Glorious Community, Delicious Food at The Naked Pig in Santa Rosa, CA I love deeply rooted, nurturing communities. And when communities and foods come together as in the Naked Pig I feel like I’m in an earthly paradise. If you share my sentiments, you might be inspired by an essay —…

Google’s Mobile Friendly Test Does your Slow Food website pass Google’s Mobile Friendly test? If not you’re missing out on connecting with an important trend. According to Google’s Inside Adwords blog, “The shift to mobile is no longer a change on the horizon. It’s here. Every year, there are trillions of…

Member Profile – Dominique Cortara of Dominique’s Sweets Dominique Cortara is the owner of Dominique’s Sweets and a beloved vendor at a number of Sonoma County farmers markets, where her pastries, both sweet and savory, sell out way before closing time. She has been a member of Slow Food Russian River…

The Lifestyle Of Simplicity In Food And Human Nature – Spring Chickens It is mid-late spring in Sonoma County, which makes for a perfect time to welcome to your  backyard some new feathered friends. Chickens are delightful and entertaining animals. Not only do they produce eggs, but are also good…

Spinning Gold from Dross Over the few years I’ve been a member of the Book Group of Slow Food Russian River I’ve often found much to criticize in the books we’ve read.  But I’ve always enjoyed the discussions of those books, even when we’re spinning gold from dross. The book…

Beyond the Bay Area’s Best 100 Restaurants: Take a Farmer Out for Dinner Where to eat? What to eat? And when to eat? Questions about food and eating proliferate endlessly. Each day brings new challenges, new desires and perhaps even new fears in an era of food insecurity.  To help...

I call them “beans” and mean Limas, Favas, Blacks, Pintos, Chickpeas, Lentils and more. They’re also known as “pulses” perhaps because of their concentrated power. Whatever name we use, they’re protein-rich and they have long been cultivated and enjoyed from Asia and Africa to Europe and the Americas. In a...

My week often starts with an email from Rachel Kohn Obut, the mainstay at Flatbed Farm on Highway 12 in Glen Ellen. Just a few days ago, she wrote, “This week at the Farm Stand, we have Cilantro, Bok Choy, Fava Beans, French Breakfast Radishes, Rainbow Chard, Red Russian Kale,...