Subscribe to Our Blog FeedI had lunch the other day with my friend Claude, who is French and grew up in Algeria. She’s a fantastic cook, to say the least, and one amazing smell or other is always wafting from her kitchen. Claude has taught me to make some of my favorite dishes (Afghan meatballs! Marengo cavour! ), so… Read more »
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School Lunch
Since many people are either back in school this week (like yours truly) or will be heading that way shortly I wanted to talk about student lunches. Each person needs to eat and students need their brain-food to realize their learning potential. The U.S. National school lunch program provides close to 32 Million students with… Read more »
Golden Gate
One big thing I want to share this week is that I have been messing around with YouTube and created my first Youtube account called goldengateorganicstv. Check out my first video below and please let me know what you think. I know the first video isn’t that great but I am learning! I love how… Read more »
Come meet us at The Oakland Art & Soul Festival this weekend!
Welcome returning and new customers to another week at Golden Gate Organics! Wayne has been on a much-needed vacation this past week but will be back Friday. Just in time to man our GGO booth at the Oakland Art & Soul festival on Saturday and Sunday. The festival runs from 2pm until midnight on Saturday, and from… Read more »
America’s Oldest Vineyard: Frey
On Tuesday I visited an organic vineyard hidden deep in Mendocino county. It is America’s oldest and quite possibly most charming organic vineyard- Frey Vineyards. This pioneer in organic and biodynamic farming has a magical air surrounding it, small hobbit-like buildings constructed out of recycled material from long gone vineyards of the past, and knowing… Read more »
Happy Friday Campers! What’s new with Golden Gate Organics
Happy Friday Campers! Bust out of those weekday blues and get ready for the weekend, it’s time to relax. What’s new this week? Well we are getting some killer Pink Lady apples (our favorite) in that are going to be pretty large and will taste absolutely fantastic. Quick, what’s considered the sweetest, juiciest pear in… Read more »
Produce spotlight: eggplant and baby bok choy
Hello All and Happy Veteran’s Day! I’d like to give an extra special THAAANKS to GGO co-founders Corey and Wayne, veterans of the Coast Guard! Feel free to tell them your thanks on our Facebook page! It would make their day. 🙂 In organic produce news, this week’s boxes will surely be a treat! I’m… Read more »
Produce Report: Last minute change
Hello all and Happy Delivery Day! Hopefully you aren’t too tired from last night’s festivities. If so, munch on some of your GGO items from your box for some natural energy! Speaking of this week’s produce, we had a last minute change that was not reflective of the menu posted online. No worries, the produce… Read more »
Produce Report: Variety is in the air!
Hello all and Happy Delivery Day! As always the produce looked great this morning. This week was one of our most varied in produce items. We hope you all enjoy it and would love to hear some feedback! This week’s boxes are especially awesome because we have fall squash (finally), persimmons and pineapple! YUMMM! The… Read more »
Produce Spotlight: the Jalapeno
This week’s menu includes the spicy Jalapeno pepper. The Jalapeno is one of the most commonly grown chiles in Mexico and probably the most common chile pepper in the U.S. When the jalapeno is smoked and dried it is called a “chipotle”. The name “jalapeno” is derived from “Jalapa” the capitol of Veracruz, Mexico. The… Read more »
