Find your foodway. That phrase has been rattling around in my head for the past few weeks and I can’t remember if I heard it somewhere or saw an Internet meme or if it came to me in a dream. But it’s good advice and makes a fitting slogan for this magazine.
Edible Monterey Bay has always been about showing the way, by spotlighting our local food community so that we the eaters can better know our farmers, fishermen and the people who prepare our food in area restaurants. Unfortunately one pillar of the Monterey Bay foodshed is in serious trouble. In this issue we report on the sad situation of local fishermen and women, who are leaving the profession in droves due to a canceled salmon season last year, restrictions on crabbing and various ground fish closures. Contributing editor Mark C. Anderson explains why it is getting harder and harder to catch and eat local seafood, and where the fishermen are going.
But it’s not all gloomy news. Even though another winter storm is pounding down as I write this, the acacias have begun to bloom, robins are singing again every morning and soon it will be time to start planting a summer garden.
We have plenty of inspiration for gardeners and cooks in this edition. Also, you will meet hard working farmers and creative food entrepreneurs. And don’t forget to read the ads; they will point you to a bumper crop of exciting new businesses and long-established ones that form the fabric of the Monterey Bay area foodway.
A foodway is defined as the eating and culinary habits of a certain people or region. Let Edible Monterey Bay help you find your foodway.
Deborah Luhrman
Publisher
About the author
Deborah Luhrman is publisher and editor of Edible Monterey Bay. A lifelong journalist, she has reported from around the globe, but now prefers covering our flourishing local food scene and growing her own vegetables in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
