Can I Grow Vegetables in Pots with a Northern Exposure?

I am stuck living in an apartment facing north. It is great for begonias and other shade-loving flowers, but horrible for my dream of vegetables and herbs. Or? Has anyone had any luck with growing any edibles like that in pots on the north side? They won't let us plant on the south side as some people didn't keep it up when they did.

By Gerri from central WI