Economics of Going Local; Supply Matters.

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Can consumption be done thoughtfully?  Behavioral economists think so.  Does it work for everyone?  Probably not.  As a wise business professor once told me, there are two types of consumers, the price-driven and everyone else.  The price-driven care only about price.  They live by the old ‘biggest bang for the buck’ adage and aren’t swayed [...]

Organic Baby: First Bites, Part II

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Cross a plumcot with a plum and you get a pluot. Three-fifths plum, two-thirds apricot = one hundred percent delicious! Local horticulturalist Luther Burbank was the first to cross breed a plum with an apricot to create the plumcot.  Floyd Zaiger took it a step further by crossing Luther’s plumcot with a plum and the [...]

Local Love

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Love living here. LOVE living here. Did I mention that I ‘love’ living here? Ok. I should watch myself. It’s not nice to gloat. However, it’s hard NOT to gloat with all the delightful adventures Sonoma County has to offer. This summer I plan to hit up my ‘big three’ outside of my main-stay wine [...]