Fresh Food and Friends
As we’ve all seen, the pandemic revealed many unmet needs in our community. The Food Bank of Northern Nevada developed its Produce on Wheels program to help meet one of them: hungry seniors.
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Farm to Flour
Putting food on families’ tables always was a dream for Tom and Andrea Traphagan. The two spent two decades indirectly doing so as they farmed alfalfa and grain hay for livestock feed on roughly 800 acres in Standish and Ravendale, Calif.
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Ginspiration
Of all the spirits, gin surely has one of the most complicated relationships with people’s taste buds. For some, just the smell of gin is enough to make them quiver in fear; for others, there is not a single sunny afternoon that a gin cocktail can’t make better. Gin has been made since the 17th century and is the mother of countless cocktails, but it can be hard to understand because of its storied past and complicated style. Join me in coming to understand gin and learning how to find the right one for you.
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Blended Benefits
A pinch of this. A sprig of that. Add some tea leaves. Voilà! Home brewers are catching the trend of tea blending in a big way. Whether to help with inflammation, sleep issues, or an upset stomach, tea blends can be highly beneficial.
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Greening Up the Silver State
What do Carson City’s Western Nevada College; the University of California, Berkeley; and Arizona State University have in common? They are the only three colleges in the region to receive money from a federal 2020-21 Pollution Prevention Grant Program through the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Seeking Clarity
There’s something magical about a hand-carved, clear chunk of ice. The way a drink can catch the light and glow with the right piece of ice can make anyone feel romantic about cocktails.
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Oh, Baby!
Nothing says spring like a downy chick or woolly lamb cuddling against a child’s cheek.
These and other young ones are what guests will see and experience during Andelin Family Farm’s annual Baby Animal Days, April 7 – 30.
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Waterwise and Wonderful
Nestled inside a residential neighborhood off Robb Drive in Northwest Reno, Valley Wood Park Waterwise Garden is abuzz with pollinators and birds, drought-tolerant plants, and food and herb gardens.
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Forever a 4-Her
As a child, Karen Hinton was immersed in farming and ranching in the Texas panhandle on her family’s expansive acreage. In the small town of Happy, Texas, with a population that only numbered in the hundreds, 4-H was a place for children to learn life skills — an edifying club in which her whole family was involved.
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Hot Pot
Shabu-shabu hot pot is a meal meant to be shared, one that encourages gathering, cooking, and enjoying time together — and it’s not a ritual to rush through.
