Smithsonian - Perishable Pundit

1"''NewI >onI Lui\IDon Bustos,Española, New MexicoLagasse and the late JuliaChild.The |amisons came intostarch and lowin sugar, beforethose three boats ever arrivedBustos is president ofthe Santa Fe Farmer's Marketfarming accidentally, bin nig acenturies-old farmhouse thatin Plymouth. The Indians usedit as barter with the traders."Institute and an active farmerlust happened to come with 65Harry takes painstaking care ot.is well. On less than tour acresacres of land. They raised lambhis seed stock so that it remainsof Luid, Bustos grows over 20different varieties of peppers. Heas a hobby until the late [ean-Louis I'alladintasted some at a"pure and retains its distinctiveflavor, different from anyalso uses innovative solar heatingPittsburgh fundraiser and beganother corn >>nthe market."to get the most from his land,recommending itto his friends.Iproducing crops throughoutMexico's mild winters.Nova Kim ami Les Hook,Joel Salatin, Swoope, VirginiaJoel Salatin is the acknowledgedBustos lives on his farm with hisAlbany, I ertnontexpert in both pastured poultrywife Blanca, his children Amilioand Anna, and his grandsonAngelo. He writes a monthlyNova Kim and Les Hook arewildcrafters in the NortheastKingdom ofVermont.They makeand multi-species grazing, 111w bu h chickens and cows harmoniouslyshare pasture space 111newsletter and lectures widely.their living selling wild foodsanticipation of the space the\willMote ami Jim Crawford,to restaurants throughout upperNew England. Specializing m wildharmoniously share in the stomallisot satisfied gourmands. He isHustontown, Pennsylvaniamushrooms, they regularly supplyals, 1the author ot, among otherMoie and |im Crawford runNew Morning harm 111 rural