Farm-to-table

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Seasonal Produce

My appreciation for farm-to-table food began with a salt shaker and a tomato. I can remember the day clearly – my grandfather putting on his old cowboy hat, picking up that Tupperware shaker, and taking my five-year-old hand. As we walked over the grassy yard towards the tilled acres that served as a shared field between my grandmother and her sister, we talked about planting, growing, cooking and how important it was to pick your produce at just the right time. I can still feel the damp earth that squished between my shoeless toes and see the white shaker swinging …

Build Your Garden

When people think about farmers, they tend to think about older people. This is true, for every 6 farmers over the age of 65 there is only 1 under 35. There are groups that are trying to change that though and help young people be the farmers of the future. Enjoy this short film below on a group of young farmers in western Colorado and the group of donors who is helping them along. HOW WE GROW_REDFORD SHORT from Tomas Zuccareno Photography on Vimeo. A vignette of just one of the segments of our HOW WE GROW feature documentary film. …

Farm-To-Table History

The Farm-To-Table Movement or, as some call it, Farm-To-Fork isn’t new. While it seems to be all the rage currently it does have a history going back to early 1900s. You’ve read about what it is in my previous article, now let’s look at where it came from and why it is gaining such momentum. The original farm-to-table was actually started around 1914 as a postal initiative to transport produce and other items directly from rural areas into the cities. This program picked up butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables, and other items to quickly deliver to their destination. It started with …