{"id":2464,"date":"2010-06-26T21:36:50","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T04:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=2464"},"modified":"2015-07-29T10:14:07","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T17:14:07","slug":"slow-food-orange-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/slow-food-orange-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Food Orange County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I attended the Slow Food Orange County fundraiser in Bommer Canyon. I&#8217;ve never been to Bommer Canyon and was totally awestruck at the beauty of this oasis in the midst of urban sprawl. The principles of this world-wide organization are gaining momentum in the U.S. and I&#8217;ll be writing more about them this coming week.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I couldn&#8217;t wait to share this refreshing respite that harkens back to Orange County&#8217;s early days when rancheros dotted the landscape now criss-crossed with congested freeways and endless suburban developments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2465\" title=\"Bommer Canyon 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-2.jpg?resize=556%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bommer Canyon 2\" width=\"556\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-2.jpg?w=556&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-2.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2466\" title=\"Bommer Canyon 3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-3.jpg?resize=556%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bommer Canyon 3\" width=\"556\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-3.jpg?w=556&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-3.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-4.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2467\" title=\"Bommer Canyon 4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-4.jpg?resize=450%2C595&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bommer Canyon 4\" width=\"450\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-4.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bommer-Canyon-4.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin: 5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0404035699099814\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_color = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 728;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 90;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"728x90_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\ngoogle_ad_channel =\"\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"#F6F25A\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"#4DB4F1\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"#FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"#000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"#DC1E2E\";\r\ngoogle_ui_features = \"rc:0\";\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I attended the Slow Food Orange County fundraiser in Bommer Canyon. 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