John Farais

Location:
Novato, CA
Member since:
February 10, 2009
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Occupation:
Free lance Chef, specializing in using ingredients native to the Americas. The history, taste, and promotion of our Ancient crops as food.

Bio

56, single, 6'2", 1 daughter, 21 years of age. I've been exclusively a chef for almost 10 years. I am a member of Slow Food, Chef's Collaborative, and am a board member of the Marin Museum of the American Indian. My spiritual path is Buddhistic in nature and is always at the forefront of how I approach life. I love being with horses. gardening native plants.

Interests

Working with horses, RAFT: Renewing Americas Food Traditions, World Music, Getting my snack bar to the Market in 2009, working with children and Native Americans.

Lately I've been reading

Second Nature, Culinary Artistry, American Archaeology magazine, Handbook of the Indians of California, Food Arts Magazine

Lately I've been writing

A lot of recipes to put together a cookbook. Business plan to interest a VC in backing my snack bar.

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