“Today, we’ve almost forgotten about the nourishing acorn, which almost never figures in most peoples’ diet. More’s the pity, for this important ancient California food once sustained thousands of people…
Acorn Eating: A Santa Barbara Tradition
Did you know that acorns provided about 20% of the rural diet in Italy and Spain as recently as the 19th century? Acorn consumption was also widespread in Santa Barbara…
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…
Backyard Chickens in a Santa Barbara Garden
[Photography by Fran Collin] Chickens came into our lives over 20 years ago after we did a home exchange in the Cotswolds, England, with a couple who kept chickens in…