Dana Velden

Dana Velden writes about the more thoughtful aspects of food, cooking and life. Finding Yourself in the Kitchen is a collection of essays born out of her popular online column for “The Kitchn.” Each essay focuses on a cooking theme that explores how to practice mindfulness to discover a more deeply experienced life. Velden offers practical kitchen tips, 14 of her own favorite recipes, and suggestions for meditation techniques. Presented by Point Reyes Books and the Point Reyes Farmers Market.

About Dana Velden: Dana Velden is a Zen priest who lived and studied for 15 years at the San Francisco Zen Center, where she was Tenzo (head cook) and chopped many, many gallons of onions. She has been writing for “The Kitchn” blog since 2008 and has contributed to The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women and The Kitchn Cookbook. She currently lives among apricot, pear, persimmon, lime, and apple trees in Oakland, CA.

About the Point Reyes Farmers Market: World-famous, award-winning, visited by British royalty, and filled with home-grown produce and community fun, the Point Reyes Farmers Market is the only all-local, all-certified organic produce market in the wider Bay Area. Held at Toby’s Feed Barn in downtown Point Reyes Station, the market is set in one of the most beautiful locations in the Bay Area. With Point Reyes National Seashore and hundreds of miles of hiking trails only a stone’s throw away from the farmers market — and with live music and chef demonstrations every week — you’ll be guaranteed a day of great food and family fun.