Archived Exhibition

Ranching and Rockin' at Olompali
January 28, 2010 – March 2011

Marin County's rich grasslands, protected hillsides and cool ocean breezes create the perfect conditions for agricultural crops, dairy production and cattle ranching. The land known today as Olompali State Park typifies the County's land use history.

Ranching and Rockin' at Olompali includes historic maps, ranch artifacts and photographs detailing Olompali's diverse use as an early Miwok village, a Mexican land grant ranchero, Victorian estate, swim club, and hippie commune. This new exhibition complements our exhibition Growing the Future: Farming Families of Marin.

Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane) and Jerry Garcia at Olompali Ranch, c. 1968. (From the Collection of Noelle Olompali Barton, photograph by Peter Risley)

Kevin Lunny, 3rd generation farmer, describes the operations at Drakes Bay Family Farms (seen in the background), including oyster farming and grass-fed beef cattle operations. October 2008.