Nov/Dec 2022
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Letter from the Editor
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Made Local Magazine, I feel nothing but gratitude for getting to steer this editorial ship for the last three years. Sleuthing out cool people contributing to our local economy? Not a bad way to earn money and deepen my connection to this dynamic community. I also feel compelled…
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Meet a Local Photographer — Tammy Horton
Editor’s note: Regular readers may have noticed the consistently gorgeous photos gracing Sheila Shupe’s Locavore column over the past year. We are pleased to introduce photographer Tammy Horton, whom we have to thank for all of them. I spent the first half of my career living in Los Angeles supervising scripts on film and TV…
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Feature Grow Local — “Nothing Basic About It”
Sonoma County Launches a Guaranteed Income Program to Help Local Families Gain a Sense of Security and Financial Well-Being by Leilani Clark In late summer, a consortium of cities and community organizations in Sonoma County made a big announcement. Following in the footsteps of Stockton and Los Angeles, Sonoma County would be launching Pathway to…
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Meet a Local Farmer – “Winter Sister Farm”
Winter Sister Farm is owned and run by sisters Anna and Sarah Dozor, with the invaluable help of sole employee Kate Beilharz. Focused on feeding people during the typical off-season for many other farms, they distribute food from December through May. Winter Sister grows storage crops like potatoes and onions, as well as cool-weather crops…
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Feature Eat Local — “A Tale of Two Asian Stores”
A Tale of Two Asian Stores: 1 “Asia Mart” by Jess D Taylor At Asia Mart on Guerneville Road, you will not find milk, butter, or bread, but you will find Lay’s potato chips imported from China in flavors like grilled squid, Texas barbecue, black truffle, cucumber, salmon chili lime, and my personal favorite, spicy…
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Eat Gift Guide
Little Chef’s First 100 Words by Tenisha Bernal by Jess D. Taylor In August of 2020, Rohnert Park resident Tenisha Bernal was sitting on her book-strewn living room floor with her infant son, Diego. She decided she wanted to find one of those first 100 words books of kitchen items, since as a kid she…
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Make Local Short — “Open Wide: BigMouthUnique’s Eclectic Flair”
“Antiestablishmentarianism’’ is a mouthful to say and a big concept to wrap your head around, but for a visual representation, you need look no further than Joshua Thwaites and Mathilde Amiot’s Santa Rosa-based funhouse workshop BigMouthUnique. Joshua was first introduced to the term, which he describes as a “business/life model,” by a mentor, designer Mary…
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Make Local Short— “How to Make a Living Torching Metal”
In the studio with jewelry designer Georgia Fitt of Serpentine and Fair by Jess D. Taylor Have an arty start “I’ve been drawing since I was five years old,” says Georgia. Think high-fashion superhero rock-stars with huge colorful earrings. Macrame, crafting, sculpting, dancing, acting—you name it, she’s done it. After graduating from UC Santa Cruz…
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Ditch Amazon. Shop Local!
by Jess D. Taylor Holiday SoCo Market It started with just 11 vendors. Inspired by all of the Etsy and Instagram businesses popping up during the pandemic, Mercedes Hernandez had an idea. “I wanted to give these creators a platform to sell in person, especially since we were all hungry for community,” Mercedes, a passionate…
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Locavore: Eating Local, Cooking Local — “Confessions of a Germophile: Sheila Shupe Whips Up Some Shea Butter”
My mom always said, “never put anything in your vagina that you wouldn’t put in your mouth.” An OG feminist and sex ed teacher in the ‘70s, she was forced to wear skirts instead of pants to her first teaching gig to keep her ladylike. But by the ‘90s, Mom said pretty much whatever she…