Letter From The Editor
The long, rainy winter has wound to an end and we’re reaping the benefits with an explosion of blooms across Sonoma County. And really, what could be more beautiful than […]
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May/Jun 2019
Locavortex: After the Flood
In late February, as most people already know, a stalled atmospheric river caused severe flooding in Guerneville, Sebastopol, and other areas, partially or totally destroying many businesses and homes across
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Q&A with Andrea Nguyen: The Banh Mi Handbook
Bay Area cookbook author Andrea Nguyen literally wrote the book on Vietnamese sandwiches with the The Banh Mi Handbook (Ten Speed Press; 2014). We spoke during a break from a busy tour
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(Re)Charging into the Future
Could groundwater recharge buffer us from “climate whiplash”? On a cloudy day in late March, puddles of water linger below the vines at Saralee’s Vineyard as dark rain clouds loom overhead. From
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Can Do! West + Wilder Canned Wines
Can you drink, can you enjoy, can you understand West + Wilder canned wines? The French invented the screw-top wine closure, but the Australians took the heat for it, popularizing
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Adventures in Drinking: El Gallo Negro
Sipping on Mezcal, Rocking out to Cumbia at El Gallo Negro El Gallo Negro, a lively mezcaleria run by Healdsburg’s Diaz brothers of El Farolito and Agave Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar, provides
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Into the Labyrinth: Bees N Blooms
At Bees N Blooms, pollinators magic dance with flowers, people, and soil. “Every almond needs a bee,” says Susan Kegley, who runs Bees N Blooms farm on Petaluma Hill Road
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The Livestock is Back: Farmster Revives Ag in Cotati
The news about the birth of the baby goats spread fast through the neighborhood. Volunteers at Farmster, a new agricultural start-up on the historic, four-acre Veronda-Falletti Ranch in downtown Cotati, started hearing
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Grassland Celebration: The Transhumance Festival
The word “Transhumance” refers to the migration of grazing animals, in accordance with the seasons, guided by the people who tend them. This generally means the movement of livestock between higher
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Savorbang! Golden KimchiCado Dip
Welcome to our regular column from teacher and stand-up comedian Sarah Whitmore. Do you think about gut health very often? Sarah has some thoughts about that, and a dip recipe
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