We’re lucky that farming is a 10,000 year old tradition and eating’s been going on for even longer. When I’m asked for recommendations of resources and inspiration, I’ll point you down these roads:
READ
A long list of all things: Growing Chefs’ Booklist
The imparative The Pleasure of Eating (Wendell Berry) and the breathtaking The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
COOK
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (D. Madison) and World Vegetarian (Madhur Jaffrey) and The Moosewood Cookbooks
GROW
An alphabetical of resources:
Baker’s Creek Heirloom Seeds and Grow NYC and Eagle Street Rooftop Farm
Evolutionary Organics and Hudson Valley Seed Library and Johnny’s Select Seeds
The New York Botanical Garden and Silver Heights Farm and Nursery and Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
CREATE
With pen, Chris Ware and Duke Riley and Emily Noelle Lambert and Elisabeth Timpone and Laura F. Cline and Lilli Carre (more at www.Drawtopia.wordpress.com)
With camera, Adam Golfer and Jackie Snow and Lucas Foglia and Naima Green and Scott Nyerges
In action, the Meerkats.
On bicycle, Times Up.