Peter Jacobsen
Farmer, Jacobsen Orchards; Yountville, CA
Peter Jacobsen is a culinary farmer, growing only for restaurants and chefs. He and his wife, Gwen, have been farming in Napa Valley for the last 35 years. His primary client is The French Laundry, but he also provides products to select Michelin-starred chefs in San Francisco. His small farm has 120 different kinds of fruit trees and 25 different kinds of culinary flowers, plus a wide range of unique edible plants. Peter regularly gives a presentation to incoming students at The Culinary Institute of America titled, “Chefs Training Farmers,” which provides a curious and forward-thinking perspective on synergies and collaborations between chefs and farmers. What he offers his audience is an olfactory and gustatory exploration of the culinary imagination. (Yountville, CA)