Spring 2011 Contents

Editor’s Mixing Bowl

SF Flower & Garden Show:
Oakland’s Star Apple Edible Gardens is the star

Local Hero Award Winners

Goodbye, Green Jell-O:
Local healthcare professionals are bringing a more nutritious green hue to hospital food

Slow Money:
The movement for sustainable financing options for food and farming enterprises in the East Bay

Annals of an Urban Beekeeper:
Khaled Almaghafi of Queen of Sheba Farms

Ode to a Fruit Peel:
Poetic renderings from Siew-Chinn Chin’s Kitchen

Candied Citrus Recipes by Siew-Chinn Chin:

• Candied Citrus Peel
• Shaker Lemon Tart
• Chocolate Candied Orange Biscotti
  

What’s at the Market?
Recipe for Crisp Fried Squash Blossoms with Feta and Mint: by Marie Simmons

Seven Stars of Spring
Recipe: Poached Goose Egg on a Bed of Pea Greens with Green Garlic Cream

Eating Offal: It takes guts!

Getting to the Heart:
A review of and excerpt from Heart of the Artichoke by David Tannis

Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Urban Farms:
City Slicker Farms’ new urban farm park

Oakland’s Farm Fresh Approach to School Food

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