![]() The vines show off their supersized health. There are perfectly placed drip tubes and tapes.Įnter the greenhouse where tomato vines are giant and tomatoes works of art. The staff we talked to said they utilize crop rotation and organic compost – with chicken manure. We needed to find out what was in this soil to produce those tomatoes. There were chickens and a bee house.Īnd then there were the tomatoes. The restaurant’s organic garden grows many different kinds of vegetables and fruit and also tests unique plants. I walked past artichokes, lettuce, corn, eggplant, three different kinds of basil and other herbs new to me, a variety of peppers and white strawberries. The restaurant is housed in a beautiful historic building that was once – you guessed it – a french steam laundry. I’ve read that in addition to being a professional test garden, the garden supplies around 30 percent of the The French Laundry’s produce. They are producing unbelievably beautiful vegetables, fruit, flowers and herbs. With a mix of garden envy and awe, we wandered through the carefully laid out plots in between grass pathways. My husband is a home gardening enthusiast – and I, a garden-eating enthusiast – so we were thrilled at our luck at this chance encounter to experience world-class methods and perhaps take a few tips home. A wrong turn in search for an outdoor spot to eat our picnic yesterday dropped us into the outdoor kitchen garden of 3-star Michelin, award-winning restaurant The French Laundry in Yountville, Napa Valley.
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