I'm lucky enough to live in the town where I was born and only 15 miles from the town where I grew up. I've got lots of family in the area, and the spot where I got married last year was the site of an old family cabin they used during cattle drives when my dad was a little kid. All of these local connections have led to an emerging passion for locally produced food. I'm currently completing a degree through Prescott College in Sustainable, Local Food Systems, and this blog is an exploration of that work and my developing interests around our resources for local food here in far northern California, in the mythical State of Jefferson.