Eight years ago, when a group of students from the Bay Area and an esteemed Executive Chef, Justin Everett from Cavallo Point Lodge got together, their task was to create a fresh, local, organic meal for $2 or less a person. This budget, which seems tight, is actually more money than is available for school lunch per …
Driving up to Nicasio Valley cheese company I smiled to myself, recognizing the field across from the cheese shop as the location of my family’s favorite pumpkin patch. Immediately, memories of sneaking more than an appropriate number of cheese samples from the shop struck me, and I excitedly remembered the creaminess of the Foggy Morning …
Q: Have you always wanted to be a cheese maker? And what drew you to Cowgirl Creamery? A: I didn’t always know that I wanted to work in cheese. I grew up loving foods and I was interested in and working in something that kind of combined my creative passions with what ultimately became an …
David and Tamara Hicks are not your traditional run-of-the-mill farmers. Previously working in the medical field, David and Tamara always had a knack for revamping things – cars, houses, you name it. So when they came across the old dairy that used to be in the location of Toluma Farms and Tomales Farmstead Creamery, it …
