Barn & Butter is a homegrown, community-based initiative that reestablishes the connection between the hardworking organic farmer and the forward-thinking city dweller interested in reclaiming traditional kitchen culinary crafts to unlock the fullness of real food and place it, once again, at the center of our social relations
Growing up in Sonoma Valley surrounded by bountiful farmland, I experi
enced feasts of honest, nutritious, seasonally inspired foods as the center point of the family life. It wasn’t until I ventured away from Sonoma that I understood that the majority of Americans don’t share this personal and pleasurable relationship with their food or have much knowledge of its origins. Our fast food, cheap fix, supplement filled, vitamin laced, food culture doesn’t offer us many opportunities to make responsible food choice. And our busy lives make the prospect of preparing real food often seem overwhelming. But it is never too late to build a sensible and positive relationship with food. In doing so, we can support the future of food production in our country by supporting and encouraging small, sustainable farms, build awareness and inspire change. This is essential for our own individual growth and transforming today’s food system into a positive, healing environment for all (I mean everything… the soil, the people, the animals, the plants, the skyline, the weather…)
