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Rain Barrels

Ann Naffinger and Paul Canavese daisy chained 4 55-gallon barrels on the side of their Alameda home. With drought and rising temperatures it makes sense to conserve water whenever you can. Installing a...

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Sheep Love: Mali McGee and her backyard farm

Ever thought of getting sheep?  Mali McGee has loved sheep ever since she helped care for them when she was a kid volunteering at Oakland’s Fairyland. When a doctor advised her to start eating more...

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Beekeeping to Soap making

Recently I met Jean Chen and Christian Bauer when I photographed them for a story about local honey for Oakland Magazine. The two own  a soap making business called Bubble Farm that makes soap from...

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Suzanne Carter at Henry Haight School Garden

Where does food come from? Suzanne Carter got a good laugh when she heard a  first grader proudly proclaim that  “honey comes from the honey bee tree.”  Being able to teach kids first-hand about where...

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