Suds ‘n’ Spirits
Your guide to local beers and brews. Thinkin’ to drinkin’? Here are some spots we love. Download a map of beer, cider, and spirits houses at . . golocal.coop/bcs or […]
View from the Bottom
Can new use permits expand our farmers’ fiscal stability? When that soul who goes to an office for a living gazes upon a farm, it’s entirely possible that the view
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Folks You Should Know – Steve Schwartz
Founding executive director of Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative. Steve Schwartz is a local food systems advocate with more than 25 years of professional leadership working with farmers and farm policy
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In Praise of Worms
A Letter from the Editor. When I stay alone in hotels, I like to watch morning TV. It’s a childish habit, seeking comfort from voices, even those coming from the
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Folks You Should Know – Juan Hernandez
Executive Director of La Luz Center. La Luz Center executive director Juan Hernandez was raised in the barrio of East Los Angeles. He earned a B.A. from UC Riverside, a
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What Is It?
Qu’est-ce Que C’est is an aperitif by any other name. Those who wish to discipline the sexual organs should avoid drinking those concoctions which are called ‘aperitifs,’” warned Greek theologian St.
With the Grain
A Letter from the Editor. Our land is nothing if not a story of our times, and times do change. In the 1800s, Sonoma County’s fields were rich with gold—in
Folks You Should Know – Cathryn Couch
Founder and executive director of Ceres Community Project. Cathryn Couch is the founder and executive director of the Ceres Community Project, a nonprofit that provides free nutritious meals to those
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Community Supported What?
Canvas Ranch suspends its CSA as the concept devolves. Deborah Walton doesn’t mind admitting that she’s probably cutting off her nose to spite her face, because she is exactly that
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It’s On
A Letter from the Editor. It’s on. Soil amended and watered and coaxed through the drought; seeds planted and watered and coaxed through the drought; trees pruned and lightened and