Field Days (eBook)

A Year of Farming, Eating, and Drinking Wine in California

Jonah Raskin (Autor)

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2009
344 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-94318-6 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;Sooner or later, nearly everyone who cares about wine and food comes to Sonoma"e;-so begins this lively excursion to a spectacular region that has become known internationally as a locavore's paradise. Part memoir, part vivid reportage, Field Days chronicles the renaissance in farming organically and eating locally that is unfolding in Northern California. Jonah Raskin tells of 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. In this luminous account of his experiences, Raskin introduces a dynamic cast of characters-farmers, chefs, winemakers, farm workers, and environmentalists. They include such luminaries as Warren Weber at Star Route Farm, the oldest certified organic farm in Marin County; 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, including Luther Burbank, Jack London, and M.F.K. Fisher. Field Days is a heartfelt celebration of the farm-to-table movement and its cultural reverberations.

Inhalt

List of Illustrations ix
Introduction: The Renaissance in Farming 1

1 First Forays 13
2 Oak Hill History 58
3 Departures and Returns 79
4 Farmwork, Farmworkers 100
5 Winnowing with Wayne 125
6 Blood and Money, Wine and Water 136
7 Rudolf Steiner and Sons 162
8 Follow the Vegetables 177
9 Oldies and Goodies 202
10 A Place for Things to Happen 228
11 Days of the Dead 248

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.5.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Getränke
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Essen / Trinken ► Länderküchen
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: american food production • American wine • California • Californian wine • chez panisse • Cultural Studies • Delfina • Drinking • eating • Environmentalism • Farmers Market • farming • farm to table movement • farmwork • farm workers • food and wine • food lovers • Jack London • local eating • luther burbank • Memoir • mfk fisher • northern california • oak hill farm • Organic Farming • Sonoma • star route farm • United States of America • vivid reportage • Whole Foods • winemakers • Wine tasting
• ISBN-10: 0-520-94318-X / 052094318X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-94318-6 / 9780520943186