Letter from the Editor
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Letter from the Editor
This time of year, our thoughts turn to the garden. Whether it’s food, flowers, or perfecting the landscaping, there is plenty to keep us humming in the yard. This summer, tired of battling gophers, deer, and turkeys, I’ve turned my attention to the front porch where I’m planting veggies in pots. Nice and safe where…
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Letter from the Editor
A while back, I was complaining about the dark, cold month of February to my friend Harry Frank. He stopped to say, “You’re wrong. February is the yellow month. The light returns and the daffodils, acacia, and mustards bloom.” Of course he was right, and if February is the yellow month, then March and April…
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Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers, Wintertime is here, and with it, all the coziness of the season. From crisp days to family meals to holiday celebrations, the darkest part of the year is also the return of the light as communities and friends gather together and our thoughts turn to gratitude and giving. Two organizations you’ll want to…
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Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers, Fall is that transition from hot, dry days into the chill of wintertime. It’s when we can walk in a cold morning mist through the forest, still perfumed by the bay trees’ pungent scent released by the final heat of summer. The emergence of fall sharpens our focus, intensifying all that is there.…
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Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers, Welcome to the late summer issue of our magazine! I’m happy to share with you this collection of stories, recipes, and inspirations to make the most of this special season of abundant produce, longer days and time spent with family and friends. Mark your calendars for the 51st Annual Gravenstein Apple Fair on…
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Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers, Early summer has arrived, with its electric energy and tenacious growth. Our little corner of the world is going through its dance of seasonal shifts—a spectacle both unique and breathtaking. It’s this rhythm of change that weaves us into the vibrant tapestry of our local landscape. There, we don’t just exist, we thrive,…
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Letter from the Editor
Dear Readers, Having grown up a stone’s throw from San Antonio Creek, which flows directly into the Petaluma River, I’ve seen firsthand the seasonal, annual, and decades-long shifts, changes, and challenges here in our place, with its particular landscapes of food, farms, and people. And as a journalist for over two decades, it’s been a…
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Letter From The Editor
As I face my own uncertain future, I think of the people whose businesses are just finding their footing—like the new Kabayan Filipino Market in Rohnert Park or the clothing store Slick Bridge, two of nine local businesses we shine our light on in this holiday issue. I think of the hard work and faith…
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Letter From The Editor
This August marks my 20-year Cali-versary, a term dubbed by another transplant to this golden state. The exact date is lost to the analog existence I was living in 2003—no cell phone, nothing to post—buried in some journal entry somewhere. What I will never forget is driving long stretches of highway 80, in a Volvo…
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Letter from the Editor
I moved to Sonoma County over 16 years ago, in part to thaw out from the six years I spent in Vermont after leaving my native Louisiana for college. People often assume I’m from here, which I take as a high compliment. The truth is that like many transplants from elsewhere, I too am a…