Diverting from bees momentarily, I couldn’t resist this story in the Berkshire Eagle about chefs who love a good “food story” to add to the allure of their dishes. One New York chef – Dan Barber of Blue Hill– is quoted in the story, “The more we have a food story, the better the food tastes. It’s what these big food chains cannot provide.”
[Be sure to check out Blue Hill’s “Food Mission & Philosophy,” which states, in part, “Actively reconnecting the farm and the table creates a distinct consciousness…Through our choices of food and ing
redients, we — chefs, waiters, diners – are inescapably active participants in not just eating, but in agriculture. This awareness adds to the pleasure of eating.”]
Chef Barber and a number of other chefs are members of a sustainable farm supporter Berkshire Grown. The article covered the 9th Annual “Farm to Table” ‘networking event’ sponsored by Berkshire Grown.
Always good to hear from the farmgirls in these articles and I wasn’t disappointed with a mention of Laura Meister, who owns the beautifully-named CSA “Farm Girl Farm” in North
Egremont.
This story is further proof that the next Rock Star may indeed be your local farmer.
As an aside, Virtual Farmgirl had to point out that Farmgirl Laura also produces documentaries and in 2005 was on the road with “Sweet Soil,” which featured the Berkshire farm co-op community.
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