http://thefoodieguide.com/v2 A San Francisco Bay Area Guide to Food, Wine, and Cooking Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:36:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Chileno Valley Ranch has been in Sally's family since 1862, when her great-great grandparents, Carlo and Katerina Martinoiya, bought the ranch from Henery Halleck, President Abraham Lincoln's Chief of Staff. Since then, the ranch has passed through 5 generations, all the while producing butter, cheese, milk and beef. In 1993, ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/chileno-valley-ranch 38.209986 -122.794426 "We're a small family farm in the idyllic Two Rock Valley north of San Francisco, something like you might find in the countryside of France or Italy. Together with our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) members, our farmworkers and friends, we're a community, a village of sorts. We work together to ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/canvas-ranch 38.257405 -122.792139 "In 1972, Aggie and Walter Murch bought four acres known as the "old Peters Dairy" on Gospel Flat in Bolinas. There the Murchs raised children, horses and vegetables until the children grew up and the horses died. Now Aggie concentrates on her orchard of English and American heritage apples, twenty-four ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/blackberry-farm 37.909674 -122.687538 "Our Watsonville facility is very small, so we have to operate with a quick turnaround time thus insuring maximum freshness. For example, we can easily guarantee that our ripe avocados will stay 100% perfect (if refrigerated) for at least one week. Seriously! Our hard avocados, delivered wholesale or by mail-order, are ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/wills-avocados 36.942773 -121.724031 "In keeping with South American farmstead traditions, the cheeses are produced from 1-2 day old milk in a 50 gallon vat. The goats are first milked mechanically, then finish off by hand. About half the cheese is used in making fresh pasteurized cheese while the other half is kept raw ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/bodega-yerba-santa-goat-cheese 39.04353 -122.923818 "In addition to being certified organic, Blossom Bluff Orchards is a member of California Clean, an organization started in the early 1980's by Central Valley small family farmers committed to environmentally responsible farming. Fran and Ted's main criteria for selecting new varieties is flavor, and most fruit is picked at ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/blossom-bluff-orchards 36.640584 -119.475392 "Farming the rich soil of the Central Valley is a Martino family tradition that Bella Viva carries out with pride. We produce and sell exceptional fresh and dried fruit, nuts and chocolate to loyal customers at our stands in northern California's celebrated farmer's markets, in select restaurants and to our ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/bella-viva-orchards 37.589201 -120.820025 "Bariani Olive Oil is committed in producing an authentic extra virgin olive oil which is raw and once only available thru the turn of the century. Produced in a limited quantity, the olive oil is a registered organic product and with the particular and discriminatory taste of the family, the ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/bariani-olive-oil 37.769218 -122.445701 "We love our foods fresh and are happiest when we can have them that way. We believe that eating in season is the best path to a long and healthy life. Most of us are lucky enough to be able to choose from a wide array of foods throughout the ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/philo-apple-farm 39.08576 -123.484612 Allstar Organics is two acres of aromatic plants and antique roses at our home in Lagunitas, and 10 acres of over one hundred and fifty varieties of certified organic, specialty and heirloom crops grown on our production field located in Nicasio, in Marin County, CA. halfway between San Francisco Bay ... http://thefoodieguide.com/v2/allstar-organics 38.011648 -122.702339