Summer 2011 Contents

On the cover: stained glass art by K. Ruby Blume
Notable Edibles:
Skylite Snowballs
Fist of Flour
Studebaker Pickles
Cranky Boots Pops
Five Star Marinade
Notable Reads:
Chewy, Gooey, Crispy, Crunchy
Field Guide to California Agriculture
Why Do You Need So Many Cookbooks?: An interview with Marie Simmons
Pick It!:
What’s in season at the Brentwood U-picks
Recipe: Raw Cherry Pie
Seven Stars of Summer:
Jessica Prentice’s best picks for the season, plus her recipe for tacos with grassfed beef and nopalitos taco recipe
Evolving Views on Community Gardening
Mien Gardens and Makeshift Fences at Peralta Hacienda Historical Park
Local Grain from Field to Plate:
Part II of an exploration into the creation of a local grain economy, plus a focaccia recipe from Oliveto
The Urban Homesteading Movement Comes of Age:
The Institute of Urban Homesteading, plus a recipe for rabbit stew