Local produce still available despite winter’s chill
For many of us, the New Year comes with the promise to eat healthier, add more fruits and vegetables to our diets and cook more meals. But with the winter weather still with us for several more months, it may seem hard to find the ingredients needed to meet these healthy goals. Fortunately there are a handful of local farmers that are offering fresh bounty year-round.
Wheel of Light: January 2013
After several years of extreme and often painful changes, things seem to be settling down. At least in the sense that no significant planetary changes are going to take place this year. The only outer planet that is changing signs this year is Jupiter when it makes its annual transit into a new sign, entering Cancer on June 25. Otherwise, we will continue to deal with the major transits involving Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
Winter is here, time for beer Holiday ales in wine country
While outsiders may only think of Sonoma County as “wine country,” beer aficionados are aware that this is also home to some of the finest craft beers available. So in the spirit of the holidays, local brewers are stepping up to create unique ales with a Sonoma County twist.
The Fishing Report: Coal isn’t the only option
Naughty or nice, the sportsman in your life deserves a few Christmas gifts. I know he has been away too much and deserves nothing but coal but he does take the kids on occasion. Every once in a while he actually brings home some fish or game. This isn’t about the price per pound because, as we all know, that doesn’t compute. So here are a few ideas that might help the Santa in you.
Holiday disasters and the end of the world
I’m not really concerned about the world’s end (it’s supposed to arrive next week) but I do worry about the Russian River this time of year. In Guerneville instead of the end of existence we have floods.












