Leilani Clark
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The End Bit
The Sonoma County Food Action Plan aggregates opportunities for growth in our local food system into four action areas, or pillars, with multiple goals and subgoals under each. We’re highlighting the pillars here in no particular order. Pillar 4: Social Equity • Address root causes of hunger and food insecurity • Create opportunity and justice for farmers,…
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Letter From The Editor
The long, rainy winter has wound to an end and we’re reaping the benefits with an explosion of blooms across Sonoma County. And really, what could be more beautiful than a spring afternoon of watching the sun shining its golden light on a field of California poppies? My flower reverie is quite possibly inspired by…
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Locavortex: After the Flood
In late February, as most people already know, a stalled atmospheric river caused severe flooding in Guerneville, Sebastopol, and other areas, partially or totally destroying many businesses and homes across Sonoma County. The Barlow, an upscale shopping district built within the Laguna de Santa Rosa flood plain that is home to many locally owned restaurants,…
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Bahn Mi: The Perfect Spring Sandwhich
Ah . . . banh mi. Could you possibly be the most perfect sandwich ever invented? Your herbs and pickled vegetables keep you fresh and light, but your soft, crunchy roll has the carb load I need for ultimate happiness. Banh mi originated as a street food in Vietnam but with large-scale migration to the U.S. over the last…
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Q&A with Andrea Nguyen: The Banh Mi Handbook
Bay Area cookbook author Andrea Nguyen literally wrote the book on Vietnamese sandwiches with the The Banh Mi Handbook (Ten Speed Press; 2014). We spoke during a break from a busy tour schedule for her latest cookbook Vietnamese Food Any Day (Ten Speed Press; 2019) to get her take on one of Vietnam’s tastiest exports. Leilani…
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The Livestock is Back: Farmster Revives Ag in Cotati
The news about the birth of the baby goats spread fast through the neighborhood. Volunteers at Farmster, a new agricultural start-up on the historic, four-acre Veronda-Falletti Ranch in downtown Cotati, started hearing from the neighbors soon after the mama goat gave birth in a shelter right across the street from City Hall. “The town was on fire,”…
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Grassland Celebration: The Transhumance Festival
The word “Transhumance” refers to the migration of grazing animals, in accordance with the seasons, guided by the people who tend them. This generally means the movement of livestock between higher pastures in summer, and the lower valleys in the winter. It’s also something we don’t see often in Sonoma County even though cows, sheep, and…
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The End Bit
The Sonoma County Food Action Plan aggregates opportunities for growth in our local food system into four action areas, or pillars, with multiple goals and subgoals under each. Over the next five issues of Made Local Magazine, we’ll be highlighting the pillars individually, not in any particular order. Pillar 1: Ag and Natural Resources Protect and enhance…
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Letter From The Editor
On March 14, the world will celebrate the mathematical constant π. Yes, it’s Pi Day. Which, for me, honestly, is just a good excuse to eat a slice of the other kind of pie. The one with a flaky crust and fruit baked to perfection. Around here, we love pie so much, the unofficial theme…
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Locavortex: Slow Food
2018 Snail of Approval Winners Last year, we wrote about the very first Snail of Approval awards from Slow Food of Sonoma County, which recognize local restaurants and food producers that are “making a significant contribution to improving the food system.” The 2018 Snail of Approval recipients were announced in January. The next time you…