duskie estes Archives

Kathleen Minor snacks on an apple as she picks them with a group of gleaners from Farm to Pantry at Chimney Orchard Acres in Healdsburg, California on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

Healdsburg Hotels Team Up with Celebrity Chef Duskie Estes for Hands-On Harvest Experience

October 2020

Guests at three local hotels can dig in and work as a “gleaner,” harvesting extra or leftover produce for people in need.

How to Create Your Own Space

October 2020

Three inspiring local women explore the art of creating your own space during this free virtual event. Plus: cocktail mixing with Duskie Estes and jam making with Leslie Goodrich of Lala's Jam.

Craving Sweets? 5 Local Chefs Share Their Summertime Dessert Recipes

July 2020

We asked some of our favorite Sonoma County chefs to share a prized recipe and tell us what they choose to sip alongside.

Duskie Estes delivers greens from Farm to Pantry for Pizzando Restaurant, where they will be made into free meals. Photo: Bel Montania

Sonoma County Celebrity Chef Becomes Queen of Glean

April 2020

Duskie Estes has swapped her knife and chef’s whites for a long-poled fruit picker and mud boots as the new executive director of Farm to Pantry.

Sondra Bernstein is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her Sonoma restaurant The Girl & the Fig this summer. (Christopher Chung/ The Press Democrat)

Local Chefs Share Their Favorite Stops On the Sonoma County Farm Trails

December 2019

Leave the crowded parking lots behind and enjoy the spirit of the season at some of Sonoma County’s best cideries, creameries, and farms during Holidays Along the Farm Trails.