food & restaurant
CocoaVino [posted on May 1, 2006]
Dedicated to celebrating the everyday beauty of life, CocoaVino couples two of life’s most sensual pleasures: chocolate and wine. All of the ingredients for these tasty treats are sourced from organic, sustainable and fair-trade sources, and you don't have to take our word that they taste great. Their candies were named "Best of 2005" by Daily Candy, and were also featured in Metropolitan Home’s "100 most noteworthy objects, events and personalities in the world of design." [CocoaVino]
Cowgirl Creamery [posted on May 1, 2006]
Some of the Bay Area's finest cheese comes from Cowgirl Creamery, who use organic milk to churn up their tasty artisan and farmstead cheeses. These award-winning cheeses can be found in select San Francisco stores and restaurants, as well as at the creamery cheese shop, where you can also get a tour (and a sample) of the cheese-making as it happens. [Cowgirl Creamery]
Dagoba Chocolate [posted on May 1, 2006]
Out of a love for fine foods and a desire to offer quality, innovation and Full Circle Sustainability through chocolate, Dagoba Chocolate was founded in 2001. Scouring the world for the finest organic cacao, Dagoba provides bars, baking essentials, drinking chocolates, panned items, gifts and foodservice, all certified organic and all delicious. [Dagoba Chocolate]
Earth's Best Baby Food [posted on May 1, 2006]
With a variety of products to help keep your baby healthy, Earth's Best uses organic ingredients free of genetically-modified organisms with no added salt, modified starches or refined sugars, no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. Their products include cereals, fruits, juices and even teething biscuits, all designed to help give your baby a healthy start. [Earth's Best Baby Foods]
Horizon Organic [posted on May 1, 2006]
No antibiotics, added growth hormones or pesticides means better health and healthier milk and dairy products from Horizon Organic. One of the largest organic presences in your local grocery store, they believe that you should feel good about what you are eating and that more organic food production makes for a better world, and their extensive selection of milk, yogurt, eggs and other dairy products helps contribute to both. [Horizon Organic]
Kettle Foods [posted on May 1, 2006]
From reused veggie oil turned to biodiesel for company cars, to their wind and solar-powered production plant to organic potatoes for their chips, Kettle Chips are committed to creating sustainable food and a sustainable company. Products like organic tortilla chips, baked pretzel chips, nut butters and handcrafted nuts round out the portfolio of products that come from a passion for making great snacks. [Kettle Foods]
Lasater Grasslands Beef [posted on April 30, 2006]
Raised without antibiotics, pesticides, hormones, growth implants, animal by-products, or steroids, all Lasater Grasslands Beef is raised on the Lasater Ranch, where cattle spend their entire lives grazing grass pastures. The beef is all processed at small, family-owned, USDA-inspected plants to insure that the care taken in raising the cows is not compromised before it gets to your table. [Lasater Grasslands Beef]
Muir Glen Organic [posted on April 30, 2006]
Since the company's founding over a decade ago, Muir Glen has been committed to helping farmers choose to grow tomatoes organically. All of Muir Glen's tomatoes are field grown and vine ripened under certified organic practices -- no synthetic pesticides, no chemical fertilizers, just gorgeous tomato taste, true to nature. Their commitment to the finest organic ingredients now extends to all the delicious vegetables and pasta in our premium organic soup line. [Muir Glen Organic]
My Family Farm [posted on April 30, 2006]
Baking the world a better place, My Family Farm provides consumers with great tasting organic cookies and crackers and benefits charities focused on the needs of children. A portion of each sale is donated to organizations working to prevent child abuse and foster environmental education. [My Family Farm]
Newman's Own Organics [posted on April 30, 2006]
From pretzels to fresh produce to coffee to Fig Newmans, Newman's Own Organics produces foods and snacks that taste great and happen to be organic. With profits going to various charities, Paul Newman has given over $200 million to charities across the world since 1982. [Newman's Own Organics]
Nigella Lawson's Lavendar Trust Cupcakes [posted on April 30, 2006]
Raising money to fund support and information for younger women with breast cancer, The Lavender Trust partners with different businesses and individuals to raise funds and awareness about breast cancer. Nigella Lawson donated her fabulous lavendar cupcakes to the cause, and now you can make them, too. [The Lavendar Trust]
Niman Ranch [posted on April 30, 2006]
Started nearly thirty years ago in Marin County, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, Niman Ranch raises beef, pork and lamb to strict sustainable standards, including treating their animals humanely, feeding them all-natural feeds, and allowing them to mature naturally. Niman Ranch also donates a percentage of profits to the Niman Ranch Fund, which assists non-profit organizations through donations of meat and cash donations. [Niman Ranch]
Organic To Go [posted on April 30, 2006]
With branches in Orange County, Los Angeles and Washington State, Organic To Go is a great alternative to fast food and lunch box deliveries. Specializing in corporate delivery and small catering events, they create a new standard for "fast" food by using all organic and sustainably-grown ingredients in their sandwiches, salads, snacks and desserts, available for both delivery and pick-up for your next organic event. [Organic To Go]
Peanut Better [posted on April 30, 2006]
Like peanut butter (but better), Peanut Better has a broad range of fun, funky flavor alternatives to the usual peanut butter. With tasty combinations like Rosemary Garlic, Peanut Praline and Vanilla Cranberry, Peanut Better's spreadable treats use only certified organic ingredients to craft their unusual (but unusually good) creations. [Peanut Better]
Rapunzel [posted on April 30, 2006]
Featuring chocolates, cooking oils, baking products, soups and snacks, Rapunzel produces some of the finest organic products in the world. They were founded with the vision of promoting healthy living and sustainable agriculture by growing, manufacturing, and distributing premium quality, pure organic foods, and have spread this vision with their tasty treats around the globe. [Rapunzel]
