Remembering Paula Downing on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour (Aired: October 22, 2023)

 
PaulaThis week on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour we’ll be talking about the late passionate, feisty and committed Paula Downing. We speak about her years as an environmental and farming advocate, as Manager of the Sebastopol and later Santa Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market, work with Slow Food and many other lasting community efforts. We are joined by her youngest daughter Elizabeth Corsini, Farm Trails Executive Director Carmen Snyder and Chef/Professor Daniel Kaden who share with us about this amazing friend and powerhouse, who is deeply appreciated and sorely missed.
 

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Connor Murphy on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

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Kiano Moju on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

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Dan Imhoff on Savoring Sonoma: The Hour

Dan Imhoff is a writer, author, publisher, activist and musician. Splitting his time between Sonoma County and Spain, he shares deeply informed…

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