For Foods Sake

Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant? Knowing what you eat is important and we as chefs should know not only what we are feeding people but also where it is coming from.  I try to use organic ingredients when possible but using local and seasonal ingredients is [...]

Southern Swiss Dairy is a milk processing facility located in Waynesboro, GA that is family owned and operated. Our milk is natural and free of artificial growth hormones. We process and bottle milk products the same day our cows are milked, ensuring our customers will have the freshest milk possible Q&A with Farmer Jimmy Franks [...]

An incredible night by all–details and photos coming soon for Chef Suzanne Vizethann of The Hungry Peach and Farmer Jimmy Franks of Southern Swiss Dairy dinner with a slightly different twist.

An afternoon with author, Kathryn Stockett of The Help, Chef & cofounder of Serenbe, Marie Nygren and Farmer William Hennessy Southern Sunday at Serenbe Ducking under the wisteria to find a spot on the porch at Serenbe’s Farmhouse, you know you’re in for a true taste of  what the good ole South has every right to [...]

 Why is sourcing local and or organic produce important to you & your restaurant?  I love knowing the respect, energy and appreciation that goes into growing my produce.  If you were a farmer what would you raise or grow?  Fields of greens and tomatoes What one seasoning can you not live without?  Tabasco What should [...]

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Kathryn Stockett author of THE HELP  Q. What was the genesis of the novel? A. Growing up in Mississippi, almost every family I knew had a black woman working in their house–cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the white children. That was life in Mississippi. I was young and assumed that’s how most of America [...]

Congrats to winners Emily Robinson and Joanne Christopher for a $500, 3-Day package ticket to the inaugural Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, May 19-22 10% off the 3-Day, VIP, and Connoisseur packages. Click here http://atlfoodandwinefestival.com/ffs/

What prepared you to be a farmer?       I had no experience in agriculture when I began this journey two and a half years ago.  I turned to books, seminars, spoke with chefs & other farmers, and spent way too much time reading farming blogs on the internet.  I remember one of the first farmers I [...]

The idea for For Foods Sake evolved from a simple question I was asking in 2009: “Isn’t there a way to make going out to dinner more enriching and personally rewarding? After a few discussions with friends and inspirations from Outstanding in the Field and other underground clubs, I answered that question by creating a [...]