Jose Andres Puerta Quotes

There's nothing better than home-grown, chemical-free fruits and vegetables.

I take my kids to a farmers' market each Sunday to buy organic produce.

I've become a produce snob. I like to eat food that's in season.

I always sought out organic produce because to me it always tasted better; the quality was better - if you got it fresh.

I love the idea of farm to table and farmer's markets. I enjoy a meal more if I know I'm eating something that's good quality and good for me.

Sweet Washington cherries and Walla Walla onions are two of my favorite local treats.

I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation. I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from.

The shorter the chain between raw food and fork, the fresher it is and the more transparent the system is.

The flavour of something fresh out of the ground is 10 times better than something that's been flown halfway across the world.

One thing I'll tell you is the food in Sacramento is off the charts. You've got good Asian food, the farm system where everything is natural, which I believe in. I like organic.

Farm to table is a personal choice.

When you grow up close to poultry and fields and gardens and open-air markets, you can't help but develop an instinct for quality food.

We've become slaves to words like 'local,' 'fresh,' and 'seasonal.' We all want to be Thomas Jefferson's agrarian hero, but sustainable food is a difficult beast.

The thing about organic farming is that the produce will not look the same. Your tomato will not resemble the rich red one from the textbook, and that's the beauty of it.

I loved the experience of going to the farmers' market, seeing where your food is grown, turning it into something delicious.

At ABC Cocina and Kitchen, 90 percent of our produce and vegetables come from Union Square, and that's all from upstate New York farmers. We are simply committed to this idea of local, organic food.

I worked at this supermarket called Amish Market. Everything is, like, organic.

I've got to find local farmers and get natural foods.

I have fruit trees. Cows for fresh milk, yoghurt. My own wheat. I'm basically self-sufficient.

Clean, tasty, real foods do not come processed in boxes or bags; they come from the earth, the sea, the field, or the farm.

A hunk of beef raised on Scottish moorland has a very different ecological footprint from one created in an intensive feedlot using concentrated cereal feed, and a wild venison or rabbit casserole is arguably greener than a vegetable curry.

For me, summer hasn't really started until tomatoes reappear in local farmers' markets.

I'm really all about clean eating, lots of fruits and vegetables. It's great, because in California, there are so many farmers' markets, so I always have plenty of fresh produce.

The concept of being a locavore, or one who chooses whenever possible to incorporate locally grown or locally produced food into one's nutrition plan, is of great importance.

The biggest thing you can do is understand that every time you're going to the grocery store, you're voting with your dollars. Support your farmers' market. Support local food. Really learn to cook.