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STEVE AND RACHEL….(Hour Two)…9/13

Phone calls with questions every Saturday 9-11...1-707-636-1350

Email 24-7 to be answered each Saturday at steve@ksro.com

GUEST:

Sara-Sebastopol Community Seed Exchange

https://www.communityseedexchange.org/

STEVE AND RACHEL….PETALUMA BOUNTY…9/13

The Farmers Market Update

https://thesantarosafarmersmarket.com/

GUEST:

Suzy Grady-Executive Director-Petaluma Bounty---Plant Sale 9/13

https://www.petalumabounty.org/

Phone Calls 9-11...1-707-636-1350

Emails 24-7 to be answered during the show...steve@ksro.com

Ask The Expert: Recovery Radio With Dr. K – 9/11 Anniversary Special

In this episode, Dr. K & Chris Geiger of Center Point DAAC, talk about the anniversary of 9/11, first repsonders, trauma, PTSD, addiction & suicide.

Center Point DAAC of Santa Rosa has been serving Sonoma County since 1969, offering free or low‑cost addiction treatment for Medi‑Cal members. Their Dr. Sushma D. Taylor Recovery Center provides medically supervised detox and long‑term residential care, plus outpatient and specialized programs for teens, families, and individuals facing court involvement—all backed by mental‑health counseling and medication‑assisted treatment. For support with substance use recovery, visit cpdaac.org or call (707) 544‑3295.

At The Table – Terra Madre Americas

Host Clark Wolf is talking all things Terra Madre Americas! He is joined by Duskie Estes, Owner of Black Pig Meat Co., Dan Kedan, Associate Professor at the Culinary Institute of America, and Sean McGaughey, Owner of Quail & Condor, as well as Troubador Bread & Bistro, as all of them will be at the Terra Madre Americas event in Sacramento!

The Good Stuff – Mascarin Family Wines

In this episode of The Good Stuff presented by the Sonoma County Winegrowers, hosts Virginie Boone and Karissa Kruse talk to Matt Taylor, Winemaker at Mascarin Family Wines.

Matt Taylor is a third-generation Sonoma County native and therefore has a passion for the Sonoma Coast AVA, its microclimates and rugged landscapes which bring forth intense and complex nuances to the finished wine. Matt’s first love, besides his wife Kaela, is viticulture and that’s a good thing because, for him, it is the first step in eliciting the perfect wine from the vine.

Matt started his winemaking career as Assistant Winemaker to Rod Berglund of Joseph Swan Vineyards Matt became Winegrower and Winemaker for the Biodynamic producers Bart & Daphne Araujo. His broad experiences with Araujo Estate Wines include a harvest internship in Mendoza and Cafayate, Argentina, another in Hawke’s Bay New Zealand, as well as return visits to top Estates of Bordeaux. He has designed and developed multiple vineyards for high-end grape production in Sonoma and Napa. In 2015, Matt began his collaboration with Ed Mascarin at 32 Winds.

Matt has a vision for the Grand Cru vineyard sites in west- ern Sonoma County, and wines made naturally. He is inspired by the old-world style of bio-dynamic farming and believes in allowing the fruit to express itself as naturally as possible, without additives, using minimal filtration, and restrained use of oak. Growing grapes and making wine naturally is a commitment, philosophy, and a way of life. It comes from respect of nature and all forms of life.

In 2019 and 2020, Matt was selected as the only California producer to be invited to the “La Dive Bouteille”, a natural wine expo, in Loire Valley France to present his recent vintages to other top producers and importers of Europe.

Mascarin Family Wines

It is a vision that has taken shape over 3 generations. The foundation was set with Ed’s grandfather, Angelo, who immigrated from northern Italy in 1904 and was hired to plant and farm vineyards in central California for the Italian Swiss Colony (now known as Asti Winery). Ed played in the vineyards as a boy, and later worked on the family farm pruning, harvesting, irrigating, drying the raisins, anything his Nonno asked. Meanwhile Ed’s father (also an Italian immigrant who married Angelo’s daughter) was a cellar Master at the Roma Wine Company, working for the Cella brothers and the venerable Louis Martini in the 1930’s and 40’s in the small central valley town of Kingsburg, CA. The grape, raisin, and wine business was all Ed knew growing up –it was a family affair as almost every member of Ed’s extended family was involved in some aspect of the business. The Local Lion’s Club offered then 17 year old “Eddie” a small scholarship to attend Cal Berkeley, where he was a walk-on for the football team and a star baseball player. The engineering classes he took along the way set him up to embark on a career in Industrial Engineering. 40 years and lots of Life Experiences later, he returned full circle to the wine world, and in 2009 became proprietor of Mascarin Family Wines.

Today, Ed, his daughter Mia, and a small team work together to continue the Mascarin legacy with 32 Winds and Mascarin Wines. Matt Taylor vinifies the wine and manages the vineyards. Our grapes are sourced from select vineyards grown by trusted vineyard managers, as well as from our own estate vineyard. Our tasting room is nestled behind our vineyard in a garden setting, just outside Healdsburg, in gorgeous Sonoma County.

And finally, Virginie and Karissa share their Tuesday Night wine picks!

Ask The Expert: Digital Defense with CyberAuthority – Phishing Scams

In this episode of Digital Defense with CyberAuthority, Nick Eicken, Founder & CEO of CyberAuthority, talks about Phishing scams. Nick breaks down why the scams work, common tricks scammers use and how you can defend yourself and your personal information!

Sonoma County Focus: Nation’s Finest

Host Jeff Woodworth talks with Claudio Calvo, Rob Holley, Alex Brownson & Lauren Hutton of Nation's Finest. They discuss what the organization is, who they serve, how it's helped them as they returned home from combat and what programs they provide.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, if you or someone you now is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Number (available 24/7) at 988.

ROCK’nVINO – Sonoma Botanical Garden Acoustic Sunsets

During this episode of ROCK’nVINO, hosts Coco and Michelle talk with Michael John Ahern, volunteer Director of Entertainment for Acoustic Sunsets at Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen. This is the second year of the Acoustic Sunsets concert series, which happens every Wednesday evening from 5pm to 8pm through the end of October. The beautiful amphitheater is a perfect spot for a picnic and a variety of local acts. The stage is flanked by two large bird sculptures from the Winged Wonders exhibit. And the gardens are also open to explore, with a wonderful selection of plants from Asia.

ROCK'nVINO is sponsored by American AgCredit.