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SUMMARY:8th Annual Snail of Approval Awards-Slow Food in Sonoma County
DESCRIPTION:  \nOn February 25\, Slow Food in Sonoma County invites you to gather at the Sebastopol Grange for an evening of connection\, conversation\, and celebration at our 8th Annual Snail of Approval Awards. \nThis year\, we are honoring 21 Sonoma County food businesses—from regenerative farms and community markets to beloved restaurants and artisan producers—whose work reflects Slow Food values in action every day. These are the businesses nourishing our community while caring for the land\, supporting workers\, and strengthening local food traditions. \nThe evening will feature: \n\n·       Recognition of our 2025 Snail of Approval awardees and renewal recipients\n·       Opportunities to meet farmers\, chefs\, and food makers and hear their stories\n·       Light bites and beverages highlighting local producers\n·       A warm\, informal atmosphere designed for community and conversation\n\nAt a time when small food businesses face growing challenges\, the Snail of Approval Awards offer a chance to pause\, come together\, and celebrate what’s working—and the people making it happen. \nWhether you’re a longtime Slow Food supporter or simply curious about where your food comes from\, we hope you’ll join us for this meaningful community celebration. \nGet Your Tickets Now!\n2025 Snail of Approval Award Recipients\n\nAmbix Spirits\, Sebastopol\nThe Beet Restaurant & Wine Shop\, Cloverdale\nCeres Community Project\, Sebastopol\nChad’s Soup Shack & Catering\, Sonoma County\nCloverdale Certified Farmers Market\, Cloverdale\nDahlia & Sage Community Market\, Cloverdale\nFishetarian Fish Market\, Bodega Bay\nFront Porch Farm\, Healdsburg\nGabacool Provisions\, Sonoma County\nThe Guerneville Certified Farmers Market\, Guerneville\nHot Drops\, Sonoma County\nJupiter Foods\, Petaluma\nKnight Valley Wagyu\, Calistoga\nLittle Saint Farm\, Healdsburg\nLittle Saint Restaurant\, Healdsburg\nLonger Table Farm\, Santa Rosa\nSanta Rosa Original Certified Farmers Market\, Santa Rosa\nTenfold Farmstand\, Petaluma\nThe Redwood\, Sebastopol\nValley bar + bottle\, Sonoma\nValley Swim Club\, Sonoma\n\nAlso recognized during the celebration are 18 businesses receiving Snail of Approval renewals for 2025: Americana Santa Rosa\, Bernier Farms\, Black Pig Meat Co/Black Piglet\, COOKIE…take a bite!\, Corner Project\, DaVero Farms & Winery\, Diavola Pizzeria & Salumeria\, Estero Café\, Gold Ridge Organic Farms\, Handline\, Laguna Farm\, Lunchette\, Red Horse Pizza\, Seven Moons Farm\, SingleThread Farm & Restaurant\, Sunray Farm\, Tierra Vegetables\, Tilted Shed Ciderworks. \nVisit our Snail of Approval map for a full list of local Snail of Approval awardees.\nSnail of Approval is a recognition given to food businesses that pursue and practice Slow Food values of good\, clean and fair food for all. As a locally run but internationally embraced program\, Snail of Approval is a powerful validation for businesses. Slow Food in Sonoma County is a joint project of two local Slow Food chapters\, Sonoma County North and Russian River\, run in partnership with Slow Food USA. \n 
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/8th-annual-snail-of-approval-awards-slow-food-in-sonoma-county/
LOCATION:Sebastopol Grange\, 6000 Sebastopol Ave\, Sebastopol\, CA\, 95472\, United States
CATEGORIES:Awards,Food,Local Food
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SUMMARY:Slow Books\, The Physiology of Taste by Brillat Savarin\, translated by MFK Fisher
DESCRIPTION:Our Slow Books group has reached capacity\, but this is our February selection—join us in spirit and read along. \n \nA delightful and hilarious classic about the joys of the table\, The Physiology of Taste is the most famous book about food ever written. First published in France in 1825 and continuously in print ever since\, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin’s masterpiece is a historical\, philosophical\, and epicurean collection of recipes\, reflections\, and anecdotes on everything and anything gastronomical. Brillat-Savarin—who famously stated “Tell me what you eat and I shall tell you what you are”—shrewdly expounds upon culinary matters that still resonate today\, from the rise of the destination restaurant to matters of diet and weight\, and in M. F. K. Fisher\, whose commentary is both brilliant and amusing\, he has an editor with a sensitivity and wit to match his own.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-the-physiology-of-taste-by-brillat-savarin-translated-by-mfk-fisher/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260303T100000
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SUMMARY:Olive Tree Pruning at Tallgrass Ranch\, Sonoma
DESCRIPTION:More information to come!
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/olive-tree-pruning-at-tallgrass-ranch-sonoma/
LOCATION:Tallgrass Ranch\, 27255 Arnold Dr\, Sonoma\, CA\, 95476
CATEGORIES:Farm
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260325T150000
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SUMMARY:Slow Cinema\, We Feed People\, Healdsburg
DESCRIPTION:More information to come! \nLearn more about the film.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-cinema-we-feed-people-healdsburg/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Film,Food
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260414
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SUMMARY:Slow Books\, Women in the Kitchen by Anne Willan
DESCRIPTION:Our Slow Books group has reached capacity\, but this is our March selection—join us in spirit and read along. \n \nAnne Willan\, multi-award-winning culinary historian\, cookbook writer\, teacher\, and founder of La Varenne Cooking School in Paris\, explores the lives and work of women cookbook authors whose essential books have defined cooking over the past three hundred years. Beginning with the first published cookbook by Hannah Woolley in 1661 to the early colonial days to the transformative popular works by Fannie Farmer\, Irma Rombauer\, Julia Child\, Edna Lewis\, Marcella Hazan\, and up to Alice Waters working today. \nWillan offers a brief biography of each influential woman\, highlighting her key contributions\, seminal books\, and representative dishes. The book features fifty original recipes—as well as updated versions Willan has tested and modernized for the contemporary kitchen. \nWomen in the Kitchen is an engaging narrative that seamlessly moves through the centuries to help readers understand the ways cookbook authors inspire one another\, that they in part owe their places in history to those who came before them\, and how they forever change the culinary landscape. This “informative and inspiring book is a reminder that the love of delicious food and the care and preparation that goes into it can create a common bond” (Booklist).
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-books-women-in-the-kitchen-by-anne-willan/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Ranch Tour & Lunch
DESCRIPTION:TOUR: STEMPLE CREEK RANCH \n 900 Burbank Lane\, Tomales \nJoin us for a tour of Stemple Creek Ranch\, acclaimed for its superior grass-fed and finished meats and regenerative and organic agricultural practices. The ranch has been home to the Poncia family for four generations. “We seek to enhance and rehabilitate our entire ecosystem by focusing on soil health and increasing carbon in our land.” \nWe encourage you to support the ranch by purchasing their products: meat (beef\, lamb\, pork\, chicken) and swag (honey\, tallow lip and hand balm\, caps and more). Please order ahead of time and pick up at the tour. \nLUNCH: ESTERO CAFE \n14451 Highway 1\, Valley Ford \nAfter our ranch tour\, we will drive a short distance to Estero Cafe for lunch. The menu is their signature cheeseburgers with Stemple Creek beef and Estero Gold cheese\, french fries\, a house-made cookie\, and tea or lemonade. The vegetarian option is mushroom melt with coleslaw. \nBeer and wine is available for purchase. \nTickets are $50 per person ($55 for non-members)\, which covers the ranch tour and lunch. Space is limited. Note that ticket sales end on May 1.\nAbout Stemple Creek Ranch \nOur goal is to work in harmony with Mother Nature to promote optimal biodiversity that ensures the long term health and productivity of the ranch. Most of our pastureland is Certified Organic\, and our free range beef and lamb are 100% grass fed and grass finished. We rotationally graze our stock on open pasture from birth to harvest. They are never supplemented with grains\, corn\, or soy\, and never receive artificial hormones\, growth promotants\, or antibiotics. Our pigs are humanely raised in large outdoor pens where they enjoy a vegetarian diet with plenty of room to socialize and express natural behaviors. \nAbout Estero Cafe \nLocated in Valley Ford\, Estero Cafe offers fresh\, farm-to-table American comfort food. We are dedicated to local sourcing\, by procuring locally farmed proteins and vegetables for all our dishes. In that way we also support our community by providing healthy\, delicious meals. We are also happy to feature beverages from regional producers. Estero Cafe owners are Ryan and Samantha Ramey; it holds a Snail of Approval in Sonoma County.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/ranch-tour-lunch/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Farm,Food
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SUMMARY:Slow Food 100-Mile Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Experience the flavors of our region in their purest form. A 100-mile dinner celebrates ingredients sourced entirely from within 100 miles—highlighting the farmers\, producers\, and artisans who make our local food community so vibrant. \nJoin us this May for an intimate and memorable evening at a beautiful private estate in Cloverdale. \nEnjoy a thoughtfully crafted five-course menu with wine pairings\, created and served by members of our chapter’s Events Team. Each dish will reflect the season at its peak\, showcasing the very best of what our region has to offer. \nWith just 16 seats at the table\, this is a rare opportunity to gather\, connect\, and savor a truly local dining experience. \n$165 per person | Limited seating \nProceeds from the evening support our Slow Food projects\, including initiatives that uplift local farmers and food businesses.
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/slow-food-100-mile-dinner/
LOCATION:Diaz Ranch/Colibri Vineyard\, 26607 River Rd\, Cloverdale\, CA\, 95425\, United States
CATEGORIES:Farm,Food,Fundraiser,Local Food,Wine
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260711
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260712
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SUMMARY:Annual Summer Picnic at Gradek Ranch
DESCRIPTION:More info coming soon!
URL:https://www.slowfoodsonomacountynorth.org/events/annual-summer-picnic-at-gradek-ranch-3/
LOCATION:Gradek Ranch\, 2323 West Dry Creek Road\, Healdsburg\, CA\, 95448\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Food,Picnic,Wine
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