By Hilary Kearney
What happens in the colony, stays in the colony no more. San Diego beekeeper Hilary Kearney of Girl Next Door Honey takes us into the Heart of the Hive (Storey Publishing, 2024) to enlighten us on the life cycles and lifestyles of honey bees. As a follow-up to her 2019 book Queenspotting, Kearney masterfully reins in our interest with details about the inner workings of the honey bee colony as a superorganism and in the bees’ individual roles. While it’s not a cookbook per se, you will get to learn a little about how honey is made. With plots to murder the queen and mid-flight sex scenes that end in deadly mating rituals, it turns out that life in the honey bee colony is more dramatic than an episode of The Real Housewives.
By Camilla Marcus
Organic. Sustainable. Farm-to-table ... sometimes these terms seem too complicated, jargony, or separate from our everyday lives. In My Regenerative Kitchen (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2024), chef, entrepreneur, and author Camilla Marcus shows us the way, centering our awareness on nature with people being essential stewards. Marcus uses eco-conscious ingredients and global flavors that encourage us to explore approachable and exciting “accidentally vegetarian” fare. With over 100 recipes, curated menus, and tips, Marcus provides us with the why and the how of cooking and living to help restore our planet and our wellness.
By Lan Thai
Chef and regenerative farmer Lan Thai’s self-published journal features over 30 recipes and a 28-day meal plan to help us make the most of healthy eating. Thai’s goal for the book is “to simplify health, empowering you with a fundamental understanding of overall wellness.” Thoughtful details are incorporated into the pages that support a food-as-medicine lifestyle like equipment suggestions, tips for cooking without recipes that will help maximize the use of seasonal ingredients, macronutrient charts, and wellness routine templates.
Originally published in issue 76.