Local, homegrown, real food is my thing. In my spare time, I helped create a farmers market in my town – for lots of reasons, but I have to admit much of my motivation comes from a selfish desire to shop. In my professional life, I can’t overstate why I think hospitality and spa properties should start to think differently about the food chain (that is the chain by which food makes it to most of our tables) and using their resources to to feed their guests with better tasting, local, healthier and more responsible food. If for no other reason, it is good for marketing and PR. To prove my point, I am going to throw a little good PR to a few places. I recently discovered this posting at Gardening Life titled ‘restaurants that grow their own’. Check out this amazing shot from the Sooke Harbor House

The Fishers’ Loft Inns’ garden and rugged natural beauy struck me, but more than anything I want to go to Eigensinn Farm, it has captured my imagination, google it yourself. I love the rugged individualist attitude that seems to pervade. People travel from all over the world to go there, and they serve just 10 meals of hyperl-ocal homegrown food a night. Forbes has listed it as one of the most expensive restaurants in the world (though at $250 for a tasting menu, I think I have seen higher prices) and others have listed it as one of the best in the world. If you have been, I would love to hear your thoughts on the experience.