Good Stuff NW

Whew! With our democracy under attack on a daily, or even hourly basis, billionaires illegally gutting government agencies willy-nilly with no one willing to...

I have to confess that, since the election on November 6th of 2024, I have been in a state of stunned disbelief. My initial thought when the result became...

I’m kicking off October’s newsletter with a request: Vote. Vote like our democracy depends on it. Which it literally does, especially in this election. If...

In last month’s newsletter I mentioned Aesop’s fable about the ant and the grasshopper, and that I was feeling very ant-like with all the summer bounty...

It’s hard to think about the end of summer when tomatoes are just peaking at farmers’ markets and in local gardens, and peppers are only now starting to...

It was almost shocking to go back to my last newsletter and read “one friend has dubbed the past few weeks ‘Nov-april’ and is calling out the next few as...

One friend of mine has dubbed the past few weeks "Nov-april" and is calling out the next few as "May-vember.” In my typical make-lemonade-from-lemons...

Spring is in full swing in the Northwest, as evidenced by cherry trees full of fluffy blossoms, the air perfumed with the scent of blooming things....

"Goodbye, adios, sayonara, au revoir, zài jiàn!" I can't remember when I've been more eager to say buh-bye to winter. I've been reveling in the violets and...

Winter in Oregon is a time of incredible bounty and choice, both in terms of our food system and our day-to-day lives. Our winter farmers' markets—a total of...

On this Solstice Day, I take comfort in knowing that the light streaming in my bedroom window this morning, as I snuggled into my comforter and felt my sweet...

“Winter is coming…” that phrase made famous by the very first episode of Game of Thrones, is always uttered forebodingly in low, gravelly tones as if winter...