May/Jun 2023
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Letter From The Editor
I recently got to host my two younger sisters, who are in their early 30s and have been visiting me in Sonoma County since they were barely teenagers. As we zigzagged the county, memories bubbled up almost everywhere: On the trail to Lake Ilsanjo on a gloriously warm Easter Sunday we remembered when Jamie got…
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Meet an Artist: Printmaker Wil Smith
What inspired me to become an artist? I was a child of the ‘70s. A latchkey kid. Even when adults were around, I was often left to my own devices. Except on the weekends. The weekends were different. First, there were Saturday morning cartoons. I waited all week for the ensuing onslaught of Bugs Bunny…
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Where are they now?
In which the editor brings you up to date on the happenings of some of our previously profiled people continuing to do awesome things like beautifying, inspiring and feeding our community. Where some people see inequity, a warming planet, and other structural problems as too big to fix, Green Mary sees an opportunity to ask,…
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Park Place
After reading this issue’s feature on Sonoma Botanical Garden, you’ll likely be planning a flower-fueled trip to Glen Ellen. While you’re out that way, stop by one or both of the area’s Sonoma Regional Parks—showstoppers year-round that are particularly renowned for impressive seasonal wildflower displays. Just a 3-minute drive from the botanical garden is Sonoma…
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Slice, Slice, Baby: Pie Shops Worth Your Time
Slice, Slice, Baby Three new(ish) places to snag some of the best pie in the county by Ursa Born, Mark Fernquest, and Jess D. Taylor Psychic Pie Sebastopol by Ursa Born Spring has sprung at Psychic Pie, as evidenced by this week’s creative specials, which feature ingredients like green garlic, thinly shaved radishes, Meyer lemon,…
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Down to Earth: Wine, Cider, Art, and Community at Horse and Plow
Down to Earth Wine, cider, art, and community at Horse and Plow You could ask Suzanne Hagins, owner of Horse and Plow in Sebastopol, why she chooses a new artist every quarter to grace the walls of her little winery’s tasting room, or why every Sunday she books a different band to play right outside…
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Mixologist Milo Lawrence At The Astro’s Louche Lounge
As the clock strikes cocktail hour on St. Patrick’s Day, I roll into the Astro Motel parking lot in my new-to-me car, the ink still wet on the papers over at a local dealer. Both of these businesses have been recommended to me by this magazine’s graphic designer, Kernan Coleman. The man knows cars, he…
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Grow Feature: Genes Gone Wild
Genes Gone Wild: Sonoma Botanical Garden cultivates and conserves rare, endangered plant species Winter is like sitting in a dimly lit theater amid quiet murmurs expectantly waiting for the show to start, whereas spring is the rapture of a big song-and-dance number at the height of drama. Spring, then, is easy to love, its radiant…
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Hope in the Spotlight
Executive Director Margaret Flores and Removal Defense Attorney Bernice Espinoza The Secure Families Collaborative What is your organization’s mission? The Secure Families Collaborative fosters equity, belonging, and justice by working with our partners to provide high-quality immigration legal services and facilitating connections to culturally responsive social services. What project(s) are you most urgently working on…
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Locavore: Sheila Shupe Makes Preserved Lemons
Confessions of a Germophile: Sheila Shupe Makes Preserved Lemons Photos by Tammy Horton Lemon trees are the zucchini plant of fruit trees. You get so many lemons you have to freeze juice by the gallon, turn them to marmalade, give them to every member of your family (even the ones you don’t like), and you…