Summer 2026
The Path of the Strawberry
An Artist’s Homage Oil Paintings by Rose Wright | Story by Cheryl Angelina Koehler When Artist Rose Wright Moved to California 40 years ago, she was overjoyed by the abundant locally grown food available at the farmers’ markets. On relocating to Rossmoor a few years ago, she was pleased to discover that the…
Read MoreIn Season: Chicories & Purslane
By Barbara Kobsar | Illustrations by Charmaine Koehler-Lodge I’ve always loved spotting the cornflower-blue blossoms of wild chicory among the wildflowers along the roadside. The plant’s tooth-shaped leaves and flower’s radiating disk of petals make chicory resemble the dandelion, and indeed, both plants are in the Asteraceae family along with lettuce and artichoke. Cultivated…
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