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Farmed Salmon Worth Another Look

Nicolas Grizzle — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:21:05 -0800

There are two opinions on farmed salmon. One says that salmon is salmon and it’s good for you no matter where it’s from.…

Extended Play: Author and 21st century forager Langdon Cook on food, foraging and fungi renegades

Leilani Clark — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:46:43 -0700

Our Dining Feature this week digs into the food history of Langdon Cook, the Seattle-based author of

Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager. An expert on forging for seafood and plants in the wild, Cook is incredibly passionate about his chosen field. In the following interview, he talks about his great love for the “mushroom people,” the deliciousness of dandelions, and his childhood love for TV dinners and Spaghetti-O’s.

Did you grow up foraging?

Not at all.…

Chris Jordan and Brita Ride

Gretchen Giles — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:00:00 -0700

We just learned about the Brita Climate Ride yesterday and today it passes through Sonoma County, ending at Casini Ranch in Duncan's Mills for an overnight camp out before heading south tomorrow.

Designed to alert citizens to the dangers of climate change -- and, just perhaps, to strengthen the Brita brand -- the ride's unusual aspect is educational.…