28 Aug Organically Delicious
Congratulations to Lillie Belle Farms for receiving their official organic certification.
“After five years of re-building and re-planting their two acre farm with red raspberries, gold raspberries, strawberries, marionberries, boysenberries, and blueberries; Lillie Belle Farms was rewarded for their hard work by receiving their Organic certificates this month. No chemicals, herbicides or pesticides of any kind have ever been used on the farm.Known nationwide for their inclusions of fresh berries in their chocolates farmer/chocolatier Jeff Shepherd has put countless hours into his land. Asked why he goes to so much trouble to farm his own fruit for his chocolates when it would be much easier to buy it already processed he said, “It is truly a labor of love, and when you eat one of our raspberry or strawberry filled chocolates you can taste the freshness.”
If you listened to our recent Food Philosophy interview with Jeff Shepherd (he of the fabulous tie-dyed chef coat), you know just how devoted he is to his craft — and how delicious the results are. Look for his goodies in our Gilded Fork Boutique berry, er, very soon.