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.

Riley’s Farm Tickles TikTok

January 28, 2022 9:04 am Published by Jim Riley Leave your thoughts

A Confession Even though I love good film, I’m a “wordy” kinda guy, and I never really understood the “purely... View Article

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