What’s in Season?
By Barbara Kobsar Artwork by Patricia Robinson Choosing produce harvested at its peak is your sure bet for flavor and freshness. February Citrus shines as winter wanes. Especially vibrant are the blood...
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WASTE NOT Food Shift launches a test kitchen for a better food system STORY AND PHOTO BY A. K. CARROLL Dana Frasz plans to launch the Alameda Kitchen this spring. Food-waste activist Dana Frasz was...
View ArticleDeer Butchery
GET INTO THE GAME At The Local Butcher Shop’s Deer Butchery Class Photos by Kathryn Tomajan courtesy of The Local Butcher Shop Indigenous mule deer run amok through the East Bay hills to the delight of...
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Ba-Bite brings Israeli flavors to Piedmont Avenue BY ALIX WALL | PHOTOS BY MELISSA MORRISON Robert Gott and Mica Talmor-Gott found the name for their restaurant, Ba-Bite, in the Hebrew word Ba’bayit,...
View ArticleDown on the Farm up in the Hills
Photo courtesy of Sophie Hahn CSA projects can be found in all kinds of places, even tiny city backyards. Sophie Hahn dreamed of farming her yard to feed her family and neighbors. But growing produce...
View ArticleSource Guide Spring 2016
Arts, Education, & Entertainment CALIFORNIA’S ARTISAN CHEESE FESTIVAL Friday–Sunday March 18–20 in Petaluma. artisancheesefestival.com EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT Parklands and trails ideal...
View ArticleEditor's Mixing Bowl
Joy Moore, cooking and gardening instructor for Berkeley Independent Study, checks the worm bin. Photo by Olivia Vigo Looking around at our rain-drenched landscape, it strikes me that this transition...
View ArticleCONTENTS Spring 2016
Bees on an Alameda rooftop. Photo by Olivia Vigo Photo by Juliann Lam ABOUT OUR COVER PHOTOGRAPHER OLIVIA VIGO EDITOR’S MIXING BOWL EDIBLE EVENTS Upcoming Events Ongoing Events Events at Ardenwood At...
View ArticleWhat's in Season? Spring 2016
By Barbara Kobsar Choosing produce harvested at its peak is your sure bet for flavor and freshness. MAY In early May, enthusiasts scramble for the first handfuls of sweet Burlat cherries, but...
View ArticleFeed It Through the Leaves
Photos by Joshua Burman Thayer By Joshua Burman Thayer In spite of challenges like poor soil and drought, the Bay Area is a great place to grow your own food. Organic gardening practitioners like me...
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