What’s In Season
Ripe and ready produce growing in the Reno-Tahoe region.
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Editor’s Letter
Today’s young people are our future food leaders. And, in this issue, since fall is back-to-school time, we are focusing on local youths’ involvement in the food community, from cooking and growing food to making healthy eating choices.
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Free Range Ranchers
On a sunbathed hillside overlooking Spanish Springs, children roam free on Kool Kids Ranch — free to chase chickens, milk goats, and feed miniature cows. Owners Cheryl and Kenny Wright teach nine school-aged children (including their own) how to work a small livestock production ranch, and it all started because of the pandemic.
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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.
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Over the Moon
According to legend, thousands of years ago, renowned archer Hou Yi shot down nine of the 10 suns scorching the earth. In gratitude, the Goddess of the Heavens bestowed to Hou Yi an elixir of immortality.
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Agricultural Landmark
You may have heard the term “adaptive reuse,” which is lingo for rehabbing a structure for a new purpose. It’s recycling on a grand scale, and perhaps no other location in the Reno-Tahoe area exemplifies the idea better than the original Minden Flour Milling Co. site.
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Hops & Happiness
Gemütlichkeit is a German word that, roughly translated, means a state of cheerfulness or happiness, a place that is unhurried and pleasant. Since 2020, Prost Biergarten has offered some of the best of Bavarian bierstube culture and gemütlichkeit to Reno locals and visitors alike.
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The People’s House
While there is no sign out front, it’s not difficult to find The White House cocktail bar in Carson City. If you need an extra hint, look for the statue of Lady Godiva astride a white horse.
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Feeding a Need
For some Reno-Tahoe residents, thinking about food doesn’t mean deciding which delicious local dining spot to try; instead, it means wondering how they will feed themselves or their families.
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A Recipe for Health
In the heart of our community, the beauty of the Sierra Nevada contrasts with the hidden bleakness of food insecurity. But some organizations — such as Community Health Alliance, a nonprofit and federally qualified health center — are quietly but mightily contributing to a transformative approach to health care.
