Field Days

by Raskin, Jonah

• ISBN13: 9780520259027
• ISBN10: 0520259025
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-25
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

"Sooner or later nearly everyone who cares about wine and food comes to Sonoma"-so begins this lively insider's excursion to a spectacular region that has become known internationally as a locavore's paradise. Part memoir, part vivid reportage,Field Dayschronicles how the renaissance in farming organically and eating locally is unfolding in Northern California. Jonah Raskin writes poetically about the year he spent on Oak Hill Farm-working the fields, selling produce at farmers' markets and following it to restaurants. He also goes behind the scenes at Whole Foods. Along the way, he introduces a dynamic cast of characters who conceived and sustain this renaissance including farmers, chefs, winemakers, farm workers, and environmentalists. There are contemporary luminaries here -- including Warren Weber at Star Route Farm, the oldest certified organic farm in California; Bob Cannard, who has supplied Chez Panisse with vegetables for decades, Sharon Grossi, the owner of the largest organic farm in Sonoma; and Craig Stoll, the founder and executive chef at Delfina in San Francisco. Raskin also offers portraits of renowned historical figures--Luther Burbank, Jack London, MFK Fisher.Field Daysis a heartfelt celebration of the farm-to-table movement and its cultural reverberations