ClaireMay 5, 20235 min readWhy local? Part III: Environmental sustainability(Follow Part I and Part II in the Why Local? series to get the full story.) In this next look at why I choose to invest in local...
ClaireJan 19, 20234 min readWhy local? Part II: Food System Resilience(Follow Part I and Part III in the Why Local? series to get the full story.) In my last blog post, I explored the question ‘why local?’...
ClaireSep 6, 20225 min readWhy Local? Part I: Quality(Follow Part II and Part III in the Why Local? series to get the full story.) Jeff (Founder & Executive Director of Slow Money SLO) and I...
ClaireApr 1, 20225 min readKitchen Connections: Wild Fields Brewhouse & A-Town Humble PiesThe Place Wild Fields Brewhouse is tucked right off the main drag in Atascadero, CA - conveniently located just over the creek from City...
ClaireJun 29, 20215 min readTiber Canyon Ranch: Bringing kind and sustainable olive oil to the Central CoastThe Place Tucked away in the hills of Arroyo Grande past the train tracks sits Tiber Canyon Ranch. I arrived on a sunny afternoon to a...
ClaireJun 10, 20213 min readCatch for Hunger Relief: A project bringing the sea's bounty to our communityOur recent project, Catch for Hunger Relief, was made possible by the organization Catch Together, which supports fisheries up and down...
ClaireMay 13, 20212 min readLocal Fish Feeds Local SeniorsIn 1965 President Johnson signed the Older Americans Act which directed funding to programs supporting seniors in the United States. In...
ClaireApr 22, 20214 min readWhat's cookin', good lookin'?!: My experiments with dinner, Spring editionThe other week, I went out to City Farm SLO (a Farm to School CC participant) for their Saturday volunteer day, something I’ve done in...
ClaireMar 9, 20213 min readRegenerative Agriculture on the Central Coast: Kandarian Organic FarmsThe first time I visited Kandarian Organic Farms in Los Osos, I knew it was magical. After two more visits…still magical. I can’t wait to...