The bag of vintage cookbooks sat on my office shelf for a year. Pat Ferraro Klos, local historian, author, and longtime friend, gave it to me. She was cleaning out her own shelves and thought the contents might be useful to me in my ongoing search for local food history.
Discover the Monument to Sharing at Nevada Museum of Art. Within Reno’s urban center, a botanical wonderland has emerged. A trip to the Nevada Museum of Art can transport visitors into what could be a Lewis Carroll novel, replete with towering flora and fauna, and a sculpture garden that, though lacking a sign stating, “Eat…
Hampton House Garden Project gets down to earth to fight hunger. On an unpretentious street in North Reno, you’ll find a modest house abuzz with activity inside and out. It’s a place where locals gather for Sunday potluck dinners, groups of chatty schoolchildren get their hands dirty in the garden, and residents living in one…
Soulful Seeds nurtures more than crops. With a mission to foster connection and resilience through neighborhood gardens, Soulful Seeds has been providing healthy food to vulnerable populations in the Reno-Tahoe area since 2017. What began as a community garden at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Reno evolved into a nonprofit organization in 2018. Today,…
Revitalization underway for Incline Village garden. Nestled among the pine trees on the University of Nevada, Reno’s Sierra Nevada College campus in Incline Village, a once-thriving demonstration garden is undergoing a transformation. Originally established in 1994 through a partnership between community volunteers, Washoe County Master Gardeners, and Sierra Nevada College, the garden has long been…
The Wilbur D. May Arboretum’s plans could place it in the top ranks of the world’s parks. At only 23 acres, the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Reno is relatively small. However, after a planned expansion, it could be included among the world’s top arboreta. The arboretum is located inside the Rancho…
City of Reno’s fruit-tree program promotes sustainability and access to healthy food. Reno is more than a high desert — areas of it are food deserts. To both promote sustainability and create fresh food accessibility, City of Reno leaders accepted a sub-grant of $4,000 from the nonprofit, Nevada Plants Community Forestry, in 2023 to plant…
A decade ago, the Nevada craft liquor law created a new way of doing business. It allowed local distillers to make alcohol from scratch with natural ingredients instead of buying neutral grain spirits from large out-of-state factories.
There’s something simply magical about sugar cookies, especially this time of year — whether you’re sitting at the counter rolling out the cooled, sweet dough, covering the shapes with iridescent sprinkles, or taking that first enticing bite.
Barbecue is a quintessential American favorite, and while we can all agree that it is delicious, what we consider the defining flavor of the ideal sauce and rub may be disputed.