Providing delicious apples for school lunches; honoring the county’s tradition of Gravenstein production; the Walker family was named 2017’s Farm Family of the Year. Walker Apples of Graton, was recently named Farm Family of the Year by The Sonoma County Farm Bureau. Six generations of family members have helped preserve heritage apple varieties, hopefully for …
Monthly Archives: April 2018
Rebuild Northbay Foundation – Apr 6, 2018
Out of the ashes of the October fires grew a variety of organizations to help rebuild the county. Today begins a series looking into them to find out what makes each unique in what they bring to the recovery effort. To start off this series, reporter J. Mateo Baker looked into the Rebuild Northbay Foundation, …
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Talking About Death to Enhance Life – Apr 5, 2018
What do we gain when we talk about death and listen to our neighbors on that scary subject? Death Cafes are informal gatherings in public places where people meet to share their ideas–and fears–about death and dying. Since the idea debuted in London 17 years ago, they have spread worldwide, and now number in the …
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Conversation Around the Fire: Lessons of the Past Point to Possibilities for Building More Resiliently – Apr 4, 2018
A meeting on resilient rebuilding Monday night in Santa Rosa drew a crowd to a local church. The meetings have a clever name – Conversations Around the Fire. The idea? That the recent wildfires might bring together people in the progressive community to work for change during these post-fire months and years. Monday night’s gathering …
High Schoolers Find Increased Bullying Over Race in Sonoma County Schools – Apr 3, 2018
There’s turmoil in the nation’s high schools right now – just yesterday Analy High School in Sebastopol was closed in mid-morning after threatening graffiti was found on its campus. The recent Florida shootings have inspired teen activists to make their voices heard about gun control and other issues. The Sonoma County Junior Commission on Human …