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From the Source: A Photographic Celebration of Local Food

January 15, 2016 Filed Under: Stories

A San Francisco food photographer, who has traveled the world photographing artisan foods, Michael Lamotte has created a personal project called From the Source, a blog inspired by his passion for the local food movement.  This collection of black and white photos celebrates and reveals the beauty of fresh artisanal foods and products.  

“My hope is this project and blog will help promote small, local food purveyors, and through an aesthetic depiction, foster a deeper level of appreciation for the products that I photograph.”

This past week saw his collection of photos featured at the Good Food awards, with photographs chosen to represent each one of the award categories.  This is art meets food at the highest level, and many of our readers, who are also subscribers to Out of the Box Collective, will recognize several of the products he photographed from past boxes. We are absolutely captivated by these photos, and so grateful for his permission to share them with you.  Feast your eyes on this!


 

Michael Lamotte turnips

White Hailstorm Radish

Marin Roots Farm, Jesse Kuhn

The heirloom variety, White Hailstorm radish, offers a bounty of pure white, round, crunchy roots. They’re early spring radishes with a surprisingly sweet and mild flavor, white spring.

Marin Roots Farm Marin County California

20 May 2014

Sweet Potato

Terra Firma Farms

Sweet Potato

The center of origin and domestication of sweet potato is thought to be either in Central America or South America. In Central America, sweet potatoes were domesticated at least 5,000 years ago. In South America, Peruvian sweet potato remnants dating as far back as 8000 BC have been found.

Source: Terra Firma Farms Winters, California

19 Jan 2014

Christmas Lima Beans

Rancho Gordo

Christmas Limas 

Christmas Limas are an intriguing variation on the traditional Lima. In Italy, you’ll find them as “Fagioli del Papa”, or “Pope’s beans”. Also known stateside as “Chestnut Lima”.

I used these beans in a Cassoulet over the holidays, and they where delicious.

Source: Rancho Gordo Napa, California

9 Jan 2014

Michael Lamotte Pomegranate

Perfect Pomegranate

Native to the area of modern-day Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan, the pomegranate has been cultivated in the Caucasus Mountains and Persia since ancient times. From there it spread to Asian areas such as the Caucasus as well as the Himalayas in Northern India.Today, it is widely cultivated throughout the Mediterranean region of southern Europe, the Middle East, northern Africa and tropical Africa, the Indian subcontinent and the drier parts of southeast Asia. Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pomegranate is also cultivated in parts of California and Arizona.

Via: Ferry Building Marketplace San Francisco, California

17 Feb 2013

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Potatoes fresh from the earth

Potatoes were introduced outside the Andes region four centuries ago, and have become an integral part of much of the world’s cuisine. Potatoes are the world’s fourth-largest food crop.

These potatoes were right out of the ground, they are crisp and have a beautiful flavor. Just roast with olive oil and your favorite herbs and salt.

Source: Terra Firma CCOF Winters, California

2 Oct 2012

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Organic Butter – Grass feed cows

There European Style Organic Artisan Butter is tumble churned, giving it extra flavor and a creamy texture. Spread this butter on your favorite fresh crusty bread and enjoy one of life’s simple pleasures.

Via: Grand Lake Farmers Market Oakland, California

Source: McClelland’s Dairy Sonoma County, California

25 Apr 2012

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Portobello Mushroom

The portobello also called portabella is really simply a brown crimini mushroom in disguise. Once the brown crimini grows to be about 4” – 6” in diameter it’s deemed to be a portobello. 

Brush Portobellos with olive oil. Place on a baking sheet cap sides up. Roast in a pre-heated 425 degrees oven for about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Via: Ferry Building Marketplace San Francisco, California

Source: Far West Fungi San Francisco, California

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Mt Tam Triple Cream Cheese

Creamy Mt Tam is the universal wine pairing cheese. Try it with almost any wine before or after dinner. Mt Tam on a simple crackers is one for my favorite before dinner treats. 

 Via: Grand Lake Farmers Market  Oakland, California

Source: Cowgirl Creamery  Petaluma, California

14 Mar 2012

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  • California Raspberry
    Fragrantly sweet, flavorfull and delicately structured, raspberries practically melt in your mouth. Add a little vanilla ice cream, yum.
    Via: DEAN & DELUCA St. Helena, California6 Feb 2012
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  • Clementine Marmalade
    June Taylor follows traditional methods of preserving, uses organically grown fruit and cooks hand-cuts fruit in small batches. If you haven’t tried her jams and marmalades your in for a treat. It the pure essences of the fruit in a spreadable form.
    Via: Rainbow Grocery  San Francisco, California
    Source: June Taylor Company  Berkeley, California22 Jan 2012
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Fuyu Persimmon

This fruit was native to China thousands of years ago and then introduced in Japan. Since then, the persimmon has become Japan’s national fruit and one of the traditional foods of the Japanese New Year. The persimmon fruits first arrived in California in the mid 1800s, making it one of the earliest commercially grown fruits in the United States.

Via: Ferry Plaza Farmers Market San Francisco, California

18 Nov 2011

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