Hyperlocal Produce: Napa Farm Raises Food for Downtown Restaurants
A small farm has big plans to do more than just sell vegetables.
Tucked away behind a row of nondescript industrial buildings and a self-storage facility in the south part of Napa is a six-acre plot that just might be where the tomatoes on your Oenotri pizza will be coming from by mid-summer. This is where BOCA Farm is putting in tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins and lots more for five of Napa’s top restaurants: Oenotri, BarBersQ, Zuzu, Angele and Morimoto Napa. BOCA (Building Our Community through Agriculture) is the brainchild of former Blue Oak School teacher Lizzie Moore, now the BOCA Farm director, and Tim Rodgers, one of the owners of Walsh Vineyard Management. Their mission: “to actively contribute to and strengthen our local food system by growing organic produce for Napa restaurants and markets, …
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jjenkins
5:11 pm on Monday, May 30, 2011
Thanks, Patch, for this article. No farmers, no food. more ›