Contents: Fall Harvest 2012
SIDE DISH
Acta Non Verba Farm
Donut Savant
Belcampo Meat-Up
Sunnyside Organics
Mobile Action Lab
SWEET, COLD, AND UNFORGETTABLE PLEASURE
An East Bay cone-u-copia of ice cream and other frozen treats
UNCOMMON EXCHANGE
Doug Reil serves up a radical idea in food sharing
A PRODUCE PICKER’S COMPANION
Advice from two market farmers for gardeners and shoppers
Recipes from our Advertisers
SEVEN STARS OF THE FALL HARVEST
Favorite foods and recipes from Jessica Prentice
SCHOOL LUNCH 2.0
Oakland headed for a school food overhaul
THE MINDFUL WAY BEYOND PLASTICS
Beth Terry’s vision and practice
ABOUT OUR COVER ARTIST
A former professional baker and cook, Margo Rivera-Weiss enjoys making culinary art. She adores colors and draws on her ethnic heritage, family background, and artistic energy to create an eclectic body of work that includes “a world of fruit” made primarily in the media of watercolor and India ink, recycled and bottlecap creations, and Hebrew calligraphics. Margo calls her style of art “tropical expressionism.”
Margo has exhibited throughout the Bay Area and her art has been published in Other Tongues, Edible East Bay, Bridges, and Fireweed. She has built numerous ofrendas for el Día de los Muertos celebrations throughout the Bay Area. In 1998 Margo initiated the JanRae Community Art Gallery at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center in Oakland, which she continues to curate. Margo curates First Friday shows at Uptown Body & Fender that support local non-profits. She won the Oakland Indie Award in 2009 and first place in the 2012 Mama’s Royal Café’s napkin art contest.
Margo’s Upcoming Shows
“All in the Familia”
Margo with her dad, Jaime Rivera V.
JanRae Community Art Gallery
Women’s Cancer Resource Center
5741 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
Free and open to the public, Monday–Thursday August 18–October 25, 2–6pm
Reception August 18, 6–8pm with flamenco and refreshments, RVSP at www.wcrc.org
“La Cocina Latina” – solo show
EBMUD Oakland Administration Building
2nd Floor Lobby Gallery
375 11th St, Oakland
The exhibit is open and free to the public Monday–Friday, 8– 4:30
First Fridays 6–9pm
at Uptown Body & Fender
401 26th St in Oakland,
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