Subscribe to Our Blog FeedSee? Told you there was more to check on regarding your gluten-free journey. For those asking “what is gluten?”, not only will this answer the question definitively here, but in terms of breakfast — especially if that’s your favorite meal of the day — there are some additional options available, making it that much easier to… Read more »
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Balance an Omnivore Diet With Non-Meat, Protein-Rich Foods
Amidst the perpetual buzz about meat or no meat, which kind of meat, vegetarian or vegan – there is a simple truth: humans need protein to be live. Protein is considered the building block of bone, connective tissue, cartilage, blood and skin. It also plays a vital role in building muscle mass and making tissue… Read more »
Free Lunches and Miracles
We’ve all heard it a million times: there’s no such thing as a free lunch. It’s a maxim that diet conscious folks and processed food giants alike have been trying to disprove — or at least circumvent — for decades. Some of the biggest commercial experiments in having your cake and eating it too have… Read more »
Well-Traveled Produce
When I made plans to go camping last weekend, I also planned to skip my Friday organic produce box delivery — because who wants a fridge full of fresh produce when you’re a hundred miles away, floating on a blow-up raft and lazily admiring your lakeside campsite? I logged in to my account and was… Read more »
The Joy of Duty
Every summer, I can count on two things like clockwork: the arrival of a jury duty summons and the arrival of wild plums. Sitting here in a crowded assembly room at the Alameda County Superior Courthouse, waiting to be selected for jury duty, all I can think… Read more »
Bay Area Book Festival
What a beautiful weekend it was in Berkeley the last two days. I just arrived home a little sunburn and a lot tired after talking to new and current customers who visited the Golden Gate Organics booth at the festival. The festival itself had an enormous footprint. Perhaps even too big. The Bay Area Book… Read more »
Greens, Eggs, and Ham
When I was a kid, poached eggs on toast was a favorite breakfast that I only got when Dad took over cooking duties because Mom was sick or had slept unusually late. His entire morning culinary repertoire consisted of either poached eggs or French toast, and when… Read more »
The Blog Is Back!
Hey there everyone…It’s been a long time! After an extended hiatus, the Golden Gate Organics blog is officially back! Woo-hoo! Since most of you don’t know me, I want to start out by reintroducing myself and telling you a little bit about what’s going on at Golden Gate Organics. My name is Tamara Thompson, and… Read more »
Bone Appetit!
Lucas, my 7-year-old shepherd mix, had a pretty serious health scare a couple weeks ago. He wouldn’t eat a single bite – not even his favorite jerky treats – for three whole days, so off to the vet we went. They checked him out and ran labs,… Read more »
Something To Chew On
We’ve all heard that too many cooks spoil the broth, but have you ever stopped to think about how often we use concepts related to food and cooking to explain things in other parts of our lives? We don’t literally bring home any bacon when we earn a paycheck, but there are thousands of idiomatic… Read more »
