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.

Deer Apples..

September 24, 2021 6:36 pm Published by Jim Riley Leave your thoughts

The Daily Beauty Surprise When I do something, I tend to concentrate on the thing itself, so that means on... View Article

Basil Hoffman, RIP

September 23, 2021 6:42 pm Published by Jim Riley 2 Comments

More later, but a great friend, Basil Hoffman, is no longer with us.. We just heard the news.  A few... View Article

The Life of Riley, This Harvest Week

September 16, 2021 2:36 pm Published by Jim Riley 12 Comments

Announcements This week we have a lot to harvest (pears, three different apple varieties, flowers, a few berries).  The Colonial... View Article

Colonial Village Cooking

September 15, 2021 2:48 pm Published by Jim Riley Leave your thoughts

Meanwhile, in the Summer Kitchen.. This Saturday and next (9/18 and 9/25) two long time friends of the farm, Kathy... View Article

I Write a Religious Exemption Letter

September 14, 2021 2:55 am Published by Jim Riley 6 Comments

James P. Riley 12261 S. Oak Glen Road Oak Glen, California 92399 September 14, 2021 To Whom It May Concern:... View Article

Farm Pays Millions in Taxes, Gets Less Federal Help than Taliban

September 10, 2021 4:30 pm Published by Jim Riley 27 Comments

Press Enterprise Scandalized! Jennifer Iyer of the Redlands Daily Facts got an earful from me last week when she called about... View Article

The Souvenir/Memorabilia Thing

September 8, 2021 1:48 pm Published by Jim Riley 4 Comments

Help me out here on the souvenir/memorabilia thing. First of all, I can’t look at the word “memorabilia” without giggling... View Article