May/June 2024 Online Edition
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May/Jun 2024
Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers, Early summer has arrived, with its electric energy and tenacious growth. Our little corner of the world is going through its dance of seasonal shifts—a spectacle both unique
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Local Makers – In Stitches
Heidi Iverson, a founding member of Fibershed, is a textile artist, clothing designer, and natural dye advocate who focuses on minimum waste practices. She teaches classes in natural dying, mending,
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Locavortex – Planting Seeds
Discover the Community Seed Exchange in Sebastopol, a volunteer-led effort promoting local seed sovereignty. Anchored by a grassroots seed library and flourishing garden based at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in
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Park Place – Wild About Jack London Park
Some call him a literary hero; contemporary reevaluations call him “problematic,” but author Jack London’s friends called him “Wolf.” And why not? He was obsessed with the canine—from book titles
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Eat Local – Spread Kitchen Makes Waves
PHOTOS BY PAIGE GREEN When Cristina Topham was living in New York City, she once went on a blind date to the Caribbean. “The guy was okay, but Anguilla was
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Grow Local – Perennial Harvest
PHOTOS BY PAIGE GREEN The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC) has been making legendary salad mix from their deep-rooted, biointensive gardens for decades. But you might not know that
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Eat Local – Sea Change
PHOTOS BY PAIGE GREEN The call of the sea is hard to resist, and Heidi Herrmann of Strong Arm Farm has both answered the call and continued the conversation. Herrmann’s
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Grow Local – The Future of Farming, Part 2
SEE PART 1 IN VOL. 11 – ISSUE 2 – MAR/APR PHOTOS BY PAIGE GREEN Twenty years ago Wayne James harvested garlic with a pickaxe. Today, on the exact same
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Medicine Meal – Seaweed Season
This column explores the intersection of food and herbs as medicine. The title Medicine Meal comes from the Japanese Yakuzen culture, which is about creating delicious, healing meals using traditional
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