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You Can Grow Your Own Potatoes Even If You Don't Have a Garden
Ship Anywhere Good Food List
With consumer income shrinking, where we spend our money becomes even more critical. San Francisco's Good Food Foundation has assembled this list of American small businesses and food producers tha...
How to Crisis-Proof Our Food System
" . . . Crucially, we now see more clearly how the food system was already failing many from less privileged backgrounds—including those working low-paying jobs, households without access to a groc...
Devil's Gulch Ranch Webstore (pick up in SF, local delivery in Marin & Sonoma counties)
Some of you may recognize the name of Nicasio-based Devil's Gulch Ranch from the many fine restaurants such as The French Laundry and Kin Khao that feature its rabbits on their menus. While it's ha...
Anna's Seafood online ordering & delivery (<50 miles from Petaluma)
Last Saturday I was happy to shop again at the Healdsburg farmers market and waited more than 20 minutes for my turn at Anna's Seafood booth. I picked up some pristine ling cod fillets and a hunk o...
Op-Ed: California Budget Boosts Healthy Food for Kids and Markets for Farmers
" . . . This vision focuses on upgrading food quality and freshness, serving more climate-friendly, plant-based and organic food, supporting local farmers, developing food and garden education prog...
Save a Seed by Carli Piccirillo
From Food for Thought Ojai: " . . . Piccirillo’s passion for seeds resulted in a beautiful book she authored for elementary-school students explaining the how and why of seed saving, accompanied b...
If you can feed yourself, you can free yourself
While some of y'all have been obsessing about the hoarding of TP, https://www.chowhound.com/post/panic-buying-begun-area-grocery-stores-area-crazy-empty-1089590, others have been buying out seeds ...
At a growing number of coffee shops, getting a coffee to go means checking out a cup
"If you buy a cup of coffee to go at Babette Café in Berkeley, California, later this month, you might not be able to get it in a disposable cup. The owners have one case of compostable cups left, ...
Belcampo Restaurant | Hillsdale - San Mateo
One year and seven days after Belcampo Meat Company shut down its Palo Alto and San Francisco Russian Hill restaurants/stores, the new restaurant in San Mateo's Hillsdale shopping center is slated ...
Popeyes Signs On to Better Chicken Commitment
“We commend Popeyes for taking a significant step toward reducing this suffering with their new policy. It also makes clear that if the king of the chicken sandwich can commit to treating chickens ...
Cheese Goals for 2020
Culture mag proposes some interesting cheese resolutions for this coming year. What are yours?
2019/20 California olive oil harvest looking strong compared to dismal 2018/19 crop, says COOC
". . . 'We had a short crop in 2018 due to weather problems throughout the state, whereas we're hoping for four million gallons in the 2019 harvest . . . more than double what we had in 2018. . . "
How to reduce food waste this holiday season
"This holiday season, avoid tossing food in the trash by taking these steps: • Try not to over prepare food; instead try to prepare “just enough.” • Encourage friends and family to take...
A champion of the unplugged, earth-conscious life, Wendell Berry is still ahead of us
Today, October 12, is National Farmers Day. Unusual for me on a Saturday, I didn't make it to my local farmers market. In truth, I didn't even leave the house. However, the first thing I read this ...
California crab fishermen are testing “ropeless” gear to save whales—and themselves
In April, crab fishermen and consumers were taken by surprise when the Dungeness crab season closed two months early due to a lawsuit and settlement over whale entanglements. https://www.chowhound...
Totem Coffee Roasters | Placerville
My last mouthful in Hangtown was at Totem Coffee Roasters. Yes, Placerville has its own small batch, artisanal coffee roaster. While my cappuccino ($3.86) was well-made, the Guatemalan-Peru ble...
5 Ways to Host a More Environmentally Friendly BBQ
" . . . The biggest impact of the cookout, and easiest thing to adjust, is the food. Visit the Farmers’ Market ... Less Meat but better Meat ... Food Waste-free Cookout . . . "
"Wasted!" screening & panel discussion, free (July 20 HMB & Aug 4 San Carlos)
The Master Food Preservers tackle food waste! "Join the San Mateo/San Francisco MFP program for a screening of the exciting documentary Wasted!, followed by a panel discussion with local leaders...
Your Hummus Habit Could Be Good For The Earth
" . . . Some American farmers were already well on their way to embracing pulses, seeing the role they could play in improving soil health and setting the stage for better harvests of cash crops li...
RECOOL - Igloo's biodegradable reusable cooler
" . . . Recool would work well as a cheap, eco-friendly cooler during a tailgate or a quick day-trip to the beach. I can't imagine squeezing in much more than that six-pack or so once you've filled...
