There’s something simple about Saturday mornings. The weekly formula that includes tea, NPR and a ride downtown to…
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How Family Farming Revitalizes Local Economies
If you’ve been shopping at Northern California Farmers’ Markets for several years, you may have noticed that…
Phone Books: A Little Slice of 1962
My daughter is a smart girl. I don’t like to brag, but she has an IQ that is off the charts and is currently apply…
Foodie Underground: Parking Spaces Turned Pop Up Cafe
With Park(ing) Day just around the corner, it seems timely to write about the latest thing to hit the streets of Manhatt…
Sealing the Deal
I just returned from a seaside vacation, where the leisure-time activities included swimming, hiking, and being environm…
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…
Foodie Underground: Bing’s New Portland Food Cart Finder
Food carts. If you’re not up to speed on the latest trend in food movements you’ve been living in a cave; a …
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…