Edible Sacramento Fall 2022

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WELCOME TO EDIBLE SACRAMENTO 2

TASTY FINDS 9

ON THE FARM 37 Local mushroom growers are gaining ground. Recipes in this issue: 4 Chestnut Hummus 21 Pizza with Corn and Chili 22 Gem City Aioli 22 Roasted Red Kuri Squash with Smoked Paprika Oil 35 Vegan Summer Squash Pasta 40 Crabby Lion’s Mane Mushroom Crab Cakes Nelson Hawkins, founder of WeGrow Urban Farm in West Sacramento. Photo by Fred Greaves/Center for Land-Based Learning

Acheson Wine Co. 10 North Fork Chai 13 Real Mojo Foods A GENEROUS HELPING 14 Supporting mental health in the service industry. IN THE KITCHEN 18 Tips for eating more plant based meals. LIQUID ASSETS 25 Leveling the playing field for local distilleries. BACK OF THE HOUSE 33 Chef Polo Adamo returns to his roots.

Letter from our publisher.

Feature GROWING THE NEXT CROP OF FARMERS 28 Local e orts to grow a new crop of farmers. Departments SEASONAL SELECTION 4 Go nuts for chestnuts. THE GREENHOUSE 6 Gleaning puts your backyard crop to use.

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