This Apple Photo Exhibit begins on 1 July 2018 and closes at the end of month. The opening reception, which starts at 7 p.m., takes place on Friday July 6, 2018. It’s free and open to the public. This July, Karen Preuss's color photos of Sebastopol apples are going on the...
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Spring has finally sprung at Flatbed Farm in Glen Ellen. After a long, cold rainy winter, the sun is here again and skies are turning blue. The farm, which was closed for months because of last October’s fires, has bounced back in a big way. That’s good news for shoppers...
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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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Slow Food leaders from chapters around the state gathered for a Slow Food California 2018 Leaders Meeting to share plans, ideas, hopes, dreams. The meeting, on April 12 and 13, was hosted by Slow Food South Bay, in Cupertino. Day One started with a tour of Veggielution Community Farm to give...
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The California Grain Campaign provides new marketing opportunities for California grain growers and educates our communities about the many benefits associated with including California-grown whole grains in our diet. Increasing California-grown grains at farmers’ markets will help farmers in their businesses, markets in their diversity, bakers in their craft, and...
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Meat is back! So proclaimed culinary curator Hendrik Haase, editor of the book Crafted Meat: The New Meat Culture: Craft and Recipes (Gestalten, 2015), at an intimate tasting and educational event at Zazu, a restaurant at the Barlow in Sebastopol. Co-hosted by Slow Food Russian River, the Friday Happy Hour...
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Welcome to Spring and to the renewal and new possibilities it brings! Hope Springs Eternal. We’ve got some great reasons for hope this month – in the form of garbage and chickens. Wait, what? Yes, garbage. As you may know, the county lost our local compost company, Sonoma Compost, about...
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Founded in 1987, the Healdsburg Downtown Bakery & Creamery is one of the oldest and most reliable havens for good, wholesome nutritious food on the Healdsburg plaza. Over the past two decades it has become a tourist destination, even while it has continued to appeal to locals. The bakery, which...
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The fires of October 2017 ravaged Sonoma County farms and disrupted the lives of farmers. But the fires also spared some farms and those farmers who were fortunate went on growing food for people. That’s what Yael and Paul and Zureal Bernier did. The sign in their house reads, “There’s never...
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Slow Food Russian River operates a Community Apple Press through October. Want to bring your class? It’s at the Luther Burbank Gold Ridge Experiment Farm in Sebastopol during apple season – from August through October. Use of the press is a free community service. You can use apples from your…