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Farm and Flavor: Neither hope nor despair
By Kerin Gould The Schrödinger’s Cat of emotional spaces. We are watching roller coaster temperatures, long fire seasons, crumbling ice shelves, and dwindling animal populations change our world, and at the same time, we fervently urge our representatives to do
Farm and Flavor: How green is your spring cleaning?
By Kerin Gould The first buds are popping, sparrows are nesting under my eaves again, and the last frost will be over soon, so thoughts turn to freshening up the house and tidying up the garden. The (battery-powered) weed-whacker is
Farm and Flavor: How green is your spring cleaning?
By Kerin Gould The first buds are popping, sparrows are nesting under my eaves again, and the last frost will be over soon, so thoughts turn to freshening up the house and tidying up the garden. The (battery-powered) weed-whacker is
Farm and Flavor – Benefitting from cozy hibernation: Eating well now to healthily to bounce into spring
Kerin Gould Every January 1st, we seem to expect some miraculous renovation in the world, as if turning over the odometer in an old car to all zeroes would make it a new car. Last year at this time, many
Farm and Flavor: What to do with Nopales and Prickly Pears
By Kerin Gould I always promise not to send folks out looking for exotic ingredients, but this cactus and its fruit have loads of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. They may help balance blood sugar, curb inflammation, and lower cholesterol
Getting through the quarantine: How the community is coming together during social distancing
By Monica Stark In times of disaster, Mr. Rogers said his mother would comfort him by saying “Look for the helpers. You can always find people who are helping.” Ironically, the more intense the coronavirus gets, the more the most
Farm & Flavor
By Kerin Gould The fruit trees are budding, full of fragrance and promise. Have you ever smelled grapefruit blossoms? Indescribably fresh! Artichokes and cardoons are filling out their prehistoric-looking, jagged, leafiness. The sparrows are nesting under the eaves where I
FARM and FLAVOR: Produce with a Purpose: Handmade Holidays
By Kerin Gould Once a growing-season, I ask my wonderful neighbor, Dave, to come over and till a couple of garden plots. It’s a clean slate for new plants. I wish I could go no-till, but the Bermuda grass is
Farm and Flavor
By Kerin Gould When I first started my little farm, I adopted four red hens from a school-kid who took his class pets home at the end of the year to keep them from being eaten and then realized they
California Native Plant Society held semi-annual plant sale
By Kerin Gould Photos by Monica Stark The Sacramento Chapter of the California Native Plant Society held their semi-annual plant sale at the Shepard Garden & Arts Center on Saturday the 21st, featuring thousands of local Native plants to fit
