In a quiet corner of Newcastle, something wild is brewing. Twenty or so foodies, gardeners, and nature enthusiasts-- including members of NorCalForaging group and MeetUp Sacramento Foragers: Wild Edibles-- met at The Wild Raspberry, a soon-to-open tea house in Newcastle. Participants gathered for an informal horticultural class to see and taste some unusual herbs and locally foraged plants, learning how to use and prepare them in new ways. Heather Pier, owner and teacher at The Wild Raspberry, has been cultivating a variety of medicinal herbs for years, as well as experimenting with foraged plants and herbs that can be found around the Sacramento valley. She hopes to provide Sacramentans

By day the sound of an angle grinder echoes through Midtown’s alleys, dust and occasional fragments of powdery stone bouncing into the lane. Neighbors walking by often stop to chat, remarking on the elaborately carved marble sculptures made by local sculptor, Vince King, admiring his progress over the last several months.  King created his garage-studio at the I Street Co-op where he moved just over 5 years ago, a then-recent graduate of UC Davis with a degree in Environmental Conservation Biology and Management. He began working for the County of Sacramento, helping to develop several conservation planning initiatives, and sculpting in his spare time.  After some planning of his own, Ki