Question

“Farm to table” is the name of an activity that encourages people to eat locally grown food. There is also a group that brings “table to farm”. This traveling group is called Outstanding in the Field. Its aim is to connect people to the land and to create a kind of restaurant without walls.

Jim Denevan got the idea for this kind of food service ten years ago. Jim Denevan’s brother is a farmer and he himself is a former chef. He thought the idea of a meal served right at the farm made sense, though not everyone agreed. “But I wanted to make the idea work, so I decided to cross the country—I went all the way across the United States and set the table in farms and ranches and on beaches, and all the places where food comes from.”

He recently prepared tables for more than a hundred people at Briars Farmstead in Virginia. He and his eight-member crew arrived the night before. Chefs from a local restaurant prepared the dinner.

Matt Szechenyi and his family operate Briars Farmstead. He said “This type of event connects us with a lot of enthusiastic people, people that will—we can form relationships with in the future. And this type of small farm business thrives on relationships.”

Guests bring their own plates to the meal. When they arrive, the farmer shows them around. “These are free-range chickens. We want them to eat as much pasture as possible because that’s the magic.” The tour of the farm ends at the dinner table. The meats in this five-course meal come from Matt Szechenyi’s farm. The vegetables and other ingredients come from nearby farms. Guests and local farmers sit together. Alex Bogel came with his family. He said “It is also especially wonderful to sit at a table this big with all these people. The sense of community is wonderful.”

Jim Denevan and his team have served almost thirteen thousand people. He plans to expand the operation.

1.____ thinks of the idea of “farm to table”.

A. Matt Szechenyi B. Alex Bogel

C. Jim Denevan D. Jim Denevan’s brother

2.What’s Jim Denevan’s dream for “table to farm” business?

A. He hopes to be liked by every guest who visits the special farm.

B. He wants to do it better and better and give a hand to make people closer to nature.

C. He hopes to build totally free restaurants on the farm.

D. He wants to create more games on the farm for guests.

3.What does this passage mainly tell us?

A. The history of “table to farm”.

B. Special service on a farm.

C. Something about the “table to farm” activities

D. People’s great need of green food

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