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July 05, 2005
Food... much more than just food!!!
With the farm in full swing and the bounty of produce coming off the farm, it takes me back 19 years or so when I was a chef in the Bay Area, reminding me of the passion I have for food and the joy of eating farm fresh, local, organic food that is in season. The simple pleasure of walking down a row of Rainier strawberries, finding "the one", warmed by the early morning sun, biting into a berry exploding with a complex, sweet flavor you become aware that your senses are on the "edge", alive with pleasure. The discovery that a freshly shelled English pea is not even a distant relative of the canned peas your mother prepared for you as a child. Pulling a bunch of pencil thin carrots, the sweet, musty smell of earth still clinging to it's fragile roots with skin so delicate and flesh so crisp and tender your kids will beg for one after another.
I ask myself how, in just two generations could we have become so far removed from our food source, from the very thing that brought our families together, around the table every evening, sharing our day with loved ones while eating the bounty that mother or grandmother just harvested hours ago from the huge garden "out back".
Is it possible to go back to that place, does anyone even care? Or are we so busy being busy that we will not slow down long enough to enjoy the simplicity that life can offer. What price do we pay for being so disconnected with everything around us, including ourselves?
Perhaps that is the price... we lose the essence of who we really are and with it a tiny slice of our humanity.
It is my hope that sharing my passion for food and offering the finest produce available, grown with love, to all of our wonderful customers at the farmers markets will inspire them to slow down, get back in the kitchen, prepare simple dishes using only the freshest ingredients, reconnect with loved ones and allow ourselves to experience the sensual pleasures of our food.
Posted by Jeff at July 5, 2005 12:53 PM
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