our commitment

PACKAGING: we use compostable containers as our 1st option & recycled/recyclable containers when compostable options are not sourceable.

PRACTICES: we actively compost, re-use & recycle within our facility.

WASTE REDUCTION: we minimize food waste through strict ordering protocols & when excess is present, Food Runner SF is used to relay excess to help alleviate hunger in San Francisco.

CHARITABLE WORK: ownership directly serves the community via the Flugelman Foundation, Warriors Community Foundation and Yerba Buena Benefit District.

GENDER EQUITY & DIVERSITY: we are female & veteran owned. our kitchen is female-led & executive positions are equitable in pay regardless of gender or background. staffing is diverse & representative of Bay Area demography.

SOME OF OUR FARMS

TEN BRINK FARMS

Linda Tenbrink started her Suisun Valley farm in 1983 now growing >100 varieties of heirloom tomatoes plus peaches, pluots & other stone fruit always allowing her fruit to ripen fully. Her farm uses sustainable farming practices & is enrolled in the Solano Land Trust. Lina to this day, personally drops off her perfectly grown tomatoes at boxed foods company & other lucky restaurant, schools & offices in the Bay Area.

COKE FARM

In August 1981, after a doubting conventional farmer speculated that strawberries could not be grown organically, founder Dale Coke planted his first strawberries on 1/4 acre near Aromas, California. The plants produced strawberries successfully & a local, natural foods store became the first Coke Farm customer. Coke Farm joined the Santa Cruz chapter of C.C.O.F. (California Certified Organic Farmers) & now provides organically grown produce locally, nationally & internationally.

COMANCHE CREEK FARM

Jim Miller started Comanche Creek Farms in Butte County. The Northern Sacramento Valley farm, located in a riparian area between Highway 5 & 99, is full of mineral rich soil aided by Butte Creek’s overflow. The deep-seated philosophy underlying this farm is a great respect for the environment that has led to the adoption of organic farming, growing cover crops to aid & maintain soil fertility, using only natural materials back into the soil.

COUNTY LINE HARVEST

David Retshky started County Line Harvest on a 6-acre plot on the Sonoma-Marin County line before moving over the hill in 2007 to Red Hill Ranch in Marin County. Shortly after settling in on the new property, Marin Agriculture Land Trust acquired the easement on Red Hill Ranch preserving it forever as farmland. Not only did this new property provide more acreage for cultivation, but the abundance of renewable on-site water & the MALT easement helped ensure the continuation of County Line’s goal to provide fresh produce to its surrounding communities.

FROG HOLLOW

Brentwood, California’s Frog Hollow Farm is home to 143 acres of fruit trees, including peaches, nectarines, cherries, apricots, pluots, apriums, plums, olives, apples & pears, among others. Farmer Al Courchesne began his foray into stone fruit in 1976 planting his first peach trees. He is now a nationally-recognized & lauded producer of over 20 varieties of peaches. Frog Hollow is certified organic by California Certified Organic Farmers & utilizes sustainable farming practices to ensure minimal impact on the land & the people who live & farm on it. The growing region is ideal for stone fruit with sun-warmed days & cool nights ensuring fruit stays on the trees longer to fully mature & develop their superb sweetness & flavor.

STRAUS FAMILY CREAMERY

Straus Family Creamery, founded in 1994, by Ellen & Bill Straus is an industry leader in sustainability & innovation in farming & dairy. Straus was able to parlay their commitment to small family farms in California into their status as a widely-recognized standard-bearer of quality & land stewardship. The creamery uses milk from their own dairy, & supports 7 other organic family dairies in coastal Marin & Sonoma counties. Straus is still family-owned & operated & was the first 100% certified organic creamery in the United States.

T&D WILLEY FARMS

On 75 acres in fertile San Joaquin Valley, Denesse & Tom Willey produce organic fruits & vegetables on a year-round seasonal cycle. From Nantes carrots to Asian braising greens, Italian sweet basil to Sugar Baby watermelon, the Willey’s never warehouse their produce & fulfill all orders on a pick-to-order basis. The farm has been certified organic since 1987 & takes advantage of the rich soils created from Sierra Nevada snow melt.

CAPAY ORGANIC

Capay Organic is 2nd-generation family owned farm located 90 miles northeast of San Francisco in the Coastal Ranges Capay Valley. Founded in 1976, by Kathleen Barsotti & Martin Barnes, the farm began as 20 acres growing quality, organic produce. Today, the farm grows over 130 varieties of fruits & vegetables on 500 acres of certified organic land. The farm practices healthy crop rotation, encourages a diverse ecosystem around their fields & efficiently uses local water sources to support the crops. Capay employs many of its works closely with local schools & food banks to provide fresh fruits & vegetables.