For model-actor-chef-aristo turned biodynamic farmer Daniel de la Falaise, finding your calling late in life runs in the family.

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Raincity Grill (1193 Denman St), a slick city favourite, serves "biodynamic greens", apple jellies, sunchokes and "rhubarb clouds", all sourced from local suppliers.

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The 33-acre farm goes beyond organic, running on "biodynamic, " or self-sustaining, principles, as much as a small farm can, said Jairo Gonzalez, the head gardener.

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In recent vintages, Guillaume d'Angerville at Marquis d'Angerville has taken the estate biodynamic, which has added a little freshness, elegance and more precision to his wines.

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Sit back and debonairly sip your choice of beverage from the extensive drinks menu, made up of creative cocktails, local specialist beers and a largely organic and biodynamic wine list.

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All ingredients are local, sustainable, organic and biodynamic products.

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Here cheese-maker Alastair Pearson takes 90, 000 litres of milk a year from five biodynamic farms and turns it into enormous rounds of nutty, muslin-wrapped cheddar, creamy brie, Swiss-style mountain cheese, gouda and mature, tangy tomme.

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Wallace says that while he's not as excited by this particular element of wine discussion, he finds Feiring a good resource for keeping up on what's happening in the world of organic and biodynamic winemaking.

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He's involved in every aspect of the business from discovering a new supplier of biodynamic Brazilian beans on a trip last fall to Espiritu Santo to the roasting to the choice of paint colors for the company's newest cafe (his current favorite is a grayish white called Benjamin Moore Dove Wing 960).

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