Spring 2008 By Edible East Bay | March 7, 2008 | 0 CONTENTS SPRING 2008 4 EDITOR’S MIXING BOWL By Cheryl Koehler 6 READERS’ CHOICE LOCAL HEROES AWARDS By Chad Arnold 9 EDIBLE EVENTS By Serena Bartlett 11 PLOUGHSHARES NURSERY By Derrick Schneider 13 A SIZZLIN’ SUMMER FOR KIDS IN THE KITCHEN By Matthew Green 14 TRY THIS AT HOME Roast your own coffee By Sarah Inez Levy 16 BE A BASKET CASE: SHOP BY BIKE By Timothy Bustos 18 DUCK EGGS FOR SALE By Val D’Ippolito with recipes from Bay Wolf Restaurant 23 DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SHAMPOO COMES FROM? By Serena Bartlett 26 WHEN WHEAT WAS LOCAL By Elizabeth Linhart Money 31 WHAT’S IN SEASON? Pass the Peas, Please by Barbara Kobsar with recipes from Mudd’s Restaurant Spring Rolls with Miso Seared Beef and Pea Shoots Pea Shoots Salad with Hobb’s Speck Prosciutto, Ricotta Salata, Dates, and Tarragon Dressing 34 THE ZEN OF FOOD By Wanda Hennig 40 COOKING WITH BIG MIND or How I Survived Zen Cooking Boot Camp By Mary Tilson 43 UDDER CONFUSION Difficult Choices in the Dairy Aisle By Matthew Green 48 EAST BAY FARMERS’ MARKETS 50 DIGITAL EDITION Posted in Spring 2008