(Greener) Brown Coffee
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Locavortex
Small Gestures
You can’t save all refugees, but you can certainly braid a little girl’s hair. After a tremendous storm had buffeted the beach, a young girl wandered among the thousands of
Not Boxed In
The art of ‘Full Catastrophe Living’ at Open Field Farm. When I visit Open Field Farm, which isn’t that often but which always takes my breath away, I’m reminded of
Food Action Heros!
Follow the Rooster to support the system. Riley has committed to visiting a farmers’ market every week. Siska is hosting a farm-to-table dinner at home. The Sandoval family is joining
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YIMBY
With Sonoma Compost’s imminent closure, clamoring for waste in our backyards. Feedlots, otherwise known as Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), are agricultural systems defined not simply by how many animals
Garden Grown
Global Student Embassy teaches organic farming tenets in order to grow adults. There’s a garden near downtown Sebastopol that grows more than vegetables and flowers. It also grows adults. That,
Community Treasure
The Casino’s Evelyn Casini on the importance of hippies, shoes, and feeding the people. Frequent the Casino Bar and Grill in Bodega and you’ll gain a sense of the place
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Cultural Records
From a Sebastopol seed swap to the imprint of community. Note: This is an adapted excerpt from Petaluma writer and artist Douglas Gayeton’s new book, Local: The New Face of
Total Animals
Nose to tail, stomach to stomach, perfume to steak: In praise of whole-animal production. ‘Innovation in the meat industry is now about going back to basics and moving away from
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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