Jul 26, 2019 | Napa Valley Register Article, Recipes
by Curtis Strohl Napa Valley Register Many years ago, before finding my true calling as a wine geek (and farmers market supporter), I studied economics in school. Economics requires a student to see communities as organic networks for sharing the limited resources...
Jul 14, 2019 | Napa Valley Register Article, Recipes
by Tia Butts Napa Valley Register In the popular television series Game of Thrones, the phrase, “Winter is coming” has multiple meanings, but it generally means the residents need to be prepared as something bad is going to happen in the land of Westeros. Luckily for...
May 14, 2019 | Napa Valley Register Article, Recipes
by Janet Fletcher Napa Register Anybody else remember Vanessi’s, the long-gone Italian restaurant in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood? I lived nearby for a few years, in my 20s, and I loved going to Vanessi’s and eating at the counter so I could watch the...
Apr 30, 2019 | Napa Valley Register Article, Recipes
by David Layland Napa Valley Register Because of the effect weather can have on growing almost every crop, you can’t be too certain when a particular crop will arrive at the Napa Farmers Market. The market asks all farmers to provide the dates they will be at the...
Apr 17, 2019 | Napa Valley Register Article, Recipes
by Marilyn O’Connell Napa Valley Register I am a self-proclaimed egg-o-maniac. I love eggs. I adore the petite speckled quail egg and I savor the hearty duck egg. There is no better start to my day than cracking open a beautiful farm-fresh egg and seeing that...
Apr 17, 2019 | Napa Valley Register Article, Recipes
By Carine Hines Napa Valley Register It’s the time of year when farmers look around and see cotyledons everywhere. Cotyledons are a plant’s first “leaves.” These baby leaves are the plant’s first source of energy and look markedly different from the true leaves a...