A few weeks ago, I received a message from Jim Flint a newspaper publisher and editor who has been writing about this community for a long time, asking if he'd be able to talk with me about Zi Spice and check in how the year was going. I said yes without hesitation, and then spent the next few days quietly nervous about it. Jim's piece, "Zi Spice Takes Root in Ashland, Blending Global Flavors with a Personal Story," ran in the Ashland News, and I am genuinely moved by the ca

Fermentopia, held on January 25 and 26, 2025, at the Phoenix Civic Center in Phoenix, Oregon, was a bubbling success that exceeded all expec