Wherever possible, I like to use home-grown or locally produced ingredients.
I grew up around the corner from my grandparents' dairy farm, which was three miles outside of a small town called Phoenix.
Frankly, any city person who doesn't think I deserve a white-collar salary as a farmer doesn't deserve my special food.
I believe if given the choice, Americans will choose to support American farmers when they head to the store to shop.
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.
When I'm in London, I get a veggie-box sent up every week, with the latest pickings.
Farm to table is a personal choice.
Choose to patronise your local farmers; as eaters, you need to demand a different type of food. Appreciate the pigginess of the pig.
I think things like 'farm to table' are misleading. I think sometimes that becomes a pedestal or a soap box to get people into your restaurant but is not... it's almost empty in a way. I mean, my food comes from a farm, and I serve it on a table.
Buying food from farmers and people that I know adds that human element that I love.
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.
I'm a California girl, right? I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation.
Always farm fresh eggs, never store bought.
