Grow Local
Take Flight
Winged Wonders at Sonoma Botanical Gardens Created by Boston-based duo Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein, aka The Myth Makers, these huge avian sculptures—some soaring up to 20 feet tall—are crafted
Grow Local – Grazing for Good
PHOTOS BY PAIGE GREEN With a knife sheathed in her belt on one side and a bright orange mallet on the other, Paigelynn Trotter traverses a steep hillside with a
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Grow Local – Zero Foodprint Steps Up
What if part of the solution to climate change was just dining out at our favorite restaurants? Could it be that easy? It might be if the folks at Zero
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Grow Local – Stay Gold
One might not describe an apple as “attitudinal.” But Brooke Hazen of Gold Ridge Organic Farms does. In part, he’s referring to the flavor expression of hard-to-find apples like the
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Grow Local – Hardcore
PHOTOS BY PAIGE GREEN It was a bittersweet milestone for Manzana. Just two years after reaching its centennial, the North Bay’s last remaining apple cannery announced they’re relocating to Washington.
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Grow Local – Perennial Harvest
PHOTOS BY PAIGE GREEN The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) has been making legendary salad mix from their deep-rooted, biointensive gardens for decades. But you might not know that
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Grow Local – The Future of Farming, Part 2
SEE PART 1 IN VOL. 11 – ISSUE 2 – MAR/APR PHOTOS BY PAIGE GREEN Twenty years ago Wayne James harvested garlic with a pickaxe. Today, on the exact same
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Grow Local – The Future of Farming, Part 1
PHOTOS: PAIGE GREEN Small-scale farmers are inherently resourceful. They have to be. Often operating on a shoestring budget, they make the most of what they have: stacking functions, repurposing materials,
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