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Alexis Koefoed

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    October 18, 2010

    Butchery Fundraiser in Vacaville: Half a Steer Feeds a Lot of People

    ​On October 30, an impressive roster of artisan butchers and chefs is convening at Vacaville's Soul Food Farm for a butchery demo and dinner. Inspired by farm founder Alexis Koefoed, the event will be a fundraiser for the newly created U.S. Butchers Guild and a handful of small, local farms. The ... More >>

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    May 10, 2010

    Soul Food Farm Workshop Probes Egg-Pasta Connection

    Married with Dinner/FlickrSoul Food Farm's Alexis Koefoed (left) with Samin Nosrat.​Handmade pasta can be amazing. Or frightful, depending on whose hands are doing the making. Pristine ingredients can make it extra-amazing in the right hands. That's the lesson promised for Soul Food Farm's se ... More >>

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    April 5, 2010

    Food, Inc. Whistle-Blower Coming to Bay Area for Series of Sustainability Talks

    lancasterfarming.comCarole Morison.​"One more question, Mr. Pollan? Yes, thanks ― I'll make it a quick one. Shouldn't take long, I promise. So ― learning about sustainable chicken farms, pastured meat CSAs, and the horrors of industrial poultry production has been fascinating and all, but ... More >>

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    February 10, 2010

    Free-Range, Apartment-Dwelling Chickens

    lancasterfarming.comCarole Morison.​"One more question, Mr. Pollan? Yes, thanks ― I'll make it a quick one. Shouldn't take long, I promise. So ― learning about sustainable chicken farms, pastured meat CSAs, and the horrors of industrial poultry production has been fascinating and all, but ... More >>

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    November 30, 2009

    NY Times Report on Soul Food Farm Confirms That Food, Politics Are Inseparable Here

    sarahsuannecox/FlickrSign from a Cane Rosso benefit in October.​A brief profile in yesterday's New York Times Magazine shone a warm national light on Soul Food Farms. Tenders of chickens expect a wolf or two to show up at some point along the way, but arson is another matter entirely. When nea ... More >>

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    November 10, 2009

    Doggy Bag: The Battle for the Bay Area's Soul

    The Ethicurean​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. History lesson: The Ethicurean's Bonnie Azab Powell tells the story of the fire at Vacaville's Soul Food Farm. Really, it's ultimately about the stirrings of a phoenix-like recovery for the family-run pastured chicken-and-egg operation, which ... More >>

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    October 27, 2009

    What to Do with Busted Birds? Soul Food Farm's Turning Them Into Chicken Leg Confit

    Clucker plucker: The MD Master D plucking machine has what it calls "Velvet Touch" fingers.​Vacaville pastured chicken farmer Soul Food Farm hasn't known what to do with birds damaged in processing. That means chickens who emerged from plucking machines - tumbling, dryer-like gizmos lined wit ... More >>

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    October 12, 2009

    Auction, Raffle, and Pizzaiolo Party Raise More Than $15,000 for Soul Food Farm

    Soul Food FarmA fire in early Sept. wiped out acres of pasture.​An auction and raffle to benefit a post-blaze Soul Food Farm wrapped up over the weekend. Organizer Bonnie Powell estimated some 250 people showed up at Pizzaiolo in Oakland to hear the winning bidders announced. Soul Food Farm's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    The Ups and Downs of Soul Food Farm's Rise from the Ashes

    Arthur PerleyMonday's benefit at Cafe Rouge has been nixed.​The day after a Bi-Rite raffle raised over $8,000 (plus a $2,000 company match) for Soul Food Farm, poultry farmer Alexis Koefoed sounded almost surprised by the level of support the figure represented. "I didn't realize that Slow Foo ... More >>

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    September 11, 2009

    Bi-Rite's Raffle for Soul Food Farm is Rallying Community Support

    Michael Halberstadt/FlickrThe Mission District market is seeking to raise $10,000 for the farm.​The fire that destroyed a barn and several acres of pasture at Soul Food Farm in Vacaville last Thursday has succeeded in kindling a measure of community support. Today, Bi-Rite Market co-owner Sam ... More >>

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    September 8, 2009

    Soul Food Farm Devastated by Last Week's Fire

    Soul Food FarmThirty acres of pasture burned.​Fans of pasture-raised chicken and eggs from the North Bay's Soul Food Farm were no doubt saddened to learn about last Thursday's devastating fire. There were some great things in the works on the farm. As we noted last month, Soul Food was readyin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Soul Food Farm Launching a CSA of Its Coveted Pastured Chickens and Eggs

    Soul Food FarmSoul Food Farm's chickens get to walk around and eat stuff.​Starting in October, you might be able to score monthly pickups of the same chickens and eggs that the restaurants Coi, Quince, and Chez Panisse serve up. Alexis Koefoed of Soul Food Farm in Vacaville told SFoodie she' ... More >>

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