Girl & Dug Farm: A Model for a More Diverse Food System
Through its commitment to biodiverse farming practices and consumer education, Girl & Dug Farm offers a hopeful example for a healthy, flavorful and culturally diverse food system.
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It’s Always Sunny in Southern California
In San Diego, the farm-chef partnership of Addison and Sage Hill Ranch Gardens navigate what winter means to the menu in a warm-weather region.
Coffee in Crisis, Part Two: The Cost of our Morning Cup
Combined with the effects of climate change, a pricing crisis creates an uncertain future for specialty coffee.
Coffee in Crisis, Part One: A Changing Climate
The global coffee industry is facing dire consequences as a result of climate change. Combating these effects will require systemic change and consumer participation.
Roots: A Common Crop Unites in San Diego
At San Diego’s New Roots Community Farm, a group of refugees shape a diverse urban community garden, united across cultures by a common crop: amaranth.
Markthalle Neun and Berlin’s Modern Food Movement
In the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany, Markthalle Neun has been given new life, and has become a destination for tourists, locals, and food lovers from all walks of life.
Roots: Berlin’s Thai Park
Berlin’s Prussian, or “Thai” Park, provides locals and visitors a place to gather and eat, to learn from one another, and for the city’s Thai population, to earn a living.
Sempre
In Procida, Italy, a tradition of preservation is carried out for purposes of both food and family, through the customary process of passata di pomodoro.
Santa Barbara: The American Riviera
Visitors escaping to the coastal town of Santa Barbara, California, will find an eclectic mix of thoughtful eateries, as well as spots to enjoy carefully crafted coffee, local beer, wine and cocktails.
Roots: Finding Refuge in Afghan Cuisine
In San Diego, California, Ziaullah Nasery brings Afghan tradition to the Southern California city with his restaurant, Khyber Pass.
Roots: Irish Soda Bread
In San Diego, Irish immigrant Colm Lynam preserves and perpetuates the deep-seated tradition of soda bread.
Decantos Vínícola: The Gravity of Wine
In Mexico’s Guadalupe Valley, enologist Alonso Granados of Decantos Vínícola seeks to create wines expressive of the region through natural, traditional processes.