In The Kitchen on Violet Folklore
This blog entry was recently posted about In The Kitchen on Violet Folklore’s web page…..they have a great online shop that combines fashion and herbal knowledge.
In Wendy Van Wagner’s Adorable Kitchen (and inspiring life)
Miss Wendy Van Wagner, isn’t she pretty as a flourless pastry? (Which is what she had just finished making when I arrived at her workspace for this photo shoot, pictured above).
Wendy is a Nevada City native who has made her home town proud by opening up In The Kitchen, a hub of local, organic cooking, feasting, and education located in the sweetest little house on a busy Nevada City street. Check out more about her and her work at her websites:
(The blog features great tips, recipes, and various culinary musings, and is one of my most frequently read blogs.)
(So sweetly designed.)
(Read this to really get the scoop on who Wendy is and the fascinating story of how she came to do what she’s doing so well. The interview was conducted by my husband Graham as a part of Ladyfest Nevada County, which was dreamt up and organized by our own amazing Sasha!).
Though it is covered in snow here, there is a garden filled with food and herbs in the front yard!
Whenever I run into Wendy around town or at a social gathering I notice how well dressed she is. Not that she’s all fancy-schmancy-food-snobby-dressed, just that she always looks good. (And don’t even get me started on the sharp styling that her boyfriend Joe- a fabulous cook as well- is always sporting). So I was stoked when she agreed to let me feature her favorite pieces, especially when we decided that the shoot would take place at her warm, airy, spacious, bright, functional, and adorably adorned little home away from home- the In The Kitchen home/business. (She does reside elsewhere, but has made this space very comfortable and spends a lot of time here).
One more thing about Wendy before we get to it, and that’s her brother Tim:
Tim is a farmer at Bluebird Farm, a Nevada City farm that supplies the area’s grocery stores and farmer’s markets with an abundance of fresh, vibrant, organically grown, lovingly tended food and herbs. I just LOVE it that their parents raised two such lovely, ambitious children who are truly making a positive impact on the world and contributing to the well being of their home town community in the most primal and fundamental way- through food. These two make me really excited to someday give Mycelia a sibling and then to watch in awe as they grow into… something amazing.
To read the rest of this blog post visit the home of Violet Folklore….these ladies have an amazing Etsy shop that features vintage and fiercely thrift-ed fashion!
Thanks Amber!
That is so sweet. I put your blog in my reader. I love the pictures of you and Tim! And of course all the food looks fantastic. Keep up the beautiful work.