Wanted: Chefs in the field

Get your dirt cred

Bloomfield Organics Farms in Sonoma County offers CSA boxes, tours and farm market produce. Photo: Heather Irwin.
Bloomfield Organics Farms in Sonoma County offers CSA boxes, tours and farm market produce. Photo: Heather Irwin.

Bloomfield Organics Farms in Sonoma County offers CSA boxes, tours and farm market produce. Photo: Heather Irwin.
A box of veggies harvested on Sunday

There are a lot of restaurants that pay lip service to “farm-to-table” menus, but you’ll find precious few toques with “dirt cred” — actually getting their feet in the fields.

Bloomfield Farms in Valley Ford is inviting 20 chefs to take part their pilot year of Chef’s Passport, a three-month program of farm visits, one-on-one discussions about sustainable farming, specialized produce offerings and participation in the “farm to table” ethos and experience. Details at bloomfieldfarmsorganics.com.

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