Field Days

A Year of Farming, Eating, and Drinking Wine in California
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-520-26803-6
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 134 mm x 204 mm, Gewicht: 358 g

“Sooner or later, nearly everyone who cares about wine and food comes to Sonoma”—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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Raskin, Jonah

Weitere Mitwirkende

Green, Paige

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Kochen, Essen, Trinken

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Jonah Raskin is Professor of Communication Studies at Sonoma State University and the author of The Radical Jack London: Writings on War and Revolution, American Scream: Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" and the Making of the Beat Generation, and For the Hell of It: The Life and Times of Abbie Hoffman, all available from University of California Press.