In Our 10th Anniversary Issue

The first day of spring in March came and went so much earlier than the spring we knew would finally come, the spring we’d greet with lifted spirit and hope grown from the greening world around us. For this turn of the season each of us has treasured talismans from the natural world—the world of rain and worms, sprouting seeds and tiny leaves, sunshine and blossoms, mushrooms and edible bulbs.

Every spring for the past ten years I have come to this page to talk about these things, and to welcome you to a printed experience of the edible world in this little part of the state that is bounded to the west by the sparkling waters of Lake Michigan and its bays. This time around I can’t help but feel an extra swell of love and gratitude for all of our contributors along the way. They have filled these editions with words and images telling stories of food, people, communities and beauty. They have made this a magazine that readers anticipate eagerly and that area businesses find worthy of support.

To a one, they have stepped forward with enthusiasm for their craft and their subjects. They are writers and photographers, home cooks, business folk, farmers and chefs. Although they’ve had credit along the way I am calling them out once more for an encore cheer. It’s been our honor to work with them and they are the ones who have brought the meaning of community to these pages.

Let the feasts of spring begin!
Barb Tholin

Edible Grande Traverse Contributors

Susan Ager • Nancy Krcek Allen • Darrell Amlin • Sarah Baughman • Nick Beadleston

Janice Benson • Abra Berens • Emily Bingham • Janice Binkert • Jenny Blair

Maura Brennan • Brian Bourdages • Julia Brabenec • Bethany Broadwell • Mary Brower

Sam Brown • Ken Burritt • Patty Cantrell • Greg Carpenter • Mari Chamberlain

Donald Coe • Sue G. Collins • Diane Conners • Larry Coppard • Mike Davis

Natalie Davis • Michael DeAgro • Barbara Disborough • Ann Dougherty • Sydney Drew

Michelle Ferrarese • Tracy Grant • Pamela Grath • Samantha Graves • Marty Hair

Rex Halfpenny • Marty Heller • Gary L. Howe • Jennifer Jay • Fischer Jex

Robert C. Keller • Brad Kik • Kristin Kiteley • Penny Krebiehl • Bob Lovik

Krystn Madrine • Sue McGlaughlin • Nichole McHugh • Clark Miller • Stephanie Mills

Mary O’Neill • Susan Odom • Megan Olds • Anne-Marie Oomen • Bill Palladino

Nicco Pandolfi • Aubrey Ann Parker • Peter Payette • Lesley Perkins • Bill Peterson

Elizabeth Price • Doug Racich • Tom Renkes • Rebecca Reynolds • Jim Rink

Lisa M. Rose • Louis Santucci • Jen Schaap • Michael Schafer • Pam Schmidt

Teresa Scollon • Ken Scott • Betty Seelye • Kristin Celeste Shroeger • Rob Sirrine

Woody Smith • Gordon Sparber • Todd Spencer • Cherie Spaulding • Holly Wren Spaulding

Patty Lanoue Stearns • Yvonne Stephens • Tamara Stevens • Carrie Stone

Angela Stricker • Beryl Striewski • Mary Swift • Tim Tebeau • Skip Telgard

Nicolas Theisen • Phyllis Eckardt Tholin • Emily Ulbrich • Kurt VanSumeren

Madeleine Hill Vedel • Nels Veliquette • Jena Van Wagner • Ashlea Walter • Bernie Ware

Maria Wesserle • Jacob Wheeler • Katie Wheeler • Isaiah Wunsch