I love that everyone I know is canning and pickling this summer. It’s such a great way to preserve the harvest for…
The Early Girl Gets the Prize: 3 Recipes for your best tomatoes
I am a freakishly seasonal shopper. Not only do I assiduously avoid grocery store tomatoes year-round until they are in …
Women Lead the Fight for Pesticide Reform in California’s Central Valley
Josefina Miranda showed up to work in a field still wet from pesticides. She was four months pregnant. By the time she f…
Chilled Summer Soup Recipes for Sultry Evenings
This week summer came to the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time in a while, leaving fog-drenched residents blisse…
The Mixed Grocery Bag That Is Walmart
Love it or hate it, you can’t deny that whatever the giant retailer, Walmart, does sends shock waves through their…
3 Recipes for Summer Melons: Unexpected Salads and a Delightful Cocktail
The other day I cut up a cantaloupe with the idea of having it ready-to-go for my yogurt granola breakfasts throughout t…
Is Boxed Wine Up to Snuff for Wine Snobs?
It’s leaner (in packaging), greener, and lighter. Shipping it uses fewer resources, so it has a lower carbon footp…
3 Recipes Using Summer’s Most Versatile Fruit
Eggplant gets such a bad rap. Lots of people think it’s bitter because it certainly can be when it’s out of …