O, PIONEERS IN PASADENA (Los Angeles Times 1/25/07 )
... Inside the beds, the growth is dense, with leaves of perfectly equal height. Dervaes trims some mizuna like a skilled barber. His touch goes back generations. Belgian forefathers landscaped royal palaces, and his grandfather was a gardener in the U.S. ...
... Jim McCardy, owner and chef at Marston's restaurant in Pasadena, was impressed when the Dervaes family came cold-calling with some of their baby greens.
"You could really tell they were in the ground a couple hours earlier," he says. "You can taste the difference." He takes whatever salad and garnishes the family has, checking in with them on Mondays to see what produce is available and planning his dinner menus for the week around it.
"There's a real movement among chefs to know where your produce comes from. And I can tell customers, 'Up the street and around the corner,' " McCardy adds.
In the Spotlight
 TINY URBAN FARM IN THE CITYSept 28, 2006 ABC 7 TV The Dervaes Family of Pasadena lives green on their tiny urban farm that is sandwiched betwen the bustle of two freeways. The yard features more than 350 varieties of plants which are either edible or used for other purposes. The garden supplies the family with their food year round. The family sells some of their greens to local restaurants. |
GREENOPIA'S 2006 GREEN AWARD
Dervaes Gardens honored in the top 10% of green businesses in L.A. Purchase your Greenopia Guide to Green Living (L.A. edition) today! buy now |
