People of Sonoma County
Author and Santa Rosa resident Shugri Said Salh fled her war-torn native Somalia. At Crane Creek Regional Park, she found spaces that stir memories of her childhood in the desert.
FEED Cooperative is a food-hub community of 70+ local farms, supporting ecologically sustainable farming and ranching practices.
Vineyard workers are deemed “essential” by the state, meaning their jobs continue even in times of crisis. The collision of fire season and grape harvest now increasingly forces workers to risk their health, and sometimes their safety, to bring in the crop.
Heather Fordham converted her garage into a pottery studio a few years back to focus on improving her craft. “I am a perfectionist, and that probably shows in my work,” she laughs.
The farm practices and teaches African agricultural skills that have endured and evolved despite centuries of slavery and diaspora.
In response to Covid last spring, Jocelyn Boreta and her colleagues distributed 500 herbal care kits for immunity, stress relief, and respiratory health.
Jorge Martinez makes and sells one-of-a-kind tables, cabinets, light fixtures and more at his Santa Rosa store, Wine Country Decor.
The LGBTQ tour and events company has raised over $400,000 for local nonprofit Face to Face through popular events like Gay Wine Weekend and Twilight T-Dance.
A new wave of young chefs of color are at the forefront of a paradigm shift that aims to create a more enlightened and forward-thinking kitchen environment.
Radical Family Farms grows specialty Asian and German vegetables, many which would be unfamiliar on dinner tables in Sonoma County.
