In this issue Natural landscaping with B the Keeper, Mile Creek Farm’s Dayton CSA, El Camino’s boutique bakery in North College Hill, Bee Haven Honey in OTR for all your bee needs. Pickle recipes for beyond cucumbers, Aiken High School uses farming skills to teach English, math, and science. Crystal Wilkinson’s new book—part recipe collection, part memoir; Cincinnati Park revitalization gets boost from volunteers; Homemade (vegan) tamales and fruit pops from Chef Stephanie; and an interview with Candice Matthews Bracken.

Contributors Polly Campbell, Kelsey Graham, Nora Hickey, Madeleine Hordinski, Allison McAdams, Cedric Rose, Sybilka Storie, Kara Gebhart Uhl, Stephanie Michalak White, Annette Januzzi Wick, Michael Wilson

Recipes inside Pickled strawberries, picked carrots, pickled cherry tomatoes, tamales, mole coloradito, mole verde, mushroom filling for tamales, sesame seed crema, pickled red onions, strawberry paletas, peach-ginger paletas.