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Paula Downing

Steele Lane students preparing bed in Vicki’s Garden

Vicki’s Garden: Good for the Heart

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Vicki’s Garden at Steele Lane School in Santa Rosa has been supported and nourished by contributions from Slow Food Russian River for over a dozen years. Our financial contributions help pay the salary of a consistent and committed garden coordinator and assistant - essential components for longevity of any school...
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Apple pressing with the Sonoma Land Trust

Apple Pressing with the Sonoma Land Trust

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On Sunday, September 13, 2015, Slow Food Russian RiverΒ did Β some apple pressing with theΒ Sonoma Land Trust. We broughtΒ apple cider pressing, apple cider, and local cheese to a Sonoma Land TrustΒ event. It was celebration of the restoration of the stoneΒ barn at Glen Oaks Ranch, onΒ Hwy 12,Β in the heart of the Sonoma...
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A Farewell to Sonoma Compost

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The County Supervisors – each and every one of them – have shown a lack of moral courage – not to mention disregard for enlightened environmental practices, and basic intelligent good sense – when they voted unanimously to bow down to the pressures of a lawsuit brought by neighbors of…

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