by the mid 1970s, johnny apple seed the pot was going around the countryside selling cannabis seeds. johnny appleseed of pot will still get you 10,000 hits on google. amazing enough. so the con stance reintervention continues into our own time in scaling back, going local, and preserving the wonderful creation has been handed. two seven res before there was a schism policety movement, john chapman had a created lifestyle that was simplicity itself. a level of consumption that would drive the economy back to the barter system of widely practiced, snuff the occasional tool, a night upside a roof, that was all the earth's resources he seems to have needed. and the books he recycled. johnny didn't live lightly in the land, he barely touched it, even though he walked it constantly. it's the gift to be simple, it was the gift to be free, it's where you ought to be. when you find ourself in the place just right, it would be in the valley of love and delight? better 42 word summary of john chapman's life? long before what people realize, chapman and appleseed before there, coddling nature. an

me, johnny apple -- i'm going to remember -- i'm going to forget the rest. a guy from the "boston globe" and, oh, a famous columnist whose name i shouldn't forget because he was a friend of mine. he was called the prince of darkness and worked -- >> bob novack. >> bob novack. i'm embarrassed to say i had a momentary blankout. he was so nice to them because i was a young reporter from the "chicago sun-times" and bob was a famous member of the "chicago sun-times" washington bureau. and there were only five of us, those four that i mentioned and the fifth i forget. and in those days, you traveled in small planes with the candidate. you talked to them one-on-one every day. you were very close to him. we flew two or three stops with him. the small planes, carter, his aide, a pilot, copi, and press planes and the third and fourth stop we got to ottumwa, iowa, and i believe it was novack who said, no, it was johnny apple who said, you know, i've seen enough of this guy. there are a lot of other candidates to cover. i want to rent a plane and go back to des moines.

apple and garlic basil. but the family ultimately has the final say, as they taste-test all of the flavors before making a final group decision on what to market. then juanell's daughter johnnie takes it from there and creates recipes to use the sausages in. being a recent culinary grad, it's been fun for her to take the family product from the pasture to plate. >> now it*s just working out great, because my family's done

apple and garlic basil. but the family ultimately has the final say, as they taste-test all of the flavors before making a final group decision on what to market. then juanell's daughter johnnie takes it from there and creates recipes to use the sausages in. being a recent culinary grad, it's been fun for her to take the family product from the pasture to plate. >> now it*s just working out great, because my family's done the beef business, and now we're marketing our meat to sell, and it's just been great. i get to cook with our own product that i've grown up with, and now i get to show everybody how great it is. >> but johnnie doesn't have to look far for customers. being the first organic grass-fed beef operation in san luis obispo county means garnering a lot of new fans, especiay in the culinary world, where they're always looking for new products from farmers and ranchers to spice up their menus. and that includes chef charlie. he discovered the products a few years ago thanks to a tip from a new employee, johnnie. >> people are lookin' up to the chefs right now as where to go with food. you know, having somebody who's into it, knows about it, who cares about it and nts