s Farm Dinner Events As of this writing, you have about 63 hours left to save on our dinner... View Article

Saturdays and Christmas and Family

December 27, 2021 3:52 pm Published by Jim Riley 29 Comments

The Torrent: as a child, I loved the violent tides of the heavens and the earth — wind storms, hail,... View Article

The Farm Identifies as Bing Crosby

December 20, 2021 8:15 pm Published by Jim Riley 15 Comments

Some Year End Business First.. So I started the price increase on our dinner events, (Finnegan’s, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day,... View Article

2022 Celebration Dates Added

December 16, 2021 9:15 am Published by Jim Riley Leave your thoughts

More Fun On the Calendar in 2022 The American Civil War:  We’re adding some new events in 2022, including one... View Article