Today I drove out to Gary Lambert's farm in Cairnbrook PA. The first amazing thing was that there were TWO "Main Streets", I think, somehow the "Main" street split out of a town called "Central City". Central of what? I have no idea.
Ending up on the right Main Street by instinct was pure luck.....the second time.
It's very late in the growing season, obviously,
but seeing how and where everything grows was very enlightening to me.
Knowing how bad the deer kill the crops and how hard it is to keep the bees pollinating opens up a whole new respect for what one man is doing here.
On top of that, he's (Gary Lambert) going to try and grow some micro ingredients for me.
By the way, Dad, this man has without knowing it supplied your Christmas present.
I can only post so many pictures in one posting, I may have to switch blogs soon.
Eating a fall strawberry right off the plant was enough to make my line cook realize why we made the trip out to the farm.
Then, seeing the same strawberries inside the greenhouse, wow, what a huge difference in color and smells.
I will post supplemental pictures above this posting to example how fresh and wonderful this produce is. It's certified organic, and when Gary walks into the kitchen and says "It doesn't get any fresher than this:" I know he means it.
From field to plate.
I can't wait to see what we can grow together.
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