Organic Foods

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Snacktion: Beth's Heavenly Little Organic Shortnin' Bread Cookies

Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

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Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

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Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

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Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

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Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

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Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

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Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

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Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

A Natural, Zesty Enterprise

Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

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Brand: Beth's Fine Desserts Origin: Mill Valley Found at: Mollie Stones (635 Portola) Cost: $5.39 Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic butter, organic cane sugar, organic pure vanilla extract Calories per serving: 150 Why I bought it: These cookies looked delicious and it was exciting tha ... More >>

Voodoo on the Vine

The origins of the increasingly popular Biodynamic wine are steeped in the occult and bad science.

Org. Org. Throws Kegger

The origins of the increasingly popular Biodynamic wine are steeped in the occult and bad science.

Richie Unterberger

The origins of the increasingly popular Biodynamic wine are steeped in the occult and bad science.

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Farmers' Market or Organic Delivery Service? Weighing the Eco Options

heather/FlickrHeart of the City market: Low carbon footprint?Agoraphobic? Is it raining out? Or maybe you're just too lazy to drag your ass to the farmers' market. Spud, the largest organic food delivery service in North America, can hook you up. But is that entirely a good thing? It is if convenie ... More >>

Affordable Organic Prosecco Just Might Spark an Import Trend

Green sparkler.Italy's wine industry is no stranger to biodynamics. Hilberg-Pasquero and Cascina degli Ulivi, both from the Piedmont region, are leaders in the movement that grows grapes holistically and naturally, often with the influence of astronomy on planting and harvesting. But these wines are ... More >>

Eating Unnaturally, Naturally

Green sparkler.Italy's wine industry is no stranger to biodynamics. Hilberg-Pasquero and Cascina degli Ulivi, both from the Piedmont region, are leaders in the movement that grows grapes holistically and naturally, often with the influence of astronomy on planting and harvesting. But these wines are ... More >>

It's an Orgy of Harvest Stuff All Weekend at Ferry Plaza, Starting with Today's Booze Bash

Uncle Lynx/Flickr​This afternoon kicks off a weekend of harvest-related activities at the Ferry Building. Free events include an olive oil tasting, apple pressing and cider making, a Barnyard by the Bay petting zoo, and live music. Till 8 p.m. today, an organic spirits (boo!), wine, and beer t ... More >>

Thanksgiving Freak-Out Solution: The Plant Café Organic's $45 Prix Fixe

niallkennedy/FlickrAll you have to do is pack your Visa card.​In September, you made some grandiose announcement you'd be cooking Thanksgiving this year. Now, two days out, you're freaking, imagining a Turkey Day eve spent fishing a rock-solid Butterball out of the Safeway freezer bin. Relax. ... More >>

Newcomer Della Terra Organics Wants to Bring Farm-Sourced Produce to Bernal

ICHIICHI's Tim Archuleta at the Monday happy hour at Bender's.​When the 331 Cortland market opens within the next two months (barring further delays), it'll mark the launch of new produce retailer Della Terra Organics. Owner Susan D'Arcangelo told SFoodie she has a long history of entrepreneur ... More >>

Bay Citizen, Built on Barely Paid Labor, Runs Story Glorifying Unpaid Labor

Pick that damn arugula , intern!​The Bay Citizen, the nonprofit news organization launched with much fanfare May 26 by local investment banker Warren Hellman, has earned ample flack for its offer to pay $25 per story to local bloggers.But we learned today from the online newspaper that some employ ... More >>

Northern California Is Turning into Northern Italy

Pick that damn arugula , intern!​The Bay Citizen, the nonprofit news organization launched with much fanfare May 26 by local investment banker Warren Hellman, has earned ample flack for its offer to pay $25 per story to local bloggers.But we learned today from the online newspaper that some employ ... More >>

Today: Organic Brewers Converge on Ferry Building for Eco Tasting

MateVeza's organic India Pale Ale.​Between the World Series and Halloween we've got a lot to be excited about 'round here. If you have time between getting your Snooki or The Situation costume together and painting a sign with clever wordplay involving Jonathan Sanchez, take a moment to celebr ... More >>

Heartswork Winery WELL REaD 2009 California Red

At $5.99, this is one bottle that defies the common wisdom that no-sulfites-added wines justify a higher price.​A molecule called sulfur dioxide ― aka sulfites, a common preservative ― has become the crux of an ongoing disagreement between two schools of winemakers. Those who vouch for the ... More >>

Slow Money Entrepreneur Showcase Brings Money Down to the Soil

beyondtheplate.netBrentwood's Frog Hollow Farm.​Most people are familiar with Slow Food, the organization founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986 to encourage a return to traditional foodways and reconnect with the sources where our food comes from. So what if we took the same mentality and applied i ... More >>

Grocery Chain Fresh & Easy Opens First Location in S.F.

beyondtheplate.netBrentwood's Frog Hollow Farm.​Most people are familiar with Slow Food, the organization founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986 to encourage a return to traditional foodways and reconnect with the sources where our food comes from. So what if we took the same mentality and applied i ... More >>

Organic Chicken Actually Proven to Be Safer

Alarmed by the recent outbreak of drug-resistent salmonella in ground turkey, which killed one Californian woman? The way to protect yourself might be to buy organic. Yesterday, NPR reported that a University of Maryland study found that big organic chicken farms have much lower levels of antibio ... More >>

Hey Food Activists: Can We Get a Ban on GMOs and BGH?

PCC Farmland Trust​California's food activists are on the verge of gaining a ban on the import of shark fins. And starting next July, sale of foie gras in this state will be illegal. We care about animal welfare here; we passed a law regulating the size of chickens' cages. But perhaps becaus ... More >>

Comprehensive Guide to CSAs in San Francisco: Fruits and Vegetables

Contents of a weekly share from Shooting Star CSA​The number of CSAs -- Community Supported Agriculture groups -- available to San Francisco residents has really grown in the last few years. From farm-fresh produce to grass-fed beef and sustainably caught seafood, there are just so many choice ... More >>

Range Line Cook Brings New Pop-Up to Inner Richmond Market

Wes M./YelpAdorable Village Market.​There's a new pop-up coming to town! I think this might be a trend, you guys? This time it's from chef Katherine Bayle, who is currently a line cook at Range. She'll debut her FarmSpun Dinners pop-up at Village Market in the Inner Richmond on Thursday, Oct. ... More >>

Is Organic Produce Actually Cheaper to Grow?

Brian Donaldson / Shutterstock​Yeah, yeah, yeah: Certified organic produce is more expensive than conventional, and the premium prices that organic farmers can charge make their farms more than twice as profitable as conventional farms. But a new study suggests that organic grains, fruits, and ve ... More >>

San Francisco's Table Scraps Make Healthier Wines

Allan Henderson via Flickr ... tastes like fine wine ​San Francisco residents may have groaned when the city passed mandatory composting laws in 2009, but now they might be sighing in relaxation as they sip wines grown on soil enriched with their city-mandated table scraps. A record amount of San ... More >>

Fresh Eats: Polata Organic: Chef Tenzin's Fare Passes the Vegan Taste Test

Allan Henderson via Flickr ... tastes like fine wine ​San Francisco residents may have groaned when the city passed mandatory composting laws in 2009, but now they might be sighing in relaxation as they sip wines grown on soil enriched with their city-mandated table scraps. A record amount of San ... More >>