Meet Your Food - Local Food & Farm Tours!
by millvalley, August 25, 2009 | Permalink
Whole Foods Market invites you to meet your food! Join us for a tour of some of our favorite local vendors – a special behind-the-scenes tour for Whole Foods shoppers!
9/4 Friday
Rubicon Bakery
11am, Oakland
Rubicon provides some of the fantastic cakes we sell in the bakery – like the wheat-free La Bête Noir and the classic chocolate cake. Rubicon stands for more than fabulous desserts: they are part of a nonprofit organization, Rubicon Programs, that helps individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area overcome economic and social hurdles. Rubicon provides training, housing, employment and support services to people in need. Learn more about this bakery that helps the community flourish – and taste some fantastic cakes!
9/9 Wednesday
Neve Roses
11am, Petaluma
Join us on September 9 – we promise you a rose garden! Chris from Neve will give us a tour and show us where those beautiful local roses in our floral department come from. Afterwards, we will enjoy refreshments from Whole Foods Market – a good excuse to linger a bit and take some time to smell the roses!
9/11 Friday
Frog Hollow Farm
10am, Brentwood
Frog Hollow stone fruits are legendary in the produce departments at Whole Foods Markets. Wearing his signature overalls, surrounded by boxes of his legendary fruit, “Farmer Al” Courchesne has been a welcome sight at farmers’ markets around the Bay Area for over 30 years. Join us for a tour of Frog Hollow at the height of peach season!
9/12 Saturday
Marshall’s Honey
10am, American Canyon
Marshall’s Honey is a staple with Whole Foods shoppers in the Bay Area. Their fine honeys are gathered from the mountains, valleys, seacoasts and back yards of the San Francisco Bay Area. Come learn more about honey and how this quality product is gathered.
9/16 Wednesday
Quetzal Farms
3pm, Santa Rosa
Kevin McEnnis started the farm in Santa Rosa in 1999, giving it the name of the national bird of Guatemala, where he planted his first garden. Quetzal Farm (pronounced ket-sall) produces organic vegetables and fruit on seventeen acres in Santa Rosa and Occidental, California. Quetzal specializes in dry farmed tomatoes – a real treat. Join us to learn about this productive small farm and the magic of dry-farming.
9/21 Monday
Upper Crust
2pm, San Rafael
Christine of Upper Crust says “My love for pie making began as a young girl growing up in the Pacific Northwest, where I picked wild berries and made pies for my family and neighbors. The pleasure from making fresh handmade pies, lovingly from scratch, still endures to this day.” No wonder Christine’s pies are so popular with Whole Foods shoppers. Join us for a tour of the pie bakery in San Rafael. Afterwards, we will enjoy pies and a fresh coffee tasting with Weaver’s Coffee from Emeryville.
9/29 Tuesday
Marin French Cheese
10:30am, Petaluma
Marin French has produced hand-crafted Artisan soft-ripened cheese since 1865! Wondering who makes those fantastic triple crème brie and Camembert in our Speciality departments? That’s the work of Marin French. Join us to watch the cheese-making process and (of course!) sample some very special cheeses.
Join us!
Spaces are limited – reservations are required. To reserve your space, please call Susan Grelock at Whole Foods Market Mill Valley at 415-389-7348 or email her at susan.grelock@wholefoods.com .
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