Serving farm-fresh meals at the farm
<p><span word="Farm">Farm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Table">Table</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="locally">locally</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="traction">traction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> “<span word="table">table</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="culinary">culinary</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="table">table</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Denevan">Denevan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Briars">Briars</span> <span word="Farmstead">Farmstead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Chefs">Chefs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Outstanding">Outstanding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Field">Field</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="Denevan">Denevan</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culinary">culinary</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Outstanding">Outstanding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Field">Field</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>, <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Denevan">Denevan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="chef">chef</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>-<span word="side">side</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Denevan">Denevan</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="farms">farms</span>, <span word="ranches">ranches</span>, <span word="beaches">beaches</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span>.”</p><p><span word="Guests">Guests</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="plates">plates</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tour">tour</span>.</p>
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