Loquat Mojito (Libbie Summers and Chia Chong)

There’s a Strawberry on my Back

I grew up wanting to work in the fields, a dream my parents deferred my entire childhood.

Every elementary kid did it, or so it seemed. Each summer a chartered school bus would haul sleepy-eyed kids from their homes to the sprawling strawberry fields just a short 15-minute drive into the county. While I lazed around watching “Tom and Jerry” and lapping up “toasted rice” cereal, I imagined my schoolmates singing songs and forging friendships in my absence.

The Turnip Truck

Words and Artwork by katherine sandoz She had, in fact, just fallen off.  But was there any shame in it?  Aside from the occasional bump in the road, a little […]

Tea Olive Blossom Infused Sugar

Photography Chia Chong Styling by Libbie Summers From backyard to belly. This tea olive blossom infused sugar with its light flowery flavor breaks down to a syrup consistency within a […]