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    Good Food

    The Garden of Shu Takikawa

    We close out the show this week at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market with one of the farmers Jessica Koslow likes to work with: Shu Takikawa from The Garden Of . He shares his tips with Laura Avery for growing the perfect organic lettuce in the Santa Ynez Valley. Music: "La Matriarca (Bossa Nova)"

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    By Evan Kleiman • Sep 23, 2016 • 1 min read

    We close out the show this week at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market with one of the farmers Jessica Koslow likes to work with: Shu Takikawa from The Garden Of. He shares his tips with Laura Avery for growing the perfect organic lettuce in the Santa Ynez Valley.

    Music: "La Matriarca (Bossa Nova)"

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    Shibumi, Little Flower Baking, 'Everything I Want to Eat'
    1. 0:31Jonathan Gold dines at Shibumi
    2. 6:49Little Flower Baking
    3. 23:42Sustainability in the restaurant biz
    4. 44:33Everything I Want to Eat
    5. 51:31The Garden of Shu TakikawaYou’re reading this
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Shibumi, Little Flower Baking, 'Everything I Want to Eat'
    1. 0:31Jonathan Gold dines at Shibumi
    2. 6:49Little Flower Baking
    3. 23:42Sustainability in the restaurant biz
    4. 44:33Everything I Want to Eat
    5. 51:31The Garden of Shu TakikawaYou’re reading this
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