“These oyster farmers do more good for the environment by accident than most people do intentionally.” —California Congressman Mike Thompson
While the federal government busies itself retrogressively … Read More
Born and raised in Humboldt County, winemaker Pat Knittel found herself driving through Napa Valley’s famous vineyards one day and thinking about home. She’d crushed grapes from Sonoma to New Zealand, yet Knittel’s mind ran to Humboldt County’s legacy of apple orchards. Though best known for … Read More
A social and economic experiment still in its infancy, California’s shiny new cannabis industry will have impacts no one yet sees. As the provisions of Prop 64 are incrementally unrolled, both traditional and state-of-the-art cannabis operations are slowly opening up shop … Read More
In California, a dozen Edible magazines serve the Golden State, each singularly focused on the local, agrarian stories that shape our daily lives. Yet, a huge chapter of that story has gone mostly untold, certainly in this magazine—cannabis. It is cultivated up and down California, tucked under redwood trees, hidden … Read More
Seventeen years ago, when Don and Julia Ellis set out to create an agro-tourism destination on the Trinity River, they never imagined tossing pizzas and roasting coffee in a house made of straw. Now Don, head pizza chef and chief roaster, wouldn’t want it any other way. The Strawhouse Café … Read More