The most trending post on our social media this past month was a message about cilantro on our Facebook page, “Why 10% of the Population Hates Cilantro and the Rest Doesn’t Know Any Better.” The posting reached, as we write, about 6500 people with 27 likes, 9 comments and 26 shares and strengthened the…
Look what photo we found in a drawer of ours: Slow Food President and Founder, Carlo Petrini, with Susan Campbell (left) and Paula Shatkin (right)! In 2008, in the run up to Slow Food Nation, the first national Slow Food event in the U.S., Carlo Petrini visited us here in northern California and…
As good as Sonoma restaurants can be, it’s probably fair to say that if you want the very best food and wine in this part of the world you won’t find it at any restaurant, at least not during normal business hours, though “best” is certainly subjective. The best tacos…
One hot day, in June of last year, my mom and sister and I drove to Sebastopol for, what my mom told me, was a Gravenstein Apple video shooting for Slow Food. It was so hot that it felt like our truck was melting. I hadn’t been to Sebastopol much,…
Slow Food Russian River is expanding its education and outreach on social media. On our Facebook page.we invite you to have a conversation about the good, the clean, the fair, the for all, of food. We also want to become active on Pinterest, but we need help. Are you a Pinner?? We love…
This coming Thursdays April 23rd and 30th, and Friday, May 1st, help support the school garden project at Steel Lane Elementary School in Santa Rosa by purchasing plants for your garden. Fundraising keeps the kids learning, growing, and eating fresh vegetables and fruit throughout the school year. Plant sale dates…
When a popular restaurant closes, albeit briefly, it seems to cause consternation whether in small villages such as Glen Ellen or big towns such as San Francisco. This winter when the small (just 42 seats) the fig café closed its doors for renovations, foodies in and around Glen Ellen in rural…
Slow Food USA’s National School Garden Program started to release a curriculum for educators to teach students to “enjoy the pleasures of healthy and delicious food.” We love it! The first part is called GOOD and includes Sensory Education and Kitchen Skills training. It’s quintessential Slow Food. The goal of the curriculum is…
The apple harvest in Sonoma County runs about three months, beginning with the arrival of the renowned Gravenstein in mid-August and continuing into November with the late-bearing varieties. The volunteers of Slow Food are very busy during that time, but the apple trees are busy all year long. If you want to engage with apple trees now, there’s no better way…
Rare salmon spawn in Bay Area for first time in 18 years
Rare salmon spawn in Bay Area for first time in 18 years
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'Endangered coho salmon are on the brink of extinction, yet one of the largest...The West Coast’s Native Oyster
The West Coast’s Native Oyster
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The West Coast’s only native oyster has a colorful history that appears to have been embellished for dramatic effect. But the true story is just as compelling.Why this year’s Dungeness crab season was so short and what it means
Why this year’s Dungeness crab season was so short and what it means
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The typical season used to extend through June, but the current one is likely to peter out within weeks or even days this year because of the low yield, especially south of Eureka.
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