Where Our Food Comes From

Chocolate by the Bay - A Visit to TCHO

San Francisco has a long and storied history of chocolate makers, dating back to the mid 1800s with the founding of both Ghirardelli and Guittard. And while there's no dearth of artisanal chocolatiers in town - all of whom purchase…

Food and the Social Justice Movement

Food is the altar of humanity. No matter the race or creed, nationality or history, there is no human society that has not centered itself around the table. Necessity aside - we have always viewed food as our gathering point.…

A Toast to the Harvester

With the rebirth of farmer's markets and the spread of the local food movement, an appreciation for the farmer's time and toil has sprouted in the consumer consciousness. Thank God for that, and long overdue, I say, but there is…

Vertical Farming

California, with its moderate climate and abundant agricultural land, has always been on the leading edge of the locally grown, sustainably-farmed produce movement, but could New York take the lead? With the right funding, it's very possible.

NYC has more…

Inspiration from Catalán Farms

Ever wonder what tales your broccoli has to tell? Who planted the seed, watered the field, and picked the produce? Did it travel thousands of miles to land on your table? Does that green-bosomed vegetable have more stamps in its…

A Visit to Dirty Girl

The tomato.

What other ingredient, in the kingdom of the soup and the sandwich, could lay claim to the crown? Americans might be split over ham or turkey, swiss or cheddar, wheat or white, but the tomato they agree on…

Visiting Paradise Valley Farms

Dennis scrapes through the first several inches of the four foot mound and pulls out a wood chip fringed with a fuzzy, white fungus. Here in the newest compost pile, the round, dry balls of horse dung roll softly down…

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