A Farm on the Roof in the City:Cutting the distance from field to table

摘要

As the sun begins to inch above the San Francisco skyline on a see-your-breath November morning, farmers and kitchen staff are already moving across the rooftop at STEM Kitchen | Garden, a farm-to-table restaurant topped with an on-site farm. Farmscape farmer Nicole Doonan seeds microgreens such as peppercress and saltwort. The bartender snips nasturtium and borage blossoms for drink garnishes. The pizzaiolo is grabbing sage and lemons to blend into a fresh ricotta topping for his squash pizza. Justbeyond the farm is San Francisco Bay's last working shipyard where vessels the size of city blocks are docked for repairs.