Fall 2012

From Kassenhoff Growers, www.kassenhoffgrowers.com September at Kassenhoff Growers often means abundant tomatoes. This is how we keep them for future use in cooking. Preheat oven to 450° Sprinkle a pan with salt and pepper to taste. Cover bottom with some sprigs of fresh thyme. (We use our English thyme from the garden, but you could…

From Lucero Olive Oil, www.lucerooliveoil.com Serves 6–8 1 medium-size watermelon ⅓ cup plus 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (Try Lucero Arbequina, Miller’s Blend, or Ascolano) 4 cups baby arugula ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (try Lucero Traditional) Cut watermelon into ½-inch spears. Place in a bowl and toss with ⅓ cup…

From Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association, www.pcfma.com Serves 6                                                         1 ½-inch-thick slice of fresh ginger, peeled ¼ cup Asian sesame paste
 (or tahini) 3 tablespoons Asian sesame…

From Hillcrest Ranch Sunol, www.hillcrestrancholiveoil.com Serves 4 1 medium-size (about 2 pounds) butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes 1 large or 2 medium leeks, white and light-green parts only, washed and cut in 1-inch pieces 2–3 ripe pears or apples, peeled (optional), cored, and cut in 1-inch cubes 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive…

Join Edible East Bay in celebrating Berkeley Horticultural Nursery’s 90th Anniversary! And what better way to say “hooray” than with an ice cream tasting! Saturday, September 29, 1–4 pm Berkeley Horticultural Nursery 1310 McGee Ave, Berkeley 510.526.4704 • www.berkeleyhort.com Six fabulous East Bay ice cream, sorbet, and gelato producers will be on hand to make…

Where the Elite Meet to Eat … What goes best with a Blue Bottle macchiato: Rosemary shortbread? Saffron-and-lemon snickerdoodles? A grilled steak sandwich with arugula and a tangy green smear of chimichurri on an Acme torpedo roll? If you picked the steak sandwich, head to Blue Bottle’s Jack London Square location the third Thursday of…

Doug Reil gives Maria Myers the produce donated to Cafeina. Uncommon Exchange Doug Reil serves up a radical idea in food sharing By Rachel Trachten Photos by Nicki Rosario If you’re looking for a tasty meal made from locally sourced produce this season, but are not quite up for Chez Panisse, consider Cafeína Organic Café,…

A Look on the Sunnyside of Richmond: Sunnyside Organic Seedlings Pity the indecisive gardener, snared in the bounty of Sunnyside Organic Seedlings’ farmers’ market booth. Lettuces are easy: six different types come in each variety pack, each pert baby ruffled, frilled, or speckled in deepest magenta or new-leaf green. But then come the herbs, far…

A Produce Picker’s Companion Advice from two market farmers for gardeners and shoppers by Helen Krayenhoff Cut Paper Illustrations by Margo Rivera-Weiss There you are in your garden admiring squash and melon vines that have taken over the entire territory. Some impressive fruits have developed, but are they ready to harvest? They are big, for…

Daylighting the Underground Fruit Economy: Foraging Goes Live By Jillian Steinberger                                                                                        …

Donut Logic Laurel Davis, co-owner of Donut Savant in Oakland, hadn’t planned to become a full-time doughnut maker. Sure, she grew up baking with her mother and grandmother, so she knew her way around a mixer. Years of living in Seattle, where doughnuts are taken almost as seriously as coffee, had made her an aficionado…

Editor’s Mixing Bowl I think that the times that have felt most vital in my life, are those when some circumstance, idea, or spirit of sheer curiosity has propelled me into a new undertaking. Sometimes the result is nothing but a small shift in perspective, but on other occasions, it turns into something as momentous as…

In August 2010, East Oakland native and avid gardener Kelly Carlisle (pictured at right) started up a youth urban farm project on a quarter-acre plot at the Tassafaronga Recreation Center in East Oakland. She gave it a name intended to inspire young gardeners: Acta Non Verba. “It means ‘Deeds not Words’ in Latin,” she explains.…

Seven Stars of the Fall Harvest BY JESSICA PRENTICE Jessica Prentice, Maggie Gosselin, and Sarah Klein created the Local Foods Wheel to help us all enjoy the freshest, tastiest, and most ecologically sound food choices month by month. Here are seven of Jessica’s fall favorites. You can learn more about the Local Foods Wheel and…

EDITOR’S MIXING BOWL 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…

SWEET, COLD, AND UNFORGETTABLE PLEASURE An East Bay cone-u-copia of ice cream and other frozen treats STORY AND PHOTOS KRISTINA M. SEPETYS Ice cream cones, a cup of sorbet or gelato, an icy paleta: simple, delightful indulgences that make people smile. Like many grown-up children, I have fond memories of an old, battered ice cream…