Category: farm to table

The ‘Green-Thumb Chef’: Niven Patel Takes ‘Farm-to-Table’ Into His Own Hands

July 18, 2022
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A cook sliced into an heirloom tomato and threw half of it in the trash. It was a thoughtless act committed routinely in kitchens around the country—but chef Niven Patel saw it as an opportunity to teach his team about the effort required to grow and harvest ingredients. “Do you know how long it took…

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Home Sweet Home in Oklahoma

January 10, 2022
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Out in this part of America that is not quite the South and not quite the Ozarks, where the land is flat and the people free-spirited, Kelly and Brad Claggett are finally fulfilling their longtime dream after years of hard work. When they first moved to this 60-acre property in Grove, Oklahoma, around 2009, Kelly…

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