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Vacaville

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Comprehensive Guide to CSAs in San Francisco: Meat, Eggs, Dairy, Etc.

    A CSA meat package from Marin Sun Farms​Many people tend to think of CSAs only for fruits and vegetables, but in the Bay Area we're also blessed with a variety of meatier options. We've done the work of finding the farmers; now all you have to do is place your order and start up the grill. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Maurice Van Buren, Sex Offender, Charged With Impersonating Salvation Army Bell-Ringer

    Maurice Van Buren, 47, is charged with being a bad bell-ringer​A Bay Area man has taken the express route to bad karma following a Friday bust for allegedly impersonating a Salvation Army bell-ringer and pocketing the money. Maurice Van Buren, 47, is still in custody at Solano County Jail facing a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    State Fund Heading Out of 'Dumb' San Francisco

    You'll move to Vacaville, that's what you'll do...​This morning, the Chronicle broke a good one: The State Compensation Insurance Fund is moving 755 jobs out of San Francisco because it's too damn expensive here. Also, per the Chron, our city's workforce is "too dumb." That kind of sentiment is ce ... More >>

  • News

    November 10, 2010

    SFPD wants to recruit suburbocops from outside the city

    You'll move to Vacaville, that's what you'll do...​This morning, the Chronicle broke a good one: The State Compensation Insurance Fund is moving 755 jobs out of San Francisco because it's too damn expensive here. Also, per the Chron, our city's workforce is "too dumb." That kind of sentiment is ce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Dining

    October 6, 2010

    Ippuku uses every part of the chicken to its best effect

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    At $5 a Pop, Injured Hens All Adopted Out

    Ain't nobody here but us chickens...​The early bird gets the worm -- and the early adopter gets the chicken. All 80 of the clucking, egg-laying, injured hens that arrived Wednesday at the Marin Humane Society have been adopted. After knocking down the price-per-hen to five bucks -- chickenfeed, ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Rescued Hens Up For Adoption in Marin

    ​This morning, 70 rescued hens arrived at the Marin County Humane Society in Novato. They came from an animal sanctuary in Vacaville, where an egg farmer had dropped them off with plastic bands cutting into their legs. The farmer had placed the bands on the chickens when they were young, not think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Thinking About Keeping Backyard Chickens? Rescued Birds Might Be a Good Place to Start

    ​This morning, 70 rescued hens arrived at the Marin County Humane Society in Novato. They came from an animal sanctuary in Vacaville, where a Northern California egg farmer had dropped them off with plastic bands cutting into their legs.The farmer placed the bands on the chickens when they were yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Cancakes, Sweetfingers, and Other Local Food Commercials We Love

    Local television isn't as booming as it was years ago. One of the greatest casualties, Dr. Jang excepted, is the proliferation of awesome and awesomely strange commercials for Bay Area businesses. We thought we'd take a moment to honor a few past and present food commercials we love: 5. East Oa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • News

    March 24, 2010

    The SFO Cannonball Run

    Horrified by a typical taxi trip from SFO? Thank a government program that pays cabbies to speed.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Vegan Bakesale In Oakland This Saturday

    T. Palmer​Saturday's East Bay Vegan Bakesale should be a good time to try those apparently controversial Cinnaholic cinnamon rolls we mentioned yesterday, as well as treats from organizer Fat Bottom Bakery and more. Proceeds will be donated to Vacaville's Animal Place Sanctuary and also to the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Scored on Craigslist: Texas-Style Sweet Potato Pies

    CraigslistStraight outta Vacaville.​From the cow dung-littered fields of Vacaville comes a new sort of pie altogether ― with roots in Texas, nearly 1,600 miles from Solano County. As of this morning, an enterprising Craigslist vendor is hawking Texas-style sweet potato pies, which typically ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2010

    Medical marijuana growers score a defense

    CraigslistStraight outta Vacaville.​From the cow dung-littered fields of Vacaville comes a new sort of pie altogether ― with roots in Texas, nearly 1,600 miles from Solano County. As of this morning, an enterprising Craigslist vendor is hawking Texas-style sweet potato pies, which typically ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    Free-Range, Apartment-Dwelling Chickens

    CraigslistStraight outta Vacaville.​From the cow dung-littered fields of Vacaville comes a new sort of pie altogether ― with roots in Texas, nearly 1,600 miles from Solano County. As of this morning, an enterprising Craigslist vendor is hawking Texas-style sweet potato pies, which typically ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2009

    Another 24 Hours: Craigslist Farm and Garden Classifieds

    Irish Typepad/FlickrLooking for something like this? You might get more than you bargained for at Nature's Bounty.​SFoodie's weekly look at some urban essentials offered up on Craiglist. • Nature's Bounty, a family-owned, state-inspected farm facility in Vacaville -- aka Cow Town -- wants y ... 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 >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2009

    Chicken Soup for the Soul

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Junk Mail Solicitation of the Day: Save $10K on My Wedding? Tell Me More!

    But see how much money they saved? When the suffix of your e-mail address is "@NameOfaNewspaper.com" you get a lot of amazing solicitations by truly desperate PR mavens. We've lost count of how many deluded souls thought you, the readers, would be clamoring for stories about contact paper one can ap ... More >>

  • News

    May 20, 2009

    Web Extra — Bonus Best Of

    But see how much money they saved? When the suffix of your e-mail address is "@NameOfaNewspaper.com" you get a lot of amazing solicitations by truly desperate PR mavens. We've lost count of how many deluded souls thought you, the readers, would be clamoring for stories about contact paper one can ap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Serious Bread: Pure Grain Pumpernickel

    This 100% rye bread is lighter and less sour than most of this style, and has a wonderful nuttiness.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    The Audacity of (No) Hope: Cindy Sheehan's Quixotic Quest

    This 100% rye bread is lighter and less sour than most of this style, and has a wonderful nuttiness.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2008

    2008 High School Battle of the Bands Semi-Finalists Announced

    This 100% rye bread is lighter and less sour than most of this style, and has a wonderful nuttiness.

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2008

    Your Inappropriate Sexual Conduct With Minors Roundup

    This 100% rye bread is lighter and less sour than most of this style, and has a wonderful nuttiness.

  • Music

    March 29, 2006

    Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos

    The misunderstood adventures of the Bishop of Hip Hop

  • Summer Guide

    June 29, 2005

    Butt Boards Up!

    Riding the rapids and the placids of Cache Creek

  • News

    August 18, 2004

    Last Crawl

    In which three Doggie Diner Dog Heads lead Silke Tudor cross-country, to a place that is not San Francisco but, even so, feels like home

  • Music

    February 18, 2004

    Thrown From the Train

    I go to five nights of Train concerts to find out if SF's biggest band is really all that bad

  • Music

    September 3, 2003

    The Love That Loves to Love

    How I discovered the real Nedelle behind her heartbreaking soul-pop creations

  • News

    January 15, 2003

    In the Spirits

    From the ghosts of the Queen Anne Hotel to the "Miss Undead" pageant

  • News

    October 30, 2002

    Field of Liens

    Before you succumb to nostalgia about a simpler, humbler baseball time, heed the lesson of Vacaville

  • News

    March 21, 2001

    Sweat, Steel, and Stealth

    Retrofitting the Bay Bridge will take five years, hundreds of workers, a million bolts, and 19 million pounds of iron. The hardest part? Making sure no one notices.

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    Night Crawler

    Bringing in the Clowns

  • News

    July 7, 1999

    Letters

    Bringing in the Clowns

  • Dining

    March 31, 1999

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

    Bringing in the Clowns

  • News

    August 12, 1998

    Letters

    Bringing in the Clowns

  • Culture

    November 19, 1997

    Stage

    Bringing in the Clowns

  • Calendar

    June 12, 1996

    Night+Day

    Bringing in the Clowns

  • News

    November 15, 1995

    Death Sentence

    Why are prisoners with AIDS dying for release?

  • News

    July 26, 1995

    Letters

    Why are prisoners with AIDS dying for release?

  • Dining

    June 28, 1995

    Lightmotif

    SuppenkYche brings a German accent to Hayes Valley; Mad Magda's gives it a sense of humor

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    Fire Trek

    Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

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