Food
Vegan burgers and soul food and burritos (oy vey!) … This week, Oakland’s plant-based eaters add another nosh to the list. Sarah Kagan, 26, launched Kosher* vegan catering business, Sarah Sunshine, just in time for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana.* Rosh Hashana, which fell on September 24, 2014, celebrates the start of the Jewish new year, 5775. It is followed by ten days of atonement, which ends in one of the holiest days under Jewish tradition, Yom Kippur. Fish-free…
The Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch in Oakland features more than 15 types of pumpkins.
A photo/audio slide show of Oakland’s 2014 Eat Real festival.
Alameda County Community Food Bank fights hunger with month-long “30 Ways in 30 Days” program.
Young artists, including rapper Alexis Johnson, create a music video warning fellow youth about the health dangers of fast food.
The Oakland Unified School District will implement a new wellness policy to fight childhood obesity.
Oakland-based grassroots organization builds edible gardens to grow sustainable food, create jobs, and build community.
Out of a small section of warehouse space in West Oakland, Eric Maundu is growing a big dream. He wants to make it possible for almost anyone to grow food in an economical, energy efficient and water saving manner.
When Oakland’s century-old wholesale produce market opens around 1:00 a.m. near Jack London Square, a world of family fruit and vegetable sellers comes alive to supply cafes and taco trucks with ingredients for the day’s menu, long before diners are awake.