Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

The best thing I've seen on TV is two guys, Jamie Oliver and The Manic 
Organic (Canada) picking food from their own gardens and cooking it up. That 
connection is so rarely seen anywhere in mass media.

from http://www.betterfarming.com/archive/short-12.htm

Organic goes Manic
Nobody has time to cook any more, but they seem to have time to watch 
television, hence the popularity of the specialty channel, Food Network 
Canada. Its latest breaking show, called "The Manic Organic," is hosted by 
organic farmer Antony John from Sebringville, Ont. John has made a name for 
himself supplying specialty vegetables to roughly 20 high-end restaurants in 
the Niagara Peninsula, Stratford and Toronto. He also teaches part-time at 
the nearby Stratford Chefs School.

Nine 30-minute Manic Organic shows were taped last summer around the 
Stratford area featuring John, who is billed as a biologist, landscaper, 
painter and cook. The local southern Ontario countryside is showcased, as are 
some of the toney restaurants in the area.

The publicity for the show says: "Each episode follows a main vegetable and 
two side vegetables through the life cycle from planting out as seeds to 
nurturing in the garden without pesticides and finally harvesting and 
cooking. Along the way Antony (John), with his own unique brand of humour, 
demonstrates how viewers can employ organic techniques in their own home 
gardens."

The first show in the series was aired April 11 and featured Welsh-born John 
seeking out wild leeks in a local bush. The leeks are a main ingredient in a 
Welsh mussel stew made by chef Neil Baxter of Rundles Restaurant in nearby 
Stratford. Rundles is a favourite of the Shakespearean Festival theatre crowd.

John is among a group of local farmers who have specialized in growing very 
fresh produce for local restaurants in the Stratford area.
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paul tradingpost@lobo.net


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On 11/19/2009 at 6:11 AM Cindy C wrote:

>In regards to Jamie Oliver and since you do not "know about him "
>understand this..He is from England and their palate is similar and
>surprisingly different.
>.I don't know what you mean by Celebrity food but if lollipop lamb pops
>is not your thing, or stuffed fish with prawns I think the idea of roasted
>lamb is good . Jaime strives to produce food that is  nutritious,
>eye-appealing and from the garden or local market. He does his prep in a
>nonchalant manner but it is ever so precise and has many french and higher
>end influences I agree, but if you don't like capers or can't get them,
>leave them out. Or maybe try them. It has taken me years to learn to eat
>bell peppers, and I enjoy them now. Then some people's tastes remain
>colonial thru out their lives. I think it is quite gallent of him to be
>cooking in these rural parts of West Virginia showing people there is more
>nutrition about them if they open their stomachs up to new tastes.
>Cindy C
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>--- On Wed, 11/18/09, Joan Vibert <joan@windwalkerfarm.com> wrote:
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>From: Joan Vibert <joan@windwalkerfarm.com>
>Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] cooking at home
>To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing"
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>Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 5:03 PM
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