“You have been such a hustler with this cookbook—you have done an incredible job spreading the word about farmers’ markets, this cookbook, and your amazing work!”

“Your project stood out for being extra wonderful, well-executed, and really I just LOVE your project image. I chose it to feature on the Kickstarter homepage for the final few days of your campaign. If you go to kickstarter.com, you’ll see that your project is one of a few projects displayed in an editorialized homepage hero, front and center. Congrats on the feature and what should provide you a bump in visibility!”

“I’m the Cookbooks Buyer at Barnes & Noble. Our Vendor Manager who also handles small press, forwarded your wonderful cookbook to me. I think The San Luis Obispo Farmers’ Market Cookbook is awesome! WOW. Seeing your book is what makes my job worthwhile. Every so often I see a book from the small press department that is created by a tiny group of people that is so well done, it excites me and simultaneously boggles my mind. How did you accomplish so much with so little resources? Your book is easily as good as any cookbook from any big publishing house. Seriously. You should feel very proud of it! So much of the book is fun to look at. It’s creative in so many ways. You did a number of cool things in your book which make it stand out. And the fact you did the photography is pretty amazing. You’re a one-woman band!”

“Let’s begin with The San Luis Obispo Farmers’ Market Cookbook, written by the indefatigable Kendra Aronson. I’ve rarely met a more enthusiastic and proud author, and she should be. She wrote, photographed, designed, and published this gorgeous book all on her own. The recipes are not complex; most are just one page long, which makes them approachable, and are written conversationally, as if by a friend. Which is surely how you’ll feel about Kendra Aronson once you’ve worked your way through her wonderful homage to the farmers markets and people of SLO.”

“I love the way Kendra has celebrated the farmers and the beautiful organic food they grow for us. She connects their work to the kitchen and to our taste buds in a pure and simple way—plus the photos are gorgeous.”

“Three years and a successful Kickstarter campaign later, she produced the cookbook. It features 60 seasonal recipes as well as profiles and short stories about local farmers and chefs. There’s also a shout-out from her idol, Alice Waters. Aronson’s enthusiasm for all things SLO keeps her tapped into a community she loves to share with visitors every opportunity she gets.”