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Sandwich is a new food culture magazine exploring the often overlooked, but universally beloved culinary creation: the sandwich. Get your copy now. — The story of Scott Chang-Fleeman is one of diaspora and, like the hero of issue 2 the bánh mì, it is a story about being the product of your space and making that space your own. Originally from Los Angeles, Scott is third-generation Chinese American and a farmer in Bolinas, a town northwest of San Francisco. He has just finished the first season on his farm Shao Shan; Scott grows vegetables and is focused on reconnecting with his Chinese heritage. Shao Shan is the Chinese name his grandmother had given him, meaning “youthful mountain”. While interning on the farm and garden program at the University of California Santa Cruz, Scott grew choy sum. Encouraged by his college mentors, he sent samples to chef Brandon Jew of Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant Mister Jiu’s in San Francisco. Enamoured with the produce, Brandon helped Scott to

Meet the indie farmer shaking up California’s food scene Text by Anna Sulan Masing Scott Chang-Fleeman Photography by Kendrick Brinson Scott Chang-Fleeman — In a profile taken from ‘Sandwich Magazine Issue 2: The Banh Mi’, the 25-year-old talks history, heritage and why he wants to help build a new movement of independent Asian American farmers. Sandwich is a new food culture magazine exploring the often overlooked, but universally beloved culinary creation: the sandwich. Get your copy now . — The story of Scott Chang-Fleeman is one of diaspora and, like the hero of issue 2 the bánh mì, it i

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