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Editor’s Letter

Urban Foraging
Three great books from local authors, the Horse Heaven Hills AVA and a delicious chickpea salad from Jerry Traunfeld at Poppy.

Artisans
Rebekah Denn heads over the pass to meet the producers of exceptional sheep’s milk cheese, where the women of Tieton Farm and Creamy share their transition from high tech to halloumi.

Farm to Table
The lettuces of Let Us Farm are show-stoppers at two local farmers markets. Tara Austen Weaver gets the hard-working story behind these supposedly retired farmers.

Liquid Assets
Sean P. Sullivan connects with the Mantones of Syncline Wine. Their conversation covers love, family, microclimate, syrah and the mysteries of biodynamics.

Modern Pantry
It’s too early for fruit, but the perfect time for blossoms. Amy Pennington shows you tasty things to do with elderflowers and maple blossoms.

Cooking Fresh
Jess Thomson focuses on sustainable fish, including a delicious cornmeal fish-n-chips and Thai-inspired coconut milk soup. Binge gets you ready for grilling season with a look at local seasoning salts.

In the Kitchen
Brandon McGill gets regular requests from his Bainbridge Island customers to never dumb his food down. Abra Bennett finds out how this inspired young chef landed on the island—and why he serves great roast chicken along with the blood sausage.

Features

Fate and Farestart
For the first time in the school’s history, a former student of Farestart returned to cook at a Guest Chef night. Chris S. Nishiwaki talks about Joey Brewer’s troubled past and ambitious present—and explains his oddly familiar mustache.

Critter Control
Lorene Edwards Forkner says that now’s the time to get ahead of garden pests. Using little more than a spray bottle, she’ll show you how to keep damage to a minimum without chemicals or imported ladybugs.

If Not Now, Then Wenatchee
A group of dedicated farmers, artisans and chefs are working to refine the naturally delicious food of the Wenatchee Valley. Jill Lightner tastes the results, eats cookies for breakfast and dodges a few rascally marmots.

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