TY - BOOK AU - Raskin,Jonah AU - Green,Paige TI - Field days: a year of farming, eating, and drinking wine in California SN - 9780520943186 AV - S521.5.C2 U1 - 630.9794/18 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Berkeley PB - University of California Press KW - Farm life KW - California KW - Sonoma KW - Anecdotes KW - Organic farming KW - Farmers KW - Biography KW - Vie à la ferme KW - Californie KW - Agriculture biologique KW - Agriculteurs KW - Biographies KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Agriculture KW - Agronomy KW - Crop Science KW - bisacsh KW - General KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-305) and index; First forays -- Oak Hill history -- Departures and returns -- Field days -- Winnowing with Wayne -- Blood and money, wine and water -- Rudolf Steiner and sons -- Follow the vegetables -- Oldies and goodies -- A place for things to happen -- Days of the dead -- I am what I eat N2 - "Sooner or later, nearly everyone who cares about wine and food comes to Sonoma"--So begins this lively excursion to a spectacular region that has become known internationally as a locavore's paradise. Part memoir, part vivid reportage, Field Days chronicles the renaissance in farming organically and eating locally that is unfolding in Northern California. Jonah Raskin tells of the year he spent on Oak Hill Farm--working the fields, selling produce at farmers' markets, and following it to restaurants. He also goes behind the scenes at Whole Foods. In this luminous account of his experiences, Ras UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=306024 ER -