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“We loved the unique view of a chef-turned-farmer and the things Patty did to stay in business as the economy shifted.”\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text content_tablet=”” content_phone=”” content_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Clara Coleman podcast” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|800|||||||” width=”64%” max_width_tablet=”” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”|10%||10%|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|11%||11%|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|6%||6%|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “I really appreciated your openness and honesty to tell the truth about your experience. You have a really beautiful way of articulating your experience in the moment… What I loved about the film is Roger was really good about being honest and taking a critical look at being a small scale farmer. 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Isabella Rossellini, from whom Patty rents her land tells us, \u201cPatty is the Picasso of vegetables!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The 35 minute documentary<\/span> upends the romance of farm-to-table. Buying fresh produce at farmers markets is wonderful. But the farmer life is a constant struggle. 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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Clara Coleman, The Winter Growers Podcast, special guest Patty Gentry, CLICK TO LISTEN<\/a><\/p>\nNow Streaming on
iTunes<\/a>, AppleTV<\/a>, Vimeo<\/a><\/h3>\n
Isabella Rossellini<\/strong>, actor\/activist, daughter of Ingrid Bergman, owns the land Patty rents in Brookhaven, Long Island: she saved 18 acres from development.
Missy Robbins<\/strong>, chef\/restaurateur, Lilia and Misi in Brooklyn. Best Chef NYC James Beard Foundation. All in Brooklyn.
Chef-of-the-Year Esquire.
Andrew Tarlow<\/strong>, restaurateur,\u00a0Roman\u2019s,\u00a0Diner, Marlow & Sons, Reynard, Achilles Heel.
“The restaurateur who invented Brooklyn,” Bon Appetit.
Anita Lo<\/strong>, Anisa, Michelin star, NY Times three stars in Greenwich Village. Iron Chef winner, she beat Mario Batali. Manhattan.
Sohui Kim<\/strong>, Insa, Gage & Tollner, The Good Fork. Michelin Guide\u2019s Bib Gourmand list five years running, \u201cEssential Eater 38\u201d list three years in a row, all in Brooklyn.
Mary Attea<\/strong>, chef, The Musket Room, Michelin star, former executive chef at Anissa, Manhattan.
Jennifer Lasker<\/strong>, Patty’s partner, now wife.
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Please credit Florentine Films<\/p>\nRESOURCES<\/h3>\n
The New Organic Grower<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Eliot Coleman
The Living Soil Handbook: The No-Till Grower’s Guide To Ecological Market Gardening<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Jesse Frost
The Lean Farm<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Ben Hartman
Growing for Market Magazine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0enter code “winter” at checkout to get 25% off a new subscription
Johnny’s Seeds Growers Library<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Patty relies on Johnny’s, loves the chat\/question possibilities
Winter Growers<\/strong><\/a> podcast with Clara Coleman of Four Season Farm, daughter of renowned farming pioneer Eliot Coleman<\/p>\n
Dan Kittredge, The Bio Nutrient Institute<\/a>, Patty credits Dan as the most important person in her farming life
Conor Crickmore Neversink Farm<\/a>, workshops, custom tools which Patty loves, dinners. Said to be one of the highest production farms per square foot in the country.
Four Season Farm Consulting, Clara Coleman has consulted with many sustainable agriculture organizations and clients including Wegmans Food Markets,<\/a>\u00a0Maine Farmland Trust,<\/a>\u00a0Apricot Lane Farms<\/a>,\u00a0Beetlebung Farm,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Johnny\u2019s Selected Seeds<\/a>. She also conceptualized the ARC Farm<\/a> model \u2013\u00a0an innovative & collaborative four-season farm model for young farmers<\/p>\n
Peconic Land Trust<\/a>, Conserving Long Island’s working farms, natural lands, and heritage for our communities now and in the future.
The Post-Morrow Foundation<\/a>, Their mission is to preserve and conserve the rural, cultural and historical character of the hamlet of Brookhaven, where Early Girl Farm is located and where Patty lives, and surrounding areas in Suffolk County, New York.<\/p>\n