NEW: Food, wine and art also at Grass Valley car show
Sierra FoodWineArt was a sponsor of the downtown car show this weekend, so we showed up to judge the British cars. We chose this ‘63 Jaguar, with a cool all-wood interior. Best of all, it still had the original owner, a guy who retired here and used to work for Walt Disney and run [...]
Riverhill and Summer Thyme’s are a fresh food team
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE began in the 1960s in Japan, where families wanting safe food and farmers seeking stable markets for their crops formed partnerships.
Since then, community supported agriculture, also known as CSA, has spread to America. CSA farms now total more than 1,300, stretching from the West Coast to the Midwest to New England, [...]
BarkPorch Market in Grass Valley rivals any “big-city” deli
NOTHING BEATS THE SIERRA LIFESTYLE hiking, biking and fishing is right at your doorstep. But it can mean giving up the creature comforts of big-city living, including speciality food and wine selections.
Enter Bryan Frost and Debra Hynson, who opened the Back Porch Market in Grass Valley three years ago. This pair of gourmands is [...]
Grass Valley Center for the Arts all aglow
IN JUST ONE DECADE, THE CENTER FOR the Arts in Grass Valley has become one of the leading arts and entertainment venues in the Sierra Foothills.
Once the site of an auto repair garage on a mini-”auto row,” The Center has become a multipurpose hub for performing arts, including a 300-seat theater. More upgrades are [...]
Naggiar Vineyards: A destination winery in Grass Valley
MIKE AND DIANE NAGGIAR are creating one of the premier destination wineries in the Sierra foothills.
During the past 10 years, the Naggiars have built the largest family-owned vineyard on the western slope of the Sierra.
Sixty acres are planted in vines on a 135-acre estate in southern Nevada County.
Naggiar’s estate-grown wines including syrah, [...]
Artist Profile: Lisa Redfern
NEVADA COUNTY ARTIST AND BUSINESS owner Lisa Redfern of Redfern Photography refers to her work as “transformative art.”
A typical piece of her distinctive artwork begins as an original photograph. It then journeys a winding path of multilayered color and light enhancements.
As the process of stylizing continues, she shapes, molds and tailors the subject matter to [...]
