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Nancy Oster

About Nancy Oster

Nancy Oster is a writer and the recipe editor for Edible Santa Barbara. She has watched as many Santa Barbara lemon orchards and avocado groves have become housing developments and shopping malls. As a child visiting Santa Barbara, she ate fish her grandmother caught and abalone her uncles harvested. Milk was delivered daily from a local dairy. Afternoon snacks were loquats her grandfather carried in his pocket or strawberries she gathered in his garden. She is deeply grateful to Santa Barbara farmers, ranchers and fishermen, for the opportunity to share the unique tastes of Santa Barbara’s soil and ocean with her own grandchildren.

Salt

July 9, 2022 · By: Nancy Oster

Salt of the Sea

[Photography by Fran Collin] Growing up near the beach in Southern California, I’ve swallowed my share of ocean water while playing in the waves and know first-hand that it’s pretty…

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Urchin

July 9, 2022 · By: Nancy Oster

Diving for California Gold

[Photography by Fran Collin] Just off our coast, 20 to 100 feet below the surface, Santa Barbara divers harvest some of the world’s best sea urchins. I watch as urchin…

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Sauteed Daylily Buds

January 24, 2022 · By: Nancy Oster

Sautéed Daylily Buds

Banana Berry Truffle, Holy Guacamole, Cherry Chapeau, Lemon Curry, Mango Martini and Pistachio Eyes are the names of just a few of the growing number of daylily hybrids available today….

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Lavender Fields

January 20, 2022 · By: Nancy Oster

Capturing the Essence of Lavender in Santa Barbara County

[Photography by Fran Collin] A midsummer mix of lavender, chamomile, mugwort and rose petals is said to bring out sprites, fairies, brownies and elves. Recently, my granddaughter Saraphina created a…

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Elizabeth Poett

January 20, 2010 · By: Nancy Oster

Local Grass-Fed Beef: Converting Sunlight to Food

[Photography by Fran Collin] I’ve often seen the cattle grazing on our hillsides, but never really connected that to the history of our community or even to the meat I…

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