Letter from the Editor
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Made Local Magazine, I feel nothing but gratitude for getting to steer this editorial ship for the last three years. Sleuthing out cool […]
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Nov/Dec 2022
Meet a Local Photographer — Tammy Horton
Editor’s note: Regular readers may have noticed the consistently gorgeous photos gracing Sheila Shupe’s Locavore column over the past year. We are pleased to introduce photographer Tammy Horton, whom we
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Feature Grow Local — “Nothing Basic About It”
Sonoma County Launches a Guaranteed Income Program to Help Local Families Gain a Sense of Security and Financial Well-Being by Leilani Clark In late summer, a consortium of cities and
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Meet a Local Farmer – “Winter Sister Farm”
Winter Sister Farm is owned and run by sisters Anna and Sarah Dozor, with the invaluable help of sole employee Kate Beilharz. Focused on feeding people during the typical off-season
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Feature Eat Local — “A Tale of Two Asian Stores”
A Tale of Two Asian Stores: 1 “Asia Mart” by Jess D Taylor At Asia Mart on Guerneville Road, you will not find milk, butter, or bread, but you will
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Eat Gift Guide
Little Chef’s First 100 Words by Tenisha Bernal by Jess D. Taylor In August of 2020, Rohnert Park resident Tenisha Bernal was sitting on her book-strewn living room floor with
Make Local Short — “Open Wide: BigMouthUnique’s Eclectic Flair”
“Antiestablishmentarianism’’ is a mouthful to say and a big concept to wrap your head around, but for a visual representation, you need look no further than Joshua Thwaites and Mathilde
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Make Local Short— “How to Make a Living Torching Metal”
In the studio with jewelry designer Georgia Fitt of Serpentine and Fair by Jess D. Taylor Have an arty start “I’ve been drawing since I was five years old,”
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Ditch Amazon. Shop Local!
by Jess D. Taylor Holiday SoCo Market It started with just 11 vendors. Inspired by all of the Etsy and Instagram businesses popping up during the pandemic, Mercedes Hernandez
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Locavore: Eating Local, Cooking Local — “Confessions of a Germophile: Sheila Shupe Whips Up Some Shea Butter”
My mom always said, “never put anything in your vagina that you wouldn’t put in your mouth.” An OG feminist and sex ed teacher in the ‘70s, she was forced