"There are those who eat to live and those who live to eat" I am definitely the latter of the two. I not only live to eat, I love to eat! And I love all food related adventures. I come from a family of great cooks, artists, musicians and farmers. Great meals, and fresh, homegrown food have always been a part of my life. I was born to two young hippies in the late 70's in the pool house at my Aunt Fay and Uncle Doug's house in Ojai, California. My mother's midwife had only delivered baby goats before my birth. A few years later my parents moved up to Humboldt County to become farmers. They bought a small piece of property on the Eel River. On the other side of the river was the redwoods Avenue of the Giants! What an amazing place! My parents started a small organic farm. My mom, my sister Camille and I moved back to Ojai when I was in kidergarten. And for the next 8 years I spent my summers on the farm and at farmers markets with my dad and step-mom and the school year in Ojai with mom.
So I think that is where it all started, this crazy obsession I have. Or is it an addiction? Or is it Love? Or maybe both? I love farmers markets, and I love good food. I spend so much time thinking about food, reading about food, learning about food and visiting places where good food comes from. I have been shopping at farmers markets for years. And more recently I have become a farmers market manager. I have started a collection of photos from all of the farmers markets I have worked at and visited. So I decided it was time to share. I want to share all of the funny and crazy stories about my parents, the farm, the farmers markets and the food that I get to eat.
The mission with this blog it to capture the memories before I forget them all (because I have a terrible memory) and to share my love of food, farms, farmers markets and farmers. I hope to entertain and educate. I will include lots of great pictures, recipes and stories from the past and present.
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