Q&A with Leslie Bennet, owner of Pine House Edible Gardens Tell us about your background and what inspired you to leave your previous career in law to launch Pine House Edible...
Q&A with Maya-Camille Broussard, owner of Justice Of The Pies We met at a West Coast Craft Fair in San Francisco and started our businesses around the same time in 2014....
Lucky Penny Shares Its Love of Bread & Community What got you into baking bread? When I worked for Chef Melissa Perello at Octavia, I created a bread program for...
Tell us the story of MS Wines. To get my start in the industry, I spent 8 years apprenticing under other winegrowers around the world, and eventually completed a Masters...
Baking and storing bread return us to our roots. The joie de vivre of entertaining and sharing time with those we love. We’re thrilled to share our 5th anniversary bread...
When the call to make masks for heroes began, it was time to shift focus and make protective masks for those on the front lines supporting communities and people in...
In 1972 my parents immigrated to Manhattan Beach, California from Seoul, South Korea. When they made the journey to America with nothing but a California Dream, my father was a mechanical engineer...
At the end of the harvest season, I was invited to a very special community potluck hosted by my friend, Scott Chang-Fleeman, the brains and hands behind Shao Shan Farm...
Earth Day in April. Bike-to-Work Day in May. World Oceans and World Environment Day in June. And soon Plastic Free July. All wonderful reminders that we need to continue honoring,...
In my previous notebook I shared how I transitioned from a 20 year industrial design career to mompreneur pursuing my bag dream full-time. It took almost a year to ideate...
The Women of Factory Aplat Today on International Women’s Day, I want to honor the talented women of my factories who inspire me and the work of Aplat. They are...
Bouquet Arranging with Aplat & Ida Blooms It was such a pleasure to join our friend Annie Heath at the new Ida Bloom San Francisco studio for a hands-on flower...
Saving the Planet. One Paper Bag and Box at a Time. I design and manufacture with zero waste, people and the planet in mind. At the same time, I think...
Sharing our favorite Neighborhood Store There are certain places that are my absolute “go-to” for the best finds when it comes to bread, cheese, chocolate, unique pantry goods, spirits and...
We are all connected by our sense of place and, in the wake of its sudden absence, there is community, hand in hand, ready to provide relief in any way we can....