The Perennial Plate: Kunming, China’s organic food movement
Lifen Yang is owner and chef of Tusheng Shiguan, a small farm to tablerestaurant in Kunming, a city in Yunnan Province, China. In the wake of so many food-safety scandals in her country, Lifen is working to bring organic farming and healthy cooking practices into her community. Her parents’ farm and her restaurant are a part of a growing organic food movement in Kunming.
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