Portland Adult Entertainment: The Side Yard: Micro Crops Growing in Popularity
by kingofportlandStacey Givens: From Kitchen Call Girl to Renaissance Woman
When the weather’s forgiving and cooperative, you can find Anastacia Givens, who goes by the diminutive and less exotic, Stacey, in the yard planting starts and harvesting crops. The youngest of six brothers and sisters, Givens was born to a first generation Greek mother and a California native Vietnam veteran. in her early 20s, she left the comforts of family, and Southern California, to learn about the restaurant industry, first in Sacramento (where she earned a degree in restaurant management) then in San Francisco (where she interned at Millennium, the nation’s premiere vegan restaurant). Five years ago, she moved to Portland.
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Having worked in kitchens for nearly half of her 28 years, Givens could well be on her way to becoming what one calls a Renaissance woman, although that’s a title she’d probably just shrug off. (Until recently, she considered herself a “kitchen call girl,” since she’s often available to fill shifts in a pinch for various Portland kitchens; she’s since been offered a sous chef position at Vino Paradiso, where she’ll start work late this summer or in early fall).