Preserved Home: The meat of the matter — canning is an economical, tasty option
Laura Woolfrey Macklem
June 3, 2020
Prices are going up on groceries, and with all this talk about a possible meat shortage, people are starting to feel concerned. But what if instead of being worried, you turned stocking up into a delicious, creative adventure — a chance to learn new things while stashing away homemade convenience foods by canning? There is joy in this journey.
Encinitas food education group gets $375,000 Sprouts foundation grant
North Coast Current
October 9, 2019
Encinitas-based Sage Garden Project is among several nonprofits in the Southwest that have received donations from the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, Sprouts announced Oct. 8. In addition, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito is the recipient of a Neighborhood Grant from the foundation.
San Marcos pop-up museum celebrates the California avocado
Chase Spear
August 20, 2019
Since late June, The CADO museum in San Marcos has dedicated itself to preserving the history and educational significance of the California avocado.
Cool on the Coast: July events abound, from beach concerts to barbecue
Antonio Pequeño IV
July 9, 2019
Your roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar and the San Diego region.
Encinitas, Carlsbad residents shine in County Fair culinary contests
Lauren J. Mapp
July 6, 2019
Jars of jam, bottles of liqueurs, cookies, cakes and more lined the walls of the Del Mar Fairgrounds grandstand complex during the annual San Diego County Fair as it came to a close last week. The Home and Hobby contest drew in hundreds of competitors to more than 100 categories this year.
Encinitas ALDI supermarket location opens June 27
North Coast Current
June 22, 2019
Supermarket chain ALDI is set to formally open its Encinitas store on June 27. The location is one of two launching this month in the San Diego region.
Cool on the Coast: Usher in summer this June with events in Encinitas, Del Mar, Carlsbad
Antonio Pequeño IV
June 11, 2019
Your roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar and the San Diego region.
Cool on the Coast: Encinitas, Solana Beach fairs bookend April and May
Antonio Pequeño IV
April 25, 2019
Your roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Oceanside and the region.
A good gut feeling: Fermentation, food are focus of Encinitas event
Lauren J. Mapp
March 6, 2019
The Fermenters Club held its fifth annual San Diego Fermentation Festival at the Leichtag Commons farm in Encinitas on Feb. 17. Festivalgoers were able to learn how to make their own apple ginger sauerkraut in take-home demo jars at a hands-on table and nibble on samples of products from local artisan producers of fermented products.
ENCINITAS: Fermentation Festival returns Feb. 17
February 14, 2019
ENCINITAS — The San Diego Fermentation Festival returns to Encinitas on Feb. 17, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. at Leichtag Commons, 800 Ecke Ranch Road. The fifth annual event’s mission is to highlight the ancient tradition of fermentation by showing how healthy, easy, safe, delicious and fun it is to make and...
Cool on the Coast: Kick off February with food, family fun
Antonio Pequeño IV
January 25, 2019
Your monthly roundup of events in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Oceanside and the region.
Sprouts to open new Carlsbad store in Bressi Ranch on Jan. 16
North Coast Current
January 9, 2019
Carlsbad is set to get its third Sprouts Farmers Market location with the Jan. 16 opening of the chain’s newest store in Bressi Ranch, the grocer recently announced.
