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- Summer in SacramentoPeaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Cherries, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Lacinato Kale, Mustard, Mizuna, Arugula, Beets, Carrots, Radishes, Strawberries, Blue Berries, Pea Shoots, Sugar Snaps, Early Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic
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local food
- Discover the Delta
- Awake at the Whisk
- California Food Literacy Center
- Preserve Sonoma
- Feeding Crane Farms
- Cowgirl Creamery
- West Marin Food & Farm Tours
- Clean Fish
- http://www.biritemarket.com/
- Wine Forest Wild Foods
- Prather Ranch Meat Company
- Hudson Ranch - Hudson Vineyards, Hudson Farm, Hudson Wines, Hudson CSA Program - Carneros, Napa Valley, California
- Preferred Meats
- Corto Olive Oil
- Capay Organic
- California Olive Oil Council
- Pure Bred Lamb
- Righteous Pork Chop
- The Olive Source
- California Caviar Company
- Passmore Ranch
- Sacramento Restaurants | Grange Restaurant & Bar | Sacramento Wine Bar
- Nicolette Hahn Niman
- Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op
- Soil Born Farm
- Rancho Gordo
- novy ranch grass fed beef
- California Olive Ranch
- Liberty Duck
- UC Davis Olive Center
global food
- La Quercia
- Dean & Deluca
- Mark Miller The Palate Coach
- Harold McGee
- Culinary Institute of America
- Simply Recipes
- Zingerman's Community
- Lucy's kitchen notebook
- mark bittman
- star chefs
- kl keller imports
- stella's blog
- On Good Food
- monterey bay aquarium seafood watch list
- zagat blog
- what to eat
- vinography
- slow food usa
- sf chronicle food section
- ruhlman
- the pour
- orangette
- offal good
- nordljus
- nina planck
- nyt food section
- i heart bacon
- the food section
organics & sustainability
- California Food Literacy Center
- Clean Fish
- Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
- Kitchen Communications
- Patagonia
- slow food san francisco
- soul food farm
- Simple Steps
- farm to market slide show blog - discovering the rural roots of southern growers and producers.
- organic valley
- bon appetit management company
- sf chronicle green pages
- sustainable food news
- environmental working group
- lunch lessons
- sustainable table
- food and water watch
- heifer international
- the ethicurean
- i heart farms
- u.s. food policy
- the lazy environmentalist
- farm aid
- organic consumers association
- chef's collaborative
- grist
- treehugger
- fair trade certified
- no impact man
- blue ocean
wineries
- Scholium Project
- Donum Estate
- Clif Family Winery
- Hudson Winery
- Palazzo Wine
- Etude
- Virage Vineyards
- Cline Cellars
- Medlock Ames
- Rudd Winery
- Robert Sinskey Vineyards
- Tres Sabores
- Frogs Leap
- mauritson winery
- ZD Winery
- Honig Winery & Vineyard
- Terra Rouge Winery
- Iron Horse Vineyards
- Stagliny Family Vineyard
- Welcome to LIVE, Sustainable Viticulture Education and Certification
healthy food
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Happy Holidays!
Winter has come to napa valley. even though, today was 65 degrees, mostly sunny, & mustard is blooming in the vineyards. cool foggy mornings give moments of pause, while a walk through the vineyards says or shows that another season of growth has come to an end and it is time for rest, recuperation and anticipation of the next season to come. i can relate to this as another busy season nears an end. i love to think of what hearty dinner i will cook tonight, will it be be braised shortribs? a simple roasted chicken? or perhaps roasted squab with saffron fregola sarda enriched with aromatics, kale & medjool dates. one of these will certainly warm and nurture the soul, and I then ponder what wine will go best with it.
as we head towards another new year, i would like to wish you a happy holiday season & a heathy and prosperous new year!
books
Robert H. Lustig: Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease
Tyler Cowen: An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies
Tom Mueller: Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil
Yotam Ottolenghi: Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London's Ottolenghi
Nathan Myhrvold: Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking
Nicolette Hahn Niman: Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms
Langdon Cook: Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager
- Ari Weinzweig: Zingerman's Guide to Better Bacon
Jennifer Mclagan: Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, With Recipes
Janet Fletcher: Cheese & Wine: A Guide to Selecting, Pairing, and Enjoying
katrina heron: Slow Food Nation's Come to the Table: The Slow Food Way of Living
Chip Conley: Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
magazines
southern food artisans
san francisco food artisans
- Andante Dairy
- poco dolce chocolates
- Taylor Boetticher
- Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market
- Joyce Goldstein
- bi-rite creamery
- katz olive oil
- poco dolce chocolate
- california artisan cheese festival
- robert sinskey vineyards
- bi-rite market
- rancho gordo
- vella cheese company
- fra'mani
- cheese board collective
- la cocina community kitchen
favorite restaurants
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