When the season provides a plentiful bounty of beautiful strawberries, make jam! The recipe for this sweet fruit spread and Organic Soft French Loaf were shared for the Conscious Kitchen Cookbook by one of the world’s top chefs, Three-Star Michelin Chef, Dominique Crenn. Enjoy! If you make these recipes, tag us in your photos @consciouskitchn. Organic Strawberry …
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We are not “only” distributing fruits, vegetables, dairy, grains, proteins and other ingredients in the food boxes to children and families in WCCUSD each week. We are proud to also include bilingual English-Español educational materials and recipes to ensure that families know how to make the most of box contents and why this paradigm-shifting program …
Eight years ago, when a group of students from the Bay Area and an esteemed Executive Chef, Justin Everett from Cavallo Point Lodge got together, their task was to create a fresh, local, organic meal for $2 or less a person. This budget, which seems tight, is actually more money than is available for school lunch per …
Have you heard? We’ve been hard at work on all things organic — shifting institutional purchasing to ensure the health of our children, families, communities, school districts, farmers, local economies, soils and shared climate. Today, in partnership with West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD), we are proud that families picked up 21,000 food boxes with 100% USDA Certified …
Mary’s Free-Range Chicken is now a third-generation family owned business that has operated since 1954. They are proudly working on their fourth generation as Mary Pitman’s grandsons have begun coming to help out at their facilities. From 1998-2003, Mary’s son started five chicken farms during his time attending Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. From …
Al Baylaq has been an organic food warrior for most of his life. Good Earth opened its doors 51 years ago with Al joining its team 20 years after its founding. “Mark started it and I came along 20 years later”. Al was first able to witness Good Earth’s growth when he owned a competing …
Q: What drew you to Conscious Kitchen? A: Initially, I had interviewed with Judi for the position at Bayside MLK to be the chef there for Conscious Kitchen. At the time, it just didn’t work. I think a year and a half later, maybe even longer, I ran into Judi at the Good Earth randomly …
At 19 years old, Alice Waters traveled to Paris, France, and ate a wild strawberry. She had never tasted anything like it in her whole life. “Where did this come from?”, she asked, to discover it is harvested in the nearby mountains, only at this time of year. In 1965, every Parisian market only had …
On an early and foggy San Francisco morning, Maya and I pulled into the Wholesale Produce Market. As the sun was just beginning to rise, we caught the end of distribution activity – forklifts, truck beeps and the shuttling of organic goods. Earl met us with warmth and eagerness to show us his facilities. In …
As an operating partner at Full Belly Farms, Andrew Brait runs a 400-acre regenerative organic farm in the Capay Valley. Their produce is sought after by many in the Bay Area, and recognizable by its smiling green Buddha logo. Among seasonal vegetables, the farm produces a variety of grains, beans, nuts, preserves, baked goods, wool, …
