Issue: September 26, 2013
Esteemed readers of the CN&R--
Good morning! I trust that you are enjoying the exceedingly pleasant weather we have been having of late.
To add to your pleasure, we offer you our "farm-to-table" issue this week--featuring a cover package of five stories focused on "paying tribute to the little guy in agriculture," as Editor Melissa Daugherty put it in her Second & Flume column. Arts Editor Jason Cassidy's piece on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail's Passport Weekend leads off, followed by two stories by Staff Writer Ken Smith, one by Daugherty--on first-generation beef ranchers Shannon and Kelly Douglass--and one by yours truly. Interesting "Farm Facts" are sprinkled throughout the issue as well, as a part of carrying on the farming theme throughout the paper.
Fittingly then, News Editor Tom Gascoyne's article, "Harvesting hope"--on the Jesus Center's fledgling veggie garden in south Chico--leads off the Newslines section. Healthlines follows suit with Assistant News Editor Howard Hardee's interesting story on a local family of four that follows the Paleo diet, "Raising cave girls." In Greenways, contributor Claire Hutkins Seda wrote "Homegrown mushrooms," an informative story on growing your own edible mushrooms (and learning how at an upcoming workshop!). My column, The GreenHouse, gets into the farming arena from a slightly different angle (Hint: It's titled "Glyphosate 101.").
In A&C, contributor Henri Bourride offers a glowing review of Leon Bistro, cleverly titled "A Leon in summer," and our 15 Minutes piece, by contributor Vic Cantu, is an interview with a local honey producer.
Don't miss contributor Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff's snarky film review of Battle of the Year--"Bad, as in bad"--if you want a few good laughs, and make sure you head back to the Newslines section for the latest on the financial woes of the Chico Creek Nature Center (Smith's "Up the creek") as well as the latest adventures of the Chico Finance Committee (Daugherty's "Meter matters").
And if you want an update on the local duo that is on the new season of The Amazing Race, read contributor Mark Lore's "Ready, set ..."
With Artoberfest looming, do also check out Arts DEVO's column, which offers some good tidbits on the behind-the-scenes goings-on of this yearly Chico event.
The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. ?Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution
Enjoy the Saturday-morning farmers' market!
Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia, associate editor
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Meet your farmer
CN&R’s farm-to-table issue introduces you to a handful of impressive local farmers and ranchers.
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Hit the trail
Sierra Oro Farm Trail’s Passport Weekend makes it easy to meet your farmer.
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Completing the circle
Cooperation between Sierra Nevada and Chico State University Farm models full-cycle sustainability.
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No need for a sign
Local sustainable farmers Bruce Balgooyen and James Brock have developed a reputation for having some of the most beautiful, tasty (pesticide-free) produce at local farmers’ markets.
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Starting from scratch
First-generation beef ranchers Shannon and Kelly Douglass turn a few calves into a viable business.
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Variety is the spice of life
Comanche Creek Farms grows more than 100 varieties of vegetables for Chico, the Bay Area and beyond.
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Harvesting hope
The Jesus Center’s community garden is off to a slow start.
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High grades
Marijuana grows prompt potential changes to the county’s grading ordinance.
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Up the creek
In the face of funding decrease from the city of Chico, the Chico Creek Nature Center turns to crowdfunding for financial support.
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Meter matters
City Finance Committee shies away from a plan that would use meter revenue to pay for a host of downtown improvements.
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Teen killed in police shooting
A young woman is shot by police near an Eighth Street apartment complex.
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Bicyclist dies from injuries
A bicyclist struck by hit-and-run driver succumbs to injuries.
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Jobs headed to Chico
Jobs are coming to Chico via a Fremont-based company.
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Family farm a dying breed?
The number of family farms in the U.S. is steadily declining.
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Homegrown mushrooms
Growing edible mushrooms in Butte County’s hot and dry climate.
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Getting rid of triclosan
Procter & Gamble vows to get rid of the toxic chemical triclosan from its products by 2014.
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Natural-gas driller under fire
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane files criminal charges against Exxon Mobil subsidiary XTO for a Marcellus Shale toxic-wastewater spill.
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RARE program returns
Butte Environmental Council receives funding to revive RARE recycling-education program.
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Glyphosate 101
As the U.S. EPA ups the level of the weedkiller glyphosate allowed in foods, recent research reveals the health damage it does to the human body.
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Raising cave girls
A look at a local family of four that adheres to a Paleo lifestyle.
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Don’t get scammed
State officials and consumer advocates urge caution when seeking legitimate health-insurance-exchange websites.
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Health-care providers limited
California’s new health-insurance exchange, Covered California, may actually reduce access to care for policyholders.
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Offering healthful alternatives
It just got a little easier to eat healthfully when dining out in Los Angeles County restaurants, thanks to the Choose Health LA Restaurants program.
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The Anarchy Express
The government is headed for a train wreck, thanks to House Republicans.
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The heartless House
Congressman Doug LaMalfa casts another vote to gut the federal food-stamps program.
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America’s sick fascination
In the wake of another mass shooting, a retired wildlife biologist laments America’s obsession with semi-automatic weapons.
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Food and garbage
Props to the local farmers and ranchers who keep our bellies full, and also to the end of the local daily’s gossip feature.
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Ready, set …
Local duo compete on the new season of the reality show The Amazing Race.
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Magic 2014
Put some Mountain Dew on ice—the new Magic is here.
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45 Live & What’s the Chance
New blues from Roomful of Blues & Paul Gabriel.
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Art, love and heavy music
Mamiffer’s Faith Coloccia sings her secrets underground.
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A Leon in summer
No matter the season, Henri enjoys a splurge at Leon Bistro.
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Bad, as in bad
B-boy saga leaves former breaker wanted to upchuck, not uprock.
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