FOOD FOR THOUGHT

[HairOfTheDog]

Pizza Farms

I love pizza with fresh ingredients and eating outdoors; this is a cool idea.



There are those who could eat pizza every day. And there are those who do. According to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study, 25% of U.S. boys between the ages of 9 and 16 eat pizza every day.

Also, from that same USDA report, cheese consumption in the United States is up 41% since 1995 -- mostly due to our love for pizza. And now there's a delicious excuse to eat more: the pizza farm.

In the heart of America's breadbasket -- particularly along the Mississippi River in Minnesota and Wisconsin -- small, family-run farms are turning their crops into pizzas.

Eating at a so-called pizza farm is fast becoming a summertime ritual. "We're so trapped under snow for so long in this part of the country, when it melts we must take advantage of every warm moment," says Joy Summers, a food writer and editor of Eater Minneapolis.

One or two nights a week, diners show up with their own plates, blankets, lawn chairs and a fondness for eating al fresco.

The farms serve pizzas bedecked with organic meats, veggies, cheeses and herbs -- all at a fair price with ingredients produced right there on the farm (HOTD: toss in some wine and it sounds like a perfect night, to me). http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/02/travel...index.html

Has anyone here ever eaten at a pizza farm?