"A committed restaurant group that holds a grower’s contract to buy a season’s worth of produce, providing the farmer with consistent cash flow and the ability to adjust orders if crops fail. Their chefs are flexible and willing to accept imperfect produce, which lets the grower take risks, experiment, and work toward long-term improvements. The group hustles to pay throughout the year and has built a relationship with the farmer that feels like family." - ByKristyn Leach, as told to Aliza Abarbanel