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Laura Petersen

(She/Her)
  • Freelance Writer and Communications Specialist, BriarPatch Food Co-op, Freelance
Nevada City
As seen in: TMCnet, Dialnet - Universidad de La Rioja, The Union, Yubanet, Mountain Democrat, Sierra Sun, Edible Sacramento
Covers:  Food & Farming, Outdoor Recreation, Travel, Sustainable Living, Art & Culture, Social Justice, Environment, Government
Writer. Photographer. Nature. Art. People. Adventure.
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NV County - Home To 4 Scenic And Unique California State Parks

NV County - Home To 4 Scenic And Unique California State Parks

gonevadacounty.com — Nevada County State Parks offer natural wonders, miles of trails and history for all ages - dive into fun into our California State Parks
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5 Bird Watching Northern California Hot Spots In Nevada County

5 Bird Watching Northern California Hot Spots In Nevada County

gonevadacounty.com — Luscious rolling grasslands to alpine wetlands read why Nevada County is a paradise for bird watching in Northern California and where to go.
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Nevada County Considers Options to Replace 119-year-old Edwards Crossing Bridge

Nevada County Considers Options to Replace 119-year-old Edwards Crossing Bridge

Yubanet — When emergency personnel get a call for help in the river canyon on North Bloomfield Road, first responders in fire trucks and ambulances find themselves in a bind.
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Interview with Obi Kaufmann

Interview with Obi Kaufmann

BriarPatch Food Co-op, The Vine — Obi Kaufmann has dedicated his life to studying California’s natural world. His writing and art are influenced by a path combining science, an inquisitive and creative mind, a knack for research and an unquenchable wanderlust. And the good news—this adventure through Obi’s subjective lens—is available as an invitation to us all to join him.
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The Next Generation Continues the Legacy at Good Humus Produce - Edible Sacramento

The Next Generation Continues the Legacy at Good Humus Produce - Edible Sacramento

ediblesacramento.com — It was 1976 and the back-to-the-land movement was going strong. Two young California college grads, Jeff and Annie Main, had big dreams of farming and self-sufficiency in Woodland. For eight years, the fourth-generation Californians played a big part in the organic farming movement of Yolo County. They helped start the Davis Food Co-op and Davis Farmers Market, where they sold green beans by the handful.
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Chef Courtney McDonald Embraces Rural Roots at Midtown Auburn's Restaurant Josephine - Edible Sac...

Chef Courtney McDonald Embraces Rural Roots at Midtown Auburn's Restaurant Josephine - Edible Sac...

ediblesacramento.com — Some of chef Courtney McDonald's favorite foods arrive in spring - lamb, peas, fava beans, blood oranges, Meyer lemons, and new radishes. "Everything is starting, new and tender," she says. Farming and good food have always featured prominently in McDonald's life. In June, she and her husband and longtime co-worker, chef Eric Alexander, opened Restaurant Josephine in Midtown Auburn.
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Husband and wife team share love of wine at Elk Grove's Christopher Cellars - Edible Sacramento

Husband and wife team share love of wine at Elk Grove's Christopher Cellars - Edible Sacramento

ediblesacramento.com — Sometimes life clicks and everything seems to fall magically into place. That seems to be true for Chris and Candice Mora, owners of Elk Grove's much-loved new local winery, Christopher Cellars. "It's like the stars aligned," Candice says. Candice grew up in the restaurant business alongside her dad, Brett Bohlmann, chef/owner of Boulevard Bistro in Elk Grove's Old Town.
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Reservoirs of Hope and Optimism in Oaktown

Reservoirs of Hope and Optimism in Oaktown

BriarPatch Food Co-op, The Vine — With a long history as an epicenter and creative hub for innovative solutions to food, social justice and environmental issues, Oakland is a town to watch.
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Fire and art bring potters back to Woolman at Sierra Friends Center in Nevada City

Fire and art bring potters back to Woolman at Sierra Friends Center in Nevada City

The Union — On a cold, December day, potters and artists from around the country gathered at the Woolman campus of the Sierra Friends Center in rural Nevada County - as they had for four decades. Friends and colleagues took turns stoking a massive blaze that burned inside a rare multi-chambered ceramics kiln built on the slope of a hill.
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Life beyond Lyme: An impossible dream comes true for woman who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail

Life beyond Lyme: An impossible dream comes true for woman who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail

The Union — In 2014, Kelly Weintraub, a wildlife biologist and writer, was diagnosed with Lyme disease after years of unexplained health issues. In defiance, Weintraub fought back. After two years of training, Weintraub spent six months realizing her dream in 2017 by hiking from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), mostly solo.
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Founder of Chez Panisse, Alice Waters brings her food revolution to Grass Valley

Founder of Chez Panisse, Alice Waters brings her food revolution to Grass Valley

The Union — "We need to eat with intention. Every bite," said Alice Waters. It's a message that remains strong more than four decades after the author, activist and mother of the slow food movement felt empowered to first open her Berkeley fixed menu restaurant, Chez Panisse, in 1971 at the age of 27.
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