Early Student Frances Thompson Passes Away

Early Student Frances Thompson Passes Away

SFZC alumnus Frances Anne Thompson passed away November 28 in San Francisco. Fran was an early student of Suzuki Roshi, the second tenzo (head of kitchen) at Tassajara, and the illustrator of the first Tassajara Bread Book. She maintained her connection with Zen...
New Year’s Babies at Zen Center Greet 2015

New Year’s Babies at Zen Center Greet 2015

This last week, not one but two Zen Center families welcomed the new year with healthy new babies. Stephanie and Thiemo Blank, longtime residents at Green Gulch Farm, were the lucky parents of the first baby of the year in Marin County: a baby girl named Lucia. She...