At Edible San Fernando Valley magazine, our small team is committed to bringing you the best issue we can every season. One of the most important tasks for our editorial team is fact-checking.

Wait, did you know we fact-check every article to make sure we get everything correct? It’s something we’re very proud of. Fact-checking takes time, sometimes time we don’t have, but we won’t budge. It’s just too important, for us and for you, our readers.

Sharon Pember is our behind-the-scenes, detail-oriented whiz who we first started working with in 2016 at Edible Ventura County and continued with as we launched Edible San Fernando Valley in 2022. If you’ve been the subject of one of our articles, you’ve met Sharon by email. For all our other readers, let me introduce you.

Sharon retired from a 35-year teaching career, where she taught lower elementary grade students in Delaware and California. A lifelong learner, she then trained to be a Braille transcriber, where she transcribed mainly college texts for 10 years. She also enjoys reading, being with friends and family, going to plays and traveling. She hates to admit that she likes playing games on her devices. No judgment.

I asked Sharon what she likes about the gig—other than working with us, of course. She said it’s the flexibility she has to work on the articles, to find out about new restaurants and products and learn their background.

Sharon feels fortunate that she and her husband have taken wonderful trips, where they’ve seen magnificent sights.

This season, we hope you feel fortunate, too. For what you’ve done and for what you look forward to this year.

All of us at Edible San Fernando Valley wish you a peaceful new year.

Sarene Wallace
Managing Editor