You do need some dispensation for local farmers, because the fast food industry will promote the unsanitary conditions of farming. With vegetables, you have to be careful where they come from; you have to know the farmers and trust them.… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
It's a pleasure to talk to the farmers. That's my favorite part, always was. It's really the communication and exchange that builds communities. It's not something you can legislate. It's that you're giving me the best bread I ever had and I'm so happy to give you money for it. I can't think of anything I'd rather do than stand… — Alice Waters Copy Share
I think if you buy from people who are taking care of the land, you're supporting the future of this country. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
I believe that every child in this world needs to have a relationship with the land...to know how to nourish themselves...and to know how… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
Cooking and shopping for food brings rhythm and meaning to our lives. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
I feel like old age in America is a very sad thing. I have been many different places around the world where getting older… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
It's around the table and in the preparation of food that we learn about ourselves and about the world. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
I don't want food that comes from animals that are caged up and fed antibiotics. I am really suspicious of that kind of production… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
I wanted people to come to the restaurant and feel at home, so I put it in a house. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
We make decisions every day about what we're going to eat. And some people want to buy Nike shoes - two pairs, and other… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
The act of eating is very political. You buy from the right people, you support the right network of farmers and suppliers who care… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
I think health is the outcome of finding a balance and some satisfaction at the table. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
I eat meat, but no meat that isn't pastured is acceptable, and we probably need to eat a whole lot less. — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
