Garden Tour
When you are at work, whether it is in an office, in a field, or in a kitchen, life is simply better when you get to work with nice people. It doesn't hurt when those nice people are really good at what they do.
We have a lot of very nice people that we work with here at Contigo, and we are fortunate to have even more nice people come visit the restaurant on a regular basis. The folks come in the form of delivery drivers, sales people, servicemen, and all the other folks that help this operation happen.
A few weeks ago Andrew and I had the opportunity to meet and spend about 3 hours with one of these individuals. We have gotten to know the team from Johnson's Backyard Garden (Sonya, Leslie, Jonathan) when they deliver our produce, and we love them all. It was a great honor when they invited us out to the "garden" (if you call several hundred acres of vegetables a garden). We met Mr. Johnson himself, Brenton, and he toured us around for the whole morning.
We learned that the operation did literally start in his back yard about 8 years ago. We learned that Brenton is a dedicated man that has a passion for life and for what he is doing. We learned that he loves his family and his team very much. We discovered Brussel Crowns, and scored a bunch of them for the restaurant. We walked the fields and we saw where our food is coming from. It was a wonderful afternoon, and I will let the photos tell the story from here.
The Greenhouse
Spring Onions
Lettuce
Brenton & Andrew surveying the land
A photo with Vicente, the man who makes sure everything is harvested at exactly the right time
Washing and packing the produce
Beet Washer