If you go to Italy and you drive from the airport to the town, there isn't 30 square feet that isn't planted by someone. Even next to the train tracks, they see the joy of the interaction with the planet as integral to the experience. The idea that you can get free arugula just by planting seeds... because it will regrow itself the next year. We've come a long way from foraging to now planting. The next step of that will be continuing that expansion of planting and really owning the crops.
Mario BataliPassion is what adds so much value to life. And if you think about the things that you do, there's so much juice potential for them if you do it.
Mario BataliProtein has been intensely over-represented on the plate. Now, the garden should be the main drag for main courses.
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