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I’m Danielle – writer, photographer, avid cook and lover of parties. This is a collection of food and travel stories and an archive of recipes that have caught my eye. Enjoy!

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Category: Profiles

Fifth Crow Farm: Sustainable Work, Organic Food

Fifth Crow Farm: Sustainable Work, Organic Food

September 17, 2015 Guest Post / Photography / Profiles3 Comments

Three young farmers lease 10 acres of land to start an organic vegetable farm in Northern California. Seven years later, they grow 40 varieties of vegetables plus a flower program, a flock of 700 laying hens, and an heirloom apple orchard with 28 varieties. This is their story.

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Silk Road Teas

Silk Road Teas

March 18, 2014 Profiles2 Comments

What is the best way to understand and appreciate the vast world of Chinese teas? Silk Road Teas’ Ned Hegearty offers a few insights.

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Polenta + Roasted Persimmons

Polenta + Roasted Persimmons

November 21, 2013 Eats / Profiles / Recipes / Sides5 Comments

Mind-blowing heirloom corn polenta meets gently roasted persimmons in this perfect dish for Fall.

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Community Grains: Giving Whole Wheat A New Name

Community Grains: Giving Whole Wheat A New Name

November 11, 2013 Profiles4 Comments

This post is long overdue. The year turned out to be a marvellous whirlwind with lots of work, and, in the middle of it all, we jumped, head first, into house-hunting and bought a house. Yup, an actual house with a back and front yard. Given that this was something …

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Pedro and Dayana Schambon’s Chicken Coop – A Guest Post

Pedro and Dayana Schambon’s Chicken Coop – A Guest Post

July 5, 2012 Collaborations / Photography / Profiles6 Comments

This week I’m excited to introduce you to the work of Austin-based photographer Pauline Stevens with her story about a refurbished trailer turned chicken coop. Enjoy!

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Stemple Creek Ranch: Keeping It In The Family

Stemple Creek Ranch: Keeping It In The Family

July 1, 2012 ProfilesLeave a comment

A food producer’s life has never been glamorous, and in 21st-century America, it’s even less so. Rising costs of land, feed and fuel impinge on a bottom-line that was never very generous to begin with, and when you add the volatility of weather patterns, a lack of income security that …

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A Day At Hodo Soy Beanery

A Day At Hodo Soy Beanery

March 29, 2012 Profiles11 Comments

A behind-the-scenes look at how the Bay Area’s beloved source of organic tofu is made.

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Food & Wine, The Local Butcher Shop & Playdates

Food & Wine, The Local Butcher Shop & Playdates

March 14, 2012 Life / Photography / Profiles8 Comments

Shooting for Food & Wine, interviewing butchers and photographing kids: a snappy (and photo-heavy!) update of recent projects.

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Drakes Bay Oyster Company & Oyster Pizzas

Drakes Bay Oyster Company & Oyster Pizzas

September 22, 2011 Mains / Profiles / Recipes13 Comments

The Drakes Bay Oyster Company in West Marin provides a case study in walking the tightrope between food production and environmental conservation. How much is too much?

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Summer Squid Salad & A Giveaway

Summer Squid Salad & A Giveaway

August 9, 2011 Giveaway / Profiles / Recipes / Salad20 Comments

Tender squid rings with celery and fennel tossed in a lemon vinaigrette make for a simple and light summer salad. And a giveaway from i love blue sea, the only retail distributor of sustainable seafood in the US.

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