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were introduced
to Edible Communities when Candace googled
“sustainability Cape Cod” and the search revealed
Edible Cape Cod. After Candace wrote for both
Edible Cape Cod and Edible Sacramento and
the couple saw first hand how the publications
encouraged sustainability in two very different
locales, they embarked on their own publication,
Edible Shasta-Butte. This new venture, grounded
in Edible Communities’ goal to “connect consumers
with family farmers, growers, chefs, and food
artisans of all kinds,” complements the couple’s
long careers in education. It also takes them back
to their roots, when Earl grew up next door to his
parents’ eatery, The Spot, in Kincardine, Ontario,
and Candace’s mom engaged the kids in baking
and wrapping goodies as gifts for every holiday.
Home to is an 1870’s
Victorian
mansion in historic Red Bluff, CA, which lends itself
perfectly to her favorite hobby: hostess to family,
friends, and local organizations. Her kitchen
bursts with appliances and cookware—both her
mother’s treasured, well-worn WWII-era stock
and all manner of modern French- and Americanmade
enhancements—irresistible to her passion
for culinary tools. Exploring the region’s farms,
wineries, and markets, especially with friends
Candace and Earl, has transformed CeCe into
a keen student of the Edible Shasta-Butte community.
She has an MA from Boston College and
contributes her creativity, her attention to detail,
and her editing skills to Edible Shasta-Butte.
and her husband
Kurt own and
manage Chaffin Family Orchards. Carol is the
third generation of her family to farm the land
in Coal Canyon north of Oroville, California.
The Albrechts grow citrus, stone fruits, pastured
poultry, olives, beef cattle, meat goats, and sheep
on 2000 sustainably farmed acres. Carol and Kurt
have six children aged 25 to five, five of whom
were adopted from the foster care system. While
writing years of behavior reports on children, Carol
discovered relaxation and enjoyment in writing.
Kurt and Carol’s purpose is to raise healthful food
in a way that gives back to the land, the eater, and
the families of the ranch. She’ll be documenting a
year on the farm through the next three seasonal
issues of Edible Shasta-Butte.
farms Twining
Tree Farm in Cottonwood and is a wild foods advocate, teacher,
and author. A UC Davis graduate, Wolfgang honed her writing
skills as a columnist for The California Aggie, authoring,
among other articles, “How to Eat an Oak Tree,”
and she has taught wild food classes through UC Davis’
Experimental College—Wild Salad Walk in the spring and
Acorn Cuisine in the fall. Her little book, Field Guide for
Wild Foods of the Sacramento Valley, all about local foraging,
is available at her vegetable stand at the Redding Farmers’
Market and online. Check www.sacramentovalleyfeast.com
for details.
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Readers of Edible Shasta-Butte probably know ’s writing from
his blog at norcalblogs.com/sustainable. There, since last August,
Jeremy discusses issues ranging from his successful quest to exempt his mailbox
from product catalogues to Chico’s use of infill land development. The
blog presents his “reflections and ideas about the quest to live a healthy and
meaningful life, while allowing future generations to do the same.” He and
his wife Amy have been known to throw chocolate tasting parties.
Redding resident spent fifteen years as editor of Bee Culture
journal and, during that tenure, also updated the authoritative book The
ABC and XYZ of Beek Culture His contribution to Edible Shasta-Butte,
however, is more reminiscent than technical and reflects his many years as a beekeeper.
Edible Communities co-founder, , travels the world with a finely tuned
photographer’s eye. Her ability to communicate
through photographs brings the Edible Communities’
mission to life as visual feast, and the pages of
our magazines and websites testify to this. In addition
to her work as photographer for Edible Communities,
Carole also serves as creative director for
the company, ensuring the highest possible level
of quality and consistency in each of our printed
newsletters and websites. During the 1980s,
Carole owned a Los Angeles-based multimedia
company where she produced several award-winning
advertising and promotional campaigns for
corporate America. Today she enjoys traveling the
country while launching new Edible magazines in
communities everywhere.
, the staffperson
who designs this magazine, loves to travel, which is why she
takes Amtrak to Chico four times a year to work on Edible
Shasta-Butte (ESB) in spite of the fact that she’s very
busy at her home in Berkeley, where she is the Editor and
Publisher of Edible East Bay. When she visits, she goes to
the Chico Farmers’ Market with her camera and takes pictures
while Candace and Earl score some great produce. Back at Candace
and Earl’s house (which is also the ESB production facility),
this lovely produce gets made into some pretty tasty meals
for the ESB staff. You can buy Cheryl’s book, Touring
the Sierra Nevada, at Lyon Books in Chico.
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