Natasha Bourlin

  • Fruit Forward

    Discover the Monument to Sharing at Nevada Museum of Art. Within Renoโ€™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, โ€œEat…

  • From Refuse to Muse

    Kyle Karraschโ€™s art opens eyes to environmental issues. For native Nevadan and artist Kyle Karrasch, creative inspiration emerged from his Boy Scouts background and living the organizationโ€™s ethos of โ€œleave no trace.โ€ Everywhere he went in his youth, no matter how remote, he saw evidence of human activity in the form of garbage. When he…

  • Meals that Reshape Lives

    Reno is not widely known by its residents as a resettlement community for refugees, but with the help of the Northern Nevada International Center, The Biggest Little City now is home to about 100 families who have relocated here from their homelands around the globe, due to circumstances largely out of their control.ย 

  • Chefs to the Scholars

    Gone are the days of relying on vending machines and ramen for sustenance at the University of Nevada, Reno. Like the students matriculating here, campus dining has grown up in recent years to make UNR a campus not just for scholars, but for anyone seeking affordable, nutritious, from-scratch meals.

  • Dirty Secrets

    In 1892, the Witt family started dairy farming in Minden. A fifth-generation Nevadan, Cody Witt, co-owner and manager of Full Circle Compost in Minden, learned about soil health from his predecessorsโ€™ trial and error on the family ranch.