About Us

We, the "Heirloom Tomatoes" of Locally Delicious, have witnessed the harmful changes to our food system resulting from the shift to monopolized, industrial agriculture. We have come together to "re-localize" food. This is a movement we consider critical to the health of our selves, our communities, our ecosystems, and our children's futures. 

We wrote and edited Locally Delicious: Recipes and Resources for Eating on the North Coast™, using the proceeds from this book to fund many community development projects throughout the region. We serve as networking agents for sustainable food system community development efforts and are involved in multiple policy-making councils and networks. We hope that our book and work will inspire people elsewhere to do the same within their own communities. Please visit our Accomplishments for a full list of projects in which we have been involved. 

The Heirloom Tomatoes

The Tomatoes, pictured above, include (from top left to right): Carol “Pleated Zapotec” Moné, Suzanne “Brandywine” Simpson, Ann “Tabletalk” Anderson, Pat "Money Maker" Bitton, Ann “Jubilee” King, Kate "Green Zebra" Jamison-Alward, Lauren “Peacevine Cherry” Cohn-Sarabia, and Martha “Jersey Devil” Haynes.

Ann "Jubilee" King thought she was a retired editor until she became an Heirloom Tomato. One of the nicest things anyone has said about her is that "she understands cooking."

Lauren "Peace Vine Cherry" Cohn-Sarabia is a professional caterer in Humboldt County. She enjoys teaching cooking to children and adults, taking photographs and growing vegetables for her family in her home garden.

Martha "Jersey Devil" Haynes grew up in the Garden State. After 32 years as a teacher, in retirement, she has finally found the time to go more deeply into what to cook, why to cook it, and how to cook. Working on the Locally Delicious book has changed her in all three categories.

Carol "Pleated Zapotec" Moné is a school teacher, a long-term community activist and a serious locavore.

Suzanne "Brandywine" Simpson is a retired public relations professional and is presently a professional artist and an ardent home gardener who grows 85% of her family’s food.

Ann "Tabletalk" Anderson is a retired publisher of books and patterns on quilting. She spent most of her career in computer sales and marketing after earning a Master’s Degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

Pat "Money Maker" Bitton is a technical writer for Humboldt State University as well as for a number of software companies in the US and overseas. British by birth, Pat only discovered how truly good real food can be when she moved to Humboldt County in 2004 and she’s now a fervent supporter of local, sustainable food systems.

Kate "Green Zebra" Jamison-Alward is the youngest member of the Tomatoes (not an "Heirloom" yet). Kate was raised in and has returned to Humboldt County after a diverse education in Washington D.C., the San Francsico Bay Area, and Ghana, West Africa. With a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, a love for nature, family, community, hiking, cooking, and social justice, she is delighted to be working for and with Locally Delicious towards meaningful paradigm change.

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