I’m a sucker for tradition. I figure only the best ones have survived through the ages, and for good […]
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Getting Buzzed at Heidrun Meadery: A Flower to Flute Adventure in Beekeeping
If mead is the new darling of the craft beverage market, then accomplished artisan meadmaker Gordon Hull is certainly leading […]
Here We Go A Wassailing!
Chanted incantations rise with the full moon over Devoto Orchard in late January. A procession of caped revelers, with voices raised […]
Family Fun: The Great Peter Pumpkin Patch at Spring Hill Farm
The first wild geese of fall have arrived. I was in my backyard last night when I heard the familiar […]
Dinner with a Kitchen Gypsy
Good food—sourcing, preparing, and eating it—is a passion close to my heart. I firmly believe in its power to […]
Down the Hatch Chiles!
September is the season for Hatch Chiles, and the much-anticipated harvest has fans lining up to get their fresh-roasted fix. […]
Exploring Culinary Marin: Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company
This is the third installment of a multi-part blog series exploring the culinary treasures of West Marin with the Marin […]
Touring Sunset Magazine
I am proud to be a native Californian. I can’t image calling anywhere else my home. Growing up in the […]
Discovering Culinary Marin (Part One): Touring the Marin Civic Center Farmers Market
For nearly thirty years, I have been blessed to call Marin County, California my home. There is much to […]
Tilted Shed Ciderworks: The Art of Making Cider
Meet Ellen Cavalli and Scott Heath. They are the innovative husband-wife team behind Sonoma county-based Tilted Shed Ciderworks; one of […]
Event Spotlight: The California Artisan Cheese Festival
Each March, the much anticipated California Artisan Cheese Festival comes to Petaluma, California. This weekend-long gala of workshops, farm tours, and […]
Wassail! Health to the Old Apple Tree!
If you ventured outside last Saturday night within earshot of an apple orchard, you might have heard the raucous sounds […]
Marin French Cheese Company: 150 Years of Excellence
When it comes to putting local cheese on the map few have stood the test of time like the Marin […]
An Evening with Michael Pollan
Say the name “Michael Pollan” in certain circles and you can feel the palpable swell of excitement. Pollan’s thought-provoking books, […]
Artisan Cider & Cheese: A Heavenly Pairing
It was East meets West at last Sunday’s hard cider and cheese pairing event at the SHED in downtown […]
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