Style Magazine - August 2023
Wondering where you should take your friends this summer? All the places mentioned in this month’s feature, “Wine Time!” are a “grape” place to start. Turn to page 54 for tasteful tasting rooms, vineyards with a view, spots where you can sip while also savoring a meal, and more. My out-of-town guests were beyond impressed with the amazing vino (particularly the petite sirahs and bold barberas), state-of-the-art spaces, and stunning scenery. Need something else to show your forever friends? All the farm-to-fork flavors found ’round town on almost every menu. From cocktails made with just-picked peaches to pizza topped with slow-roasted sweet corn and cherry tomatoes, we were hard-pressed to find a meal made without something locally grown—and even checked out a farmers’ market (for a list of regional ones, flip to page 86). But the most exciting (and my personal favorite) expedition was exploring a handful of farm-to-bottle breweries—places that grow their ingredients (hops, honey, mandarins, and more) on-site. Check out “Good Beer Hunting” (page 84) for a roundup of where to find these hidden, home-grown gems—with recommendations on what to try.
Wondering where you should take your friends this summer? All the places mentioned in this month’s feature, “Wine Time!” are a “grape” place to start. Turn to page 54 for tasteful tasting rooms, vineyards with a view, spots where you can sip while also savoring a meal, and more. My out-of-town guests were beyond impressed with the amazing vino (particularly the petite sirahs and bold barberas), state-of-the-art spaces, and stunning scenery.
Need something else to show your forever friends? All the farm-to-fork flavors found ’round town on almost every menu. From cocktails made with just-picked peaches to pizza topped with slow-roasted sweet corn and cherry tomatoes, we were hard-pressed to find a meal made without something locally grown—and even checked out a farmers’ market (for a list of regional ones, flip to page 86).
But the most exciting (and my personal favorite) expedition was exploring a handful of farm-to-bottle breweries—places that grow their ingredients (hops, honey, mandarins, and more) on-site. Check out “Good Beer Hunting” (page 84) for a roundup of where to find these hidden, home-grown gems—with recommendations on what to try.
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| introducing |<br />
Wild Roots<br />
Learning Center<br />
STACY JAMES & KARA LOFTHOUSE<br />
300 Natoma Street, Folsom, 916-953-9915,<br />
wildrootslearningcenter.com @wildrootslearningcenter<br />
Services or products you offer: Education-enrichment classes,<br />
field trips, and summer camps for students of all ages (pre-K<br />
through high school).<br />
What you enjoy most about your profession: Seeing children<br />
start to enjoy learning; plus, we get to be messy and spend every<br />
day outside and barefoot with some of the coolest kids!<br />
Fun fact about your company: We always dreamed of opening<br />
our own “hippy school” while working in education (as teachers,<br />
administrators, and curriculum specialists). We came across this<br />
magical property and wrote the business plan in 48 hours.<br />
Customer service is: Everything.<br />
First job: Babysitting and a soccer referee for the Folsom Soccer<br />
Club.<br />
Favorite food: Anything Dustin (Kara’s husband) makes!<br />
Favorite local restaurant: Milestone.<br />
Last big purchase: We’re currently looking for a camper van—<br />
so we can have a mobile classroom, as well as an easy way to<br />
load up for adventures—and are hoping to find a large piece of<br />
property to expand. Our last actual big purchase was airfare for<br />
a family adventure this fall.<br />
Favorite small business: Ruby’s Books to stock our bookshelves<br />
and Sociology Coffee to wake us up!<br />
SolarHut<br />
MEGHAN STIMMLER<br />
6590 Commerce Way, Suite C, Diamond Springs, 530-651-5111,<br />
solarhut.org @solarhut<br />
Services or products you offer: Photovoltaics (PV) solar and<br />
battery installation.<br />
What you enjoy most about your profession: Getting to be<br />
part of the community.<br />
Fun fact about your company: We’re father-and-daughter<br />
owned and operated.<br />
You started your business, because: We felt El Dorado County<br />
needed a solar-only provider who had expertise.<br />
Customer service is: Always our top priority.<br />
Most memorable experience as an entrepreneur: Winning<br />
SunPower’s 2021 Western States Intelegant Award; “intelagant” is<br />
a portmanteau combining "intelligent" and "elegant."<br />
Favorite food: Spaghetti.<br />
Favorite local restaurant: Heyday Café.<br />
Last big purchase: A Tesla.<br />
Favorite small business: Ambiance.<br />
When not working, you can be found: At one of my kids’<br />
sporting events.<br />
You love living here, because: Of the community and the<br />
region’s uniqueness.<br />
DO YOU KNOW THAT OUR EDITORIAL IS NOT PAID FOR, NOR CAN IT BE PURCHASED?<br />
In fact, our Introducing and Eat & Drink section reviews are not paid advertisements. If you’d like your business<br />
profiled, please email info@stylemg.com. Once we determine when your business will be featured, we will contact<br />
you to schedule a time to come out and take a photograph. Thank you!<br />
48 stylemg.com | AUGUST <strong>2023</strong> | /stylemediagroup /stylemediagroup /stylemediagroup /stylemags
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