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Organic Marin: Recipes from land to table
 
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"Now more than ever, we need to make decisions about cooking and eating that support the kind of agriculture that takes care of the land we hold in trust for future generations. This beautiful book, full of recipes for delicious, seasonal meals, is a tribute to the Marin County farmers, artisans, and cooks who uphold that stewardship and provid for our future." --Alice Waters, Chez Panisse Restaurant

"Organic Marin gives you a taste of what has become one of America's most vibrant local food scenes; indeed, this beautiful book is the next best thing to eating there." --Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food

"Every society is a direct reflection of the status of its soil . . . Everything comes from soil. We are nothing without it." --Helge Hellberg, executive director of Marin Organic

Organic Marin is more than a regional cookbook. It also represents an organic movement reverberating around the globe, demanding a more thoughtful, less wasteful approach to life.

The connection between field and farmer, land and table, and food and family translates to the passionate belief that food fosters community. And nowhere is this connection more apparent than in Marin County, California, the birthplace and standard-bearer of American organic farming.

In Organic Marin, 16 of America's most esteemed organic farms share their stories and philosophies alongside 50 mouthwatering organic recipes organized by season and contributed by 25 of the San Francisco Bay Area's most popular organic restaurants.

With recipes for Heirloom Tomato Flat Bread, Seared Ahi Tuna with Asian Slaw, Chicken Fra Diavolo with Fennel and Dandelion Salad, Double Chocolate Bread Pudding, and much more, anyone can create the delicious dishes featured in this beautiful and inspiring organic cookbook.

Proceeds of Organic Marin support Marin Organic's school lunch program, which serves 12,000 lunches a week with food grown in Marin County.

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Locavore Fantasy
 
Review Date: April 10, 2010
Reviewer: Amaranth, Northern California
"Organic Marin: Recipes from land to table" is an exquisite coffee table/cookbook. It's impressively beautiful. Marin County straddles a thin strip of land between the city of San Francisco and the Wine Country of Napa/Sonoma County. It has rolling hills, pastureland, it's home to Green Gulch Zen Center (which provides the fruitage for Greens restaurant Everyday Greens: Home Cooking from Greens, the Celebrated Vegetarian Restaurant), Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Skywalker Ranch, and Point Reyes National Seashore. It's a spectacular combination of coast and farmland.

"Organic Marin" showcases restaurants that use food from the land (and the sea) There's the famous Cowgirl Creamery at Point Reyes Station, Hog Island Oysters, Straus Family Creamery--there's plenty of local abundance. The recipes are sophisticated and simple. It's a great taste of the local scenery!
A feast for the eyes and palate!
 
Review Date: September 22, 2008
Reviewer: Nichol Garzon Mitchell, San Francisco, CA
This is a gorgeous book filled with delicious recipes, interesting profiles of organic growers and great local restaurant recommendations. The photographs really capture the beauty and character of the Marin landscape. If you love food, you will love this book! A definite "must have."
Awesome Book Beautiful and Informative
 
Review Date: August 26, 2008
Reviewer: Spirit matters, Maine
This book is like going to the farmers market ; ) Yum! Featuring farmers and recipes from Marin County restaurants. It is visually beautiful and the recipes are seasonal, of course, and not too complicated! It can sit on the coffee table or in the kitchen, I love it!
The Best and Most Beautiful Food Book in Today's Marketplace
 
Review Date: August 22, 2008
Reviewer: Deborah Rabin,
"ORGANIC MARIN: Recipes from land to table" has beautiful photographs of the farming land in West Marin County, CA. I love the brief profiles of the farmers, the food producers, the restaurant chefs, and their recipes. This book is a winner. A great gift for everyone who loves exquisite photos of food on the land and on the table. The recipes are delicious! .
Exquisite Cookbook From Marin County's Organic Movement
 
Review Date: July 28, 2008
Reviewer: Lizzie, Kansas
This cookbook can only be described as exquisite. The vibrant colors from the book's beautiful photographs jump from pages. Organic Marin is a fascinating look at Marin County's organic movement. The book includes profiles of 16 organic farms in the Marin area and their philosophy that food fosters community, family and hope. Of course, the ultimate reward is the recipe sections, separated by season, each with a page-filling photo. Each recipe is from a Bay Area organic restaurant. I can't wait to try them all!

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