Craig Ramini came to his second career through a combination of luck and pluck. After deciding to leave the Silicon Valley tech industry with a near-terminal case of boredom, Ramini launched himself into cheese making after a relative asked, "Why don't Americans make buffalo mozzarella? 

Now, at Ramini Mozzarella, they do, in what Ramini believes is the only domestic farmstead buffalo mozzarella operation. Ramini is part of the farm tours organized thorough this year's California Artisan Cheese Festival. The festival is Mar. 21-23 at the Sheraton Sonoma County, Petaluma.

The second quarterly issue of the new Made Localmagazine is out (read it here). It’s written and edited by Gretchen Giles, former long-time editor of the North Bay Bohemian, who stopped by to talk about it with KRCB’s Bruce Robinson.

  ALSO: Governor Jerry Brown says he’s not sure legalizing marijuana in California is a good idea because the state could lose its competitive edge if too many people are getting high.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Today's reporting by Katie Orr and Steve Milne.