Contributors
Contributors: Summer 2013 Lorianne S. Riley Editor-in-Chief, Owner, Publisher, Web Designer, Photographer & Wife. Lorianne holds a BS Degree in Business Administration from CSU, Chico, and is licensed as a Cosmetologist and Certified Massage Therapist.
Jennifer K aplan Studied Merchandise Marketing at FIDM San Francisco. She is Co-
owner of the dress shop ‘A Bit Unruly’ in Chico CA and previously was a stylist with ‘Cabbie’. She is now opening a sister store to ‘A Bit Unruly’ that will exclusively sell shoes.
Ken Hodge Ken Hodge started Hodge’s Nursery in 1986. Ken received his Bachelors degree in Agronomy as well as Pomology & Viticulture in 1979 from CSU Chico. Then he returned for his Masters degree in Ornamental Horticulture in 1987. Ken also worked through college doing landscape maintenance as well as landscape contracting in later years.
Morgan Ferguson
Morgan Ferguson is a well accomplished chef at 5th Street Steak House. He has been in the restaurant business all of his professional life and is very well rounded in a variety of different types of cuisine.
Mike Hall Mike has over 12 years of experience in culinary arts. Starting at Johnson & Wales University where he received a Bachelors in Culinary Arts. Then he worked at the Back Bay Hilton In Boston and the Popponesset Inn in Cape Cod, after that he moved to Germany for a year cooking and tasting food in Germany, France and Italy. Finally ending up at 5th Street Steakhouse in Chico, CA.
Dr Anshu Shrivastava
We at Abhumka Herbal are working on translation of tribal’s traditional herbal knowledge. Botanical Survey of India, Jodhpur was my learning institute where I was associated with the studies of floral elements of Ranthambhore - a famous tiger habitat... in India.
Dr. Jason Gonzales Originally from Seattle, moved to California in 2004 after graduating from the University of Washington. He spent 4 years in San Francisco completing his chiropractic education and moved to Chico in 2008. Dr. Gonzales and his wife, Amy, just had their first child, Leo, and are enjoying living, working and raising a family here in Chico.
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Community Seeds . Summer 2013