Celebrating the Footprints of the Grower

by Chef's Garden | Jul 12, 2021 | Agriculture and Farming

“The best fertilizer in the world is the footprints of the grower.” (philosophy of Bob Jones, Sr.) Farmer Lee Jones and Bob Jones, Jr. still embrace this philosophy, one taught to them by their father—and so we thought we’d share more insight into what this saying...

Chef and Farmer: A Sweet Collaboration

by Chef's Garden | Sep 24, 2020 | Sustainable Agriculture

Chef Jehangir Mehta owns Graffiti and Me & You, popular restaurants in New York’s East Village. He has built a reputation for “juxtaposing ingredients, textures, and tastes from his native India with flavors from all around the globe.” His cultural heritage...

We’re Planting Differently This Year!

by Chef's Garden | Sep 15, 2020 | Gardening

Before we delve into this subject, we’d like you to imagine a head of cabbage. What does it look like? You may well be envisioning a vegetable that’s green—or perhaps red. Shape? Round, of course! Now, picture taking a bite of this cabbage, freshly harvested from our...

Farm’s Air Purification System: Makes COVID “Undetectable” After 24 Hours

by Chef's Garden | Sep 1, 2020 | Agricultural Innovations

In April 2020, we shared information about the revolutionary air purification system by Extreme Microbial Technologies that we are now using in our packing and shipping areas. At that time, we had anecdotal evidence that this system was effective against bacteria and...

Sushi Chef Gives Farming a Try Through the Stage Program

by Chef's Garden | May 7, 2019 | Chef Experiences

Chef Blake Luecke has traded his chef’s coat for a green bucket slung around his hips with a length of orange rope. Instead of cooking with snow peas, the accomplished Austin sushi chef is harvesting them. On the other side of a wall of tangled vines is a farmer,...