Home Vines
Northern Nevada residents embrace the climate by creating backyard vineyards. Close your eyes and think of two words: Northern Nevada. Do lush green vines loaded with wine grapes surrounding a […]
The Art Of Persian Cuisine
Singer, pianist, artist, philanthropist Catherine Farahi cooks from memories of her home country. While growing up in Tehran, Iran, Catherine Banayan Farahi was exposed to a mix of Persian, French, […]
Bugs for Change
Nonprofit brings beekeeping to vets suffering from PTSD. “It was my crazy idea,” says Ginger Fenwick with a laugh. She’s referring to the light bulb moment when she realized that […]
Hot Tamale
A timeless tradition’s local roots. Bertha Miranda, 78, opened her namesake Mexican restaurant and cantina in Reno 36 years ago, featuring culinary delights steeped in the traditions of her family’s […]
Hub for Local Grub
DROPP program provides restaurants with local, farm-fresh foods. Whether they’re buying microgreens for their salads, cheese and eggs for their appetizers, or fruits for their desserts, restaurant managers all over […]
DOCTOR’S ORDERS
Program prescribes a dose of nutrition. Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food, Hippocrates famously said. This idea that diet, healing, and health are inseparably connected also […]
The Latest Buzz on Bees
University of Nevada, Reno is a hub for pollinator research. In the Leonard Lab at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Fleischmann Agriculture Building, I look through a microscope at an […]
making the cut
Bently Ranch opens artisanal butcher shop. From raising herds of happy cattle to giving new life to historic buildings, Bently Ranch in Minden is known for its commitment to quality, […]
Got Unwanted Bees?
Here’s what to do. In August, when a cottonwood tree fell in Carson City’s Riverview Park and revealed a well-established beehive inside, the folks at Carson City’s Parks, Recreation & […]
A FINE WAY TO FIGHT HUNGER
Local libraries swap fines for food. If you kept your latest library book out a little too long, this April your overdue fine will be forgiven in exchange for a […]