Edible Shasta Butte Articles – Page 3 – Rear View

THE CALL TO CAULIFLOWER

Winter 2018-2019 / By Bonnie and Ken Chapman Where did the head of cauliflower grow up? Cauli-fornia! Actually, that is no joke; in fact, 90 percent of America’s cauliflower is grown in California, and considering the vegetable’s recent climb to veggie super-stardom, this bodes well for farmers. This former wallflower of the vegetable aisle has morphed itsContinue reading “THE CALL TO CAULIFLOWER”

THE SECRET IS IN THE SAUCE

Summer 2019 / By Bonnie and Ken Chapman PHOTOS BY MICHAELA WARTHEN Americans love sauce. According to Statista, a consumer survey leader, in 2019 we Americans will spend almost $43 billion on sauce, an average of $130 per person, in pursuit of wonderfully flavored meals. Globally, we consume five times more than the second ranked sauce lovingContinue reading “THE SECRET IS IN THE SAUCE”

TWO WORM FARMS OF BUTTE COUNTY

Spring 2020 / By Bonnie and Ken Chapman Families Venture into Vermiculture Cleopatra called it a “sacred creature,” and Charles Darwin proclaimed it likely the most important animal on earth. Most people wouldn’t guess the creature described with such reverence and acclaim is three to four inches long, has no eyes, no lungs, and is essentially oneContinue reading “TWO WORM FARMS OF BUTTE COUNTY”

Denine’s Cupcakes Carries on

Fall-Winter-Holidays 2020 / By Bonnie and Ken Chapman OHHH SO SWEET PHOTOS BY QUINCY SHERN A tiny, iridescent, hard-shell candy ball sits atop a mountain of swirled frosting, a signature symbol on a cupcake made by local baker, Denine Owen. The balls are Sixlets candies and color-code the dozen flavors available to Denine’s Cupcakes’ customers on anyContinue reading “Denine’s Cupcakes Carries on”