Micro Retail
The Locastore aims to be your (tiny) new corner market. Sure, Sonoma County might experience some food aridity, but an actual food desert is fortunately difficult to find here, particularly […]
Dec/Jan 2013
1947/2013
1947 | 2013 Ripen or wither, change is the only constant. Take fruit, for example. Apple production has decreased significantly over the past 65 years from $27 million in 1947
Dishing the Dirt
Evan Wiig and the Farmer’s Guild bring new and seasoned producers together. The young man on stage takes a deep swig from the bottle of Wild Turkey in his hand
Video and Vegetables
Kala Philo’s Farm Shorts tell the stories that grow from the ground. “The first rule of farming is: close the gate,” says Deborah Walton. “The second rule is: animals die.
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DRNK ‘n’ Drones
Winemaker Ryan Kunde doesn’t have to go high tech, but why wouldn’t he? In 2011, in an Armenian cave, researchers discovered what might be the world’s oldest winery. The press,
What the Rains Bring
Charmoon Richardson on the finer points of foraging. While the woods of Salt Point State Park just south of Gualala appear to be sleeping each winter, they are in fact
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Want Not
CropMobster’s new-style electronic grange hall stems food waste. Standing amid 50 glorious acres of fecund farmland near Bloomfield, Nick Papadopoulos rolls facts out of his mouth so quickly he could be reading
Die for Dinner!
Foodie Dice puts luck (and wisdom) into meal planning. Chicken, green beans, and sweet potatoes. Santa Rosa sisters Liz and Sarah Downey were getting awfully tired of dinner. Chicken, green
Bee Aware
Marketers discover bees . . . pleased they’re not as “extreme” as goats. Buzz the Bee is brushing up on his surfing skills. We know that because Buzz is shown
An Introduction is in Order…
A Letter from the Editor. The Sonoma County Food Action Plan The Sonoma County Food System Alliance’s Food Action Plan isn’t a sexy document. It’s a compilation of facts and
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