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AM: You have five beautiful children and inspire people to look at their lifestyle as

a gorgeous wife. What are some of your a whole and be willing to try a different
family’s favorite meals?
approach for a more sustainable and

rewarding life. Eating local and seasonal
SB: Pizza night: Everybody makes
is at this foundation.

their own version and then we share.
“Breakfast for dinner”: Waffles, grits, AM: With the recent public outcry for

bacon, sausage, potato cakes. Pasta night: eating raw, gluten-free, green, vegan,
usually an offering of different types— paleo—and juicing—will these types

Bolognese, pesto, and garlic-pancetta- of fit-foods be a part of the Blackberry
pepper flakes and olive oil. Burger night: farm experience?

Build-your-own venison burgers and
sweet potato fries in fall; lamb burgers SB: They already are. We serve tons of

and garden white potatoes in spring and raw ingredients, naturally gluten-free
summer.
offerings, enormous amounts of greens,

plenty of meat, and lots of good juice.
AM: favorite snack?
Being vegan is just a dietary restriction in

Honor
our book, and we modify most items on
SB: Chocolate.
the menu as needed. our opinion is that

the healthiest approach to life is a bal-
AM: Are there are particular foods or cui- anced one! There is nothing wrong with
In May and June, we honor
sine you must have every couple of days?
fat, starches, carbs, wine, coffee, or sugar
Labor Day, Mother’s Day, Armed when in balance with a mindful and re-

Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag SB: No. The only consistent thing about sponsible lifestyle approach as a whole.
the way I eat is variety. I hardly repeat
Day, Father’s Day, and others.
the same foods in a given week. Variety is AM: You are strongly in favor of inten-
excellent for the gut and general health.
tionally creating a balanced and healthy
Do you know that someone
relationship with both food and life. Why
AM: Any foods or cuisines you dislike? is balance important?
looks to you as a role model

every day? A child looks to you
SB: Monkey brains and Rocky Moun-
SB: If not a balanced approach, one is
to learn how an adult behaves.
tain oysters.
likely depriving oneself of something. If
any end of the spectrum is a focus, more Others look to you to learn how
a person in your profession,
AM: food is a part of the total experience than the other, then that approach is
at Blackberry farm, and events through- likely not sustainable and exceptions are country, or religion behaves.

out 2014 include concerts, truffle and
made. Just live one life that embodies all
fox hunting, educational workshops and good things.
Take a personal inventory:
seminars, field trips around the 9,000
acre farm, a paintball challenge, sewing AM: What do you think are the biggest
Are you respectful?
and design, fly fishing, holiday meals and challenges to leading a balanced life?
festivities, hiking, biking, yoga, fitness
Are you honest?
sessions, and discussions about nutrition. SB: Knowledge and looking at the big
What’s next for Blackberry farm?
picture. for example, looking at one
Do you care about others?
meal versus always looking at three
SB: A focus on wellness through active, meals at a time for diversity, balance,
Are you dependable?
nourishing, sustainable approaches to and enjoyment.
living.
What have people learned from you

AM: I’ve read that your mission has Angelique Medow is a 2012 Cityview Entrepreneur and the today? Make every day count.

been “to inspire people to cook and eat Principal of Building Ideas, which provides design, decorating,
local foods in season.” Does that hold consultation, and project management for commercial and

true today?
residential properties. She also enjoys exercising her degree in
journalism from Arizona State University.
SB:
Yes—but that would be just a small
part of a larger mission to challenge and

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