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Q&A with Locavore Jessica Prentice of Three Stone Hearth
Jessica Prentice’s claim to fame comes from coining the term locavore, chosen as the 2007 Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary. The New York City-trained natural chef lives and...
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Berkeley Farmers’ Market Man, Ben Feldman
This weekend, Berkeley’s Saturday farmers’ market reaches its 20th anniversary milestone. Ben Feldman is program manager for the Berkeley Farmers’ Market, a project of the Ecology Center. Previously,...
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Operation Frontline: Teaching the Needy to Cook
A couple of Saturdays ago, on a gorgeous sunny day when many Berkeleysiders were likely heading out for a hike, contemplating another coffee, or barely out of bed, I stopped by a cooking class taught...
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Farm Together Now
Given the growing interest in small-scale sustainable agriculture and the people who run these farms, it should come as no surprise that books on the subject aren’t far behind. Earlier this year saw...
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Learning on the Half-Shell: Community Supported Oysters
Oyster farmer and educator Luc Chamberland in Tomales Bay. Photo: Gwendolyn Meyer Luc Chamberland thinks oyster farming is often misunderstood. That’s why the aquaculturist wants to educate the public...
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Best Blog Posts from the 2011 Lettuce Eat Kale Archives
I’ve been so busy compiling “top food stories of 2011″ lists for KQED’s Bay Area Bites and Berkeleyside, I almost forgot to compile a similar list here. So, as 2011 comes to an end let’s take a trip...
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Occupy Food: College Co-op Advocates Gather in Berkeley
College students enjoy homemade food and create community. Photo: Courtesy CoFED Taking matters beyond burritos, pizza, and beer, a boot camp for college food activists from across the country kicks...
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Kickstarter Food: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Edible entrepreneur/video editor Dafna Kory is an ideal candidate for a food-focused Kickstarter campaign. Kory, founder of Inna Jam, an organic artisan preserves company in Berkeley, Calif.,...
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Katrina Heron New Edible Schoolyard Project Director
Katrina Heron Veteran writer and editor Katrina Heron — who has done stints at The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, and Wired — was recently named the new director of...
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The Tipping Point: Minimum Wage Battle Gains Momentum
Big tips make headlines. Consider the almost $500 gratuity on a $6 bill received by a Steak ‘n’ Shake waitress in Indianapolis, or the $1,000 that host Ellen DeGeneres gave Edgar Martiroysan, the...
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