Wildcrafted: Trinity County

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Rural California stories of culture, food, art, and politics. Wildcrafted: Trinity County highlights small-town Trinity County voices and creative local makers while exploring the challenges and achievements that shape life in our mountain community. Wildcrafted: Trinity County amplifies rural voices through stories of culture, food, art, and politics. Developing conversations that broaden the narrative of rural life, celebrate our neighbors’ creativity and resilience, and spark dialogue that fosters pride, equity, and connection across our California community

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Trinity Chocolate, Community Energy, and Rural Entrepreneurship with Evergreen of AhHome Chocolate 01.04.2026 50:31

In this episode of Wildcrafted: Trinity County, hosts Chris Williams and Dan Trujillo sit down with Evergreen Love, founder of AhHome Chocolate in Weaverville, California. What began as an experiment making chocolate in an RV while traveling the country has grown into a small-batch craft chocolate business rooted in Trinity County, California. Today, Evergreen is transforming a historic bakery bui...

Mushrooms of Trinity County: Forest Ecology, Elevation, and Edible Fungi with Kyle Sipes 22.02.2026 56:14

What can mushrooms teach us about forest health, wildfire, elevation, and rural life in Northern California? In this episode of Wildcrafted: Trinity County , hosts Chris Williams and Dan Trujillo sit down with environmental specialist and mycological enthusiast Kyle Sipes to explore the hidden fungal networks shaping Trinity County’s rivers, mountains, and oak woodlands. From black trumpets and ch...

Why Community Theater Matters in Rural California | Trinity County Arts with Joanne Tucker 04.02.2026 57:01

What does community theater make possible in a rural county shaped by distance, resilience, and deep local ties? In this episode of Wildcrafted: Trinity County , hosts Chriss Williams and Dan Trujillo speak with Joanne Tucker , educator, theater director, and President of the Trinity Players, about the power of community theater in Trinity County—from Hayfork to Weaverville. This conversation expl...

Cannabis Regulations, Local Government, and Democracy in Rural California | Trinity County with Lisa Wright 04.02.2026 48:14

In this episode of Wildcrafted: Trinity County , we sit down with Lisa Wright , Trinity County resident, entrepreneur, and cannabis policy expert, to unpack local government, cannabis regulation, and democracy in rural California. Lisa’s story connects federal bureaucracy, local governance, public administration, and the lived reality of small cannabis cultivators trying to survive. From her early...

From TikTok to Trinity: How Megan Hays-Reid is Rebuilding a Historic Weaverville Motel 04.02.2026 42:31

In this episode of Wildcrafted: Trinity County , we sit down with Megan Hays-Reid , owner of the historic 49er Gold Country Inn , to explore what it takes to build a small business, a creative life, and a sense of belonging in rural California. Megan’s story begins far from Trinity County — in suburban Seattle and later in a remote Wyoming town of 500 people — but it leads directly into the heart...

Wildcrafted: Trinity County TRAILER 2026 22.12.2025 1:03

“From the historic Trinity Theater in downtown Weaverville, and a TriniTea Production – this is Wildcrafted: Trinity County . We bring you stories foraged from the land, its makers, and its people. From small-town artists to local food innovators, from community leaders to everyday neighbors, we’re exploring the voices shaping life in our California mountain home. Amplifying rural voices, celebr...