Christie Brinkley Lights up Guastavino's

If Christie Brinkley, age 54, is the embodiment of how good one can look by changing over to a diet of organic, locally sourced food, it's a wonder that every woman (and man) in New York has not already made the switch. As the chair of this afternoon's Northeast Organic Farmring Association lunch, Brinkley spoke about the importance of feeding our children meals that are free of hormones and pesticides and the joys of eating food that comes from one's own soil. But before you accuse Brinkley of megawatt flackery, you should know that she truly lives this message, and even has an organic garden at her home in the Hamptons.Her words fell on receptive ears, as Manhattan's ladies who lunch gathered on the second floor of Guastavino's, where they tucked into a roasted beet salad (with beets from Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett) and a vegetable vol au vent (with Jerusalem artichokes from Blooming Hill Farm, in Blooming Grove, New York). Following the meal, guests listened attentively to a panel of experts dig into the science of organic produce and what it means for the planet.Among the women in attendance included First Niece Lauren Bush, Fernanda Kellogg, Amanda Hearst, Kick Kennedy, Christine Biddle, Laura Remington Platt and Anne Hearst and her husband, Jay McInerney.