Spring 2021

Boocharama!

There’s never been a better time to give kombucha a try, with three commercial kombucha operations in Dane County plus The Kombucha Shop that sells DIY supplies.

Exploring Kefir

There are many different types of cultured dairy products originating from just about every part of the world. Fermentation was used for centuries in traditional diets to preserve milk prior

Seed Work is Slow Work

To begin to appreciate the power of seeds, we must first understand the role in which industrial agriculture works to control them. Despite the energy and infrastructure behind patenting, modifying,

Spring Forward For Brunch

The flavors of spring can be slow to appear, so we’re ready to savor every single morsel the moment it comes out of the ground. Fresh herbs, asparagus stalks, hoop

Letter from the Editor: Spring 2021

Here at Edible, we work on each season’s issue many months in advance. So as I write this, it is still very much winter and there’s almost a foot of

Pandemic Chefs Pivot

Pivot. Adjust. Adapt. No matter how you say it, we’ve all done it this past year. For independent restaurant owners, being agile in their business has been critical to survival,

Serendipity: Foraging Southern Wisconsin

Andy Gricevich stands before us in the gravel parking lot at Lake Farm County Park in Madison. He’s like a field trip leader—backpack-clad, asking what we know about foraging already,