Tough Love
Quince isn’t a cash crop—it’s a cult crop. Quince is hard to love, and that’s because it’s not easy to eat. Unlike an apple or pear, you can’t simply pluck […]
Grow Local
Historically Delicious
On the mysterious trail of the Bodega Red potato. This is a story of buried treasure. The tale of a wayward sailor, Luther Burbank, Chilean immigrants, Mexican land grants, an
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Love’s Labors
‘The Organic Life’ documents a couple’s year on the farm. When Austin Blair met Casey Beck in college, he had just dropped out of an engineering program and she was
Question Authority
Naturalist Peter Bergen helps kids understand the world by asking questions of it. The trick is this: Your Ring of Awareness should be larger than your Ring of Disturbance. We
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Soul/Soil
It takes a while to find Jonathan Bravo, the coordinator of Bayer Farm, but really—what’s the hurry? This six-acre swathe of land in the unannexed Roseland section of Santa Rosa
Past Poison
Jordan Reed and his terriers send the rats packing. A lot of people are very embarrassed that they have a rat problem,” Jordan Reed says. “So, anonymity is a big
This Is Life
Meet farmer Oscar Orozco Garcia, radical spiritual libertarian. To prepare to have his photo taken after an interview, farmer Oscar Orozco Garcia runs through the rain to his truck and
Growing Farmers
Nearly 150 years old, the Grange movement is just getting started. The Sebastopol Grange sits on a neglected section of Highway 12 surrounded by not a whole lot. The Laguna
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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