Thanksgiving is a holiday of traditions and memories. In my family, Thanksgiving meant the annual pilgrimage to my grandparent’s coastal […]
Tag Archive for ‘Food For Thought’
Protect Marin County Open Space, Parks, and Farmland: Vote YES on Measure A
Rolling oak-studded pastoral hills, wave-strewn beaches and hidden coves, towering fog-shrouded redwood groves, and cows lolling in verdant meadows on […]
The Farminista’s Feast: An Evening of Food, Friendship, and Farm Fatales
Food, Friendship, and Farm Fatales. These were the key ingredients of the first annual Farminista’s Feast–a seasonal farm to table […]
Is Organic Really Better For You? A Commentary on the Stanford Study
If you are a health-conscious consumer, you try to make educated choices when it comes to the food that goes […]
The 2012 National Heirloom Exhibition Photo Gallery
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. That was never more true than at the 2nd Annual National […]
The National Heirloom Exhibition is here!
If you live within striking distance of the Bay Area and love the farm to table scene, you won’t want […]
Tomato Time!
The long hot days of summer yield many things: tall golden grasses sprawling across our hills, crowded beaches where locals […]
Canvas Ranch: Reinventing Retirement On A Sustainable Farm
When most couples consider retirement, they generally picture themselves downsizing–trading in the often rigorous routine that characterized their work life […]
Slug Wars
Several weeks ago I planted a brand new edible lettuce plot in my front yard, created by meticulously hacking out […]
Yard To Table: Growing Edible Plots in Suburbia
Think about a farm to table philosophy of food. Chances are you picture fresh seasonal produce and meats, grown locally, purchased direct from […]
Say “Cheesecake”!
Each year in early July the County Fair comes to Marin. In addition to the requisite cotton candy and gut-wrenching […]
Pesto Perfecto!
I love all things Italian; the architecture, art, culture, fashion, the people and their philosophy of “la dolce vita”–but most of all […]
SLOW Food Defined
Last week I introduced readers to the SLOW food movement. This week, I explore the four components of this philosophy […]
Stemple Creek Ranch: Natural Beef Done Right
Last week I painted a not-so-pretty portrait of life for beef cattle raised on commercial feedlot farms; specifically Coalinga’s Harris […]
NOT ON MY PLATE: Do You Know Where Your Beef Comes From?
Harris Ranch Beef feed lot in Coalinga, California In life there are occasional profound moments of realization. Perhaps the gut-reaction […]
FARMINISTA'S FEAST 