Slow Food Sonoma County North

SLOW FARM TOUR: Farm to Fight Hunger
2021-08-13 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Farm to Fight Hunger, 12340 Los Amigos Road, Healdsburg
Please join us for a tour of Farm to Fight Hunger, a recent Snail of Approval awardee, in Healdsburg!

Farm to Fight Hunger is a non-profit organization that grows, harvests and delivers fresh nutritious produce, free of charge, to those in Sonoma County in need of healthy food. Last year they donated 10,000 pounds of produce to community organizations. Eggs laid by happy pastured hens are also donated; last year they gave 20,000 eggs to the Redwood Empire Food Bank. The farm donates 100% of what they grow.
The cost for the tour is $10 per person. Please pay at the door with cash or by check (checks to SF Sonoma County North).
Space is limited, so please register at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com.
There is limited parking space so please plan to carpool.

Annual Summer Picnic at Gradek Ranch
2021-08-22 16:00 - 19:00 | Gradek Ranch, 2323 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
OUR SUMMER PICNIC IS BACK!

We are delighted to bring back our Annual Summer Picnic at the Gradek Ranch lake in Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Valley. Please join us!
MENU
Selection of Appetizers
Grilled Chicken
Grilled Vegetable Kebabs
Bodega Red Potato Salad
Green Salad
Watermelon
Selection of Home-made Cookies
* BYOB, place setting, glass.
Tickets are $35 for Slow Food members, $45 for nonmembers. Children under 12 are free.
Buy your tickets at Brown Paper Tickets.
If you prefer to pay by check, please register at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com and send your check (made out to SF Sonoma County North) to 1321 W. Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg 95448. We must receive your check no later than August 16.
Directions will be sent upon registration.
Not sure if your membership is current? Email us at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com.

Back to School Gardens Fundraiser @ Trading Post Restaurant-Round 2
2021-08-25 17:00 - 18:00 | CA
Our second fundraising dinner to support our School Gardens Project is at Trading Post Restaurant in Cloverdale featuring produce from Lantern Farm.

Every dinner you order through Slow Food from Trading Post for August 25 will raise money for the project. We invite you to support our Snails and our school gardens at the same time!
Trading Post is one of our Snail of Approval restaurants. Using vegetables from Snail of Approval Lantern Farm, Trading Post is collaborating with Sonoma County North to raise funds for our chapter’s School Gardens Project
Dinner pickup is at 5 pm or 6 pm.
For locations in Healdsburg and Windsor, free delivery is available.
Buy your tickets here
If you choose not to order dinner on August 25, you may buy a gift certificate worth $20 at Trading Post plus your donation for school gardens. We will mail the certificate to you.
Although the pick-up date is August 25, we must place the orders with Trading Post by August 15. Please sign up now to participate in this event!
MENU
Caponata made with Lantern Farm Vegetables
One-half Roasted Chicken with Chipotle Honey Sauce over Preston Farms Polenta
Braised Lantern Farm Greens
Housemade Mini-Epi Baquette
or
Caponata made with Lantern Farm Vegetables
Risotto with Brentwood Corn and Duncan’s Mushrooms, Salsa Verde
Braised Lantern Farm Greens
Housemade Mini-Epi Baquette
(Can be prepared Vegan upon request)
$40 per person includes a donation to the School Gardens Project. Slow Food Sonoma County North is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (EIN 68-0462906).
Some Information About Our School Gardens Project
Slow Food USA’s School Gardens Network aims to reconnect youth with their food by teaching them how to grow, cook and enjoy real food. Through increased confidence, knowledge gain and skill building, we want to empower children to become active participants in their food choices. By becoming informed eaters, today’s children will help make positive impact on the larger world of food and farming well into the future.
The goal of our chapter’s School Gardens Project is to support educators, volunteers and garden leaders to help build sustainable school gardens in our community. We work with 8-10 gardens in Sonoma County every year by providing:
• resources and references (books, websites, organizations, tools, supplies, materials, curriculum, grant information, etc.)
• volunteer assistance
• Ark of Taste seeds, transplants, and educational signage
• annual Open House at one of our gardens
• reimbursement of up to $100 per garden for garden-related expenses
• participation in Plant a Seed Program
• annual gift of a garden related item (e.g., book, tool, curriculum)
• Slow Food Curriculum Good and Clean (Fair is in progress)
Our project collaborates with Master Gardeners of Sonoma County Youth Garden Project, Sonoma County School Garden Network, and the Permaculture Design Program. We have granted additional funds for special projects such as irrigation.

Membership Drive. Join our movement. Become a member today! https://slowfoodusa.org/become-a-member
2021-09-01 - 2021-09-30 | CA
Join or renew your membership online and list Sonoma County North-CA as your chapter. If you prefer to renew locally by check, please download our membership form and follow the instructions.
Several times a year, Slow Food USA promotes Pay What You Can Day where you can join or renew for any amount on one day only. Watch your email for these promotions–coming soon.

September Snail Trail: The Naked Pig & Flower + Bone
2021-09-01 - 2021-09-30 | The Naked Pig, 640 5th Street, Santa Rosa, CA
Join Us on the Snail Trail!
Continuing on the Snail Trail, in September we visit Naked Pig & Flower + Bone. After a tough and long haul during which these businesses supported our community, we want to return the favor by enjoying a meal and purchasing some seasonal, local products.

The Naked Pig & Flower + Bone
640 5th Street, Santa Rosa
(707) 978-3231
The Naked Pig specializes in breakfast, brunch and lunch and features local, sustainable, organic and handmade food. Owner and chef Dalia Martinez founded the Naked Pig Cafe in 2014 as a place for eating well and mitigating climate change. It is an American cafe destination offering an ever-changing menu of local, seasonal ingredients. Their Little Piggy Market offers a variety of home-made condiments. Flower + Bone is a special beauty- through-food space, check it out to learn more.
Friday 10:30 am – 2:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday 9 am – 2 pm
Take out, indoor and outdoor dining
Snail of Approval awardee in 2017 and 2019.

Back to School Gardens Fundraiser @Estero Café/Americana Restaurant-Round 3
2021-09-24 17:00 | Americana Restaurant, 205 5th St Suite A, Santa Rosa, CA, 95401
Support Our School Gardens with a Snail of Approval Meal–Round 3

A school garden

Estero Cafe and Americana owners Ryan and Samantha Ramey

Our third and last fundraising dinner to support our School Gardens Project is with Estero Cafe in Valley Ford on September 24. Dinner pickup is at their second restaurant, Americana, in Santa Rosa.
Estero Cafe is one of our Snail of Approval restaurants and is collaborating with Sonoma County North to raise funds for our chapter’s School Gardens Project.
Every dinner you order through Slow Food from Estero Cafe for September 24 will raise money for the project. We invite you to support our Snails and our school gardens at the same time!
Wednesday, September 24, 2021 (order by September 17)
Estero Cafe with pickup at Americana, 205 5th Street, Santa Rosa
Dinner pickup is at 5 pm.
If you choose not to order dinner for September 24, you can still support us by purchasing a voucher for a future meal worth $20 at Estero Cafe or Americana, plus your donation for school gardens. We will mail the voucher to you.
Although the pick-up date is September 24, we must place the orders with Estero by September 17. Please sign up now to participate in this event!
Order your meal here

MENU
Estero is making their popular individual hand-made all butter crust pot pies, served with a small seasonal side salad and a freshly baked cookie.
Your choice of:
Stemple Creek Ranch Beef Pot Pie (fresh ground chuck, gravy, mirepoix, local vegetables and potatoes)
OR
RLR Farms Vegetable Pot Pie (roasted beets, red kuri squash, mushrooms, greens, onions, garlic and herbs)
$40 per person includes a donation to the School Gardens Project. Slow Food Sonoma County North is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization (EIN 68-0462906).

Some Information About Our School Gardens Project
Slow Food USA’s School Gardens Network aims to reconnect youth with their food by teaching them how to grow, cook and enjoy real food. Through increased confidence, knowledge gain and skill building, we want to empower children to become active participants in their food choices. By becoming informed eaters, today’s children will help make positive impact on the larger world of food and farming well into the future.
The goal of our chapter’s School Gardens Project is to support educators, volunteers and garden leaders to help build sustainable school gardens in our community. We work with 8-10 gardens in Sonoma County every year by providing:
• resources and references (books, websites, organizations, tools, supplies, materials, curriculum, grant information, etc.)
• volunteer assistance
• Ark of Taste seeds, transplants, and educational signage
• annual Open House at one of our gardens
• reimbursement of up to $100 per garden for garden-related expenses
• participation in Plant a Seed Program
• annual gift of a garden related item (e.g., book, tool, curriculum)
• Slow Food Curriculum Good and Clean (Fair is in progress)
Our project collaborates with Master Gardeners of Sonoma County Youth Garden Project, Sonoma County School Garden Network, and the Permaculture Design Program. We have granted additional funds for special projects such as irrigation.

October Snail Trail-Red Horse Pizza & Patisserie Angelica
2021-10-18 - 2021-10-31 | CA
OCTOBER SNAIL TRAIL: Red Horse Pizza and Patisserie Angelica

We continue our Snail Trail to support our Snail of Approval restaurants, farms, and producers! We will feature one to three each month by letting you know how to visit, dine, order take-out, and purchase products from them. We encourage you to visit and promote these businesses that honor Good, Clean, and Fair food in Sonoma County. Post a pic, tag the business, tag us!
@patisserieangelica
@RedHorsePizza
@redhorsepizza
@snailofapprovalsonomacounty
#snailofapprovalsonomacounty

Red Horse Pizza
Located at Henhouse Brewing Company
322 Bellevue Avenue, Santa Rosa
(707) 292-9251
www.redhorsepizza.com
Husband and wife team Kendra and Nathan Stuffelbeam own and operate the mobile, organic pizza kitchen, Red Horse Pizza. Their pizza is organic, thin-crust sourdough with seasonal and local toppings. Customers rave about the Mushroom Pepperoni, Pesto Sausage, PizzaClaw, Garlic Margharita and the “Weekly Special”.
Red Horse has recently cut back to one day a week at Henhouse Brewing Company, so don’t miss them!
Saturday 11:30 am – 8:30 pm
Red Horse Pizza is also available for catering.
Red Horse Pizza was awarded the Snail of Approval in 2018.

Patisserie Angelica
6821 Laguna Park Way, Sebastopol
(707) 827-7998
www.patisserieangelica.com
Patisserie Angelica is a cozy, Parisian-style bakeshop specializing in weddings, custom cakes, dessert tables, and West County High Tea. There is also an in-store bakery. Friends, family, and customers experience “a little bit of Paris in Sebastopol” at this beloved treasure of deliciousness!
Patisserie Angelica’s creations are handcrafted and customized with the utmost attention to detail. They feature the finest quality local and seasonal ingredients, are non-GMO, and use only natural food coloring and single-origin chocolates. They are one of the premier wedding cake designers in Wine Country.
Tuesday – Saturday, 9 am – 3 pm
Pre-order pick-up, cafe carry-out, and outdoor patio
Patisserie Angelica (Gergana Karabelov and Jennifer Bice, current owners) was awarded the Snail of Approval in 2021.
Patisserie Angelica was previously awarded the Snail of Approval in 2018, 2019 under the ownership of Condra Easley and Deb Morris.

Tour of Stemple Creek Meat, followed by lunch at Estero Café (a Snail of Approval restaurant) & cheese-tasting at Valley Ford Cheese Company
2022-03-31 09:30 | Stemple Creek Ranch, 900 Burbank Ln, Tomales, CA, 94971, United States
We are excited to invite you to a morning near the coast that includes the full circle of grower, producer, and consumer.
Tour of Stemple Creek Ranch, Tomales
followed by lunch at Estero Cafe, Valley Ford
and a cheese tasting next door at Valley Ford Cheese and Creamery
Tickets (available soon) are $35 for members and $45 for non-members, attendance is limited
Stemple Creek Ranch,Tomales
At over 1,000 acres, Stemple Creek Ranch raises beef, lamb, and pigs. Most of the pastureland is Certified Organic, and the free range beef and lamb are 100% grass fed and grass finished. Stock is grazed rotationally 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. Their pigs are humanely raised in large outdoor pens where they enjoy a vegetarian diet with plenty of room to socialize and express natural behaviors.
The ranch has been in the Poncia family for five generations, and is 100% protected through the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) to insure it will remain a productive part of the Marin County agricultural landscape forever. Loren Poncia and his wife Lisa have reinvented the family business with a vision for raising superior quality grass fed and finished meats.
“We practice regenerative organic agriculture. To that end, we actively preserve sensitive wildlife habitat, maintain and restore natural watershed areas, utilize cutting edge solar and gravity flow technology, and practice an intensive schedule of rotational grazing. We seek to enhance and rehabilitate our entire ecosystem by focusing on soil health and increasing carbon in our land.”
Stemple Creek Ranch is part of the Marin Carbon Project, which showcases how best regenerative agriculture practices can harness atmospheric carbon to improve soil content on farms, and mitigate the effects of global warming.
Estero Cafe, Valley Ford
Conveniently located right on Highway 1 in Valley Ford, Estero Cafe offers fresh, farm-to-table classic American-style comfort food for breakfast and lunch. They support area farms, ranches, and other producers. All dishes are lovingly prepared with locally-sourced proteins and vegetables. In addition, their beverage selection features products from local and regional producers.
Our Lunch Menu
Cheeseburger with Stemple Creek Ranch beef and Valley Ford cheese)
OR
Grilled cheese sandwich with Valley Ford cheese
French fries
Beverage
Estero Cafe is a Snail of Approval restaurant
Valley Ford Cheese & Creamery, Valley Ford
Valley Ford Cheese & Creamery is located on the rural coast of Sonoma County, California. The company produces handcrafted, Italian style artisan cheeses made from 100% Jersey cows milk. The cows have access to pasture 365 days a year, are never treated with growth hormones or anitbiotics, and the land is certified organic.
Valley Ford makes four types of cheese: old style Fontina, regular and reserve of an Asiago/Montasio style, and a Gorgonzola style.
The store also offers soft-serve ice cream!

Slow Books, Hawker Fare: Stories and Recipes from a Refugee Chef's Isan Thai & Lao Roots
2022-04-20 | CA
by James Syhabout and John Birdsall
Book club currently at maximum members.

4th Annual Snail of Approval Awards
2022-04-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Ave, Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States
Snail of Approval-Slow Food in Sonoma County honors our 2021 awardees.

Tickets
Join Slow Food Russian River and Slow Food Sonoma County North as we honor our 2021 Snail of Approval awardees:
4th Street Social Club
DMS Ranch, Sebastopol
Farm to Fight Hunger, Healdsburg
Geyserville Gun Club, Geyserville
Gradek Family Farm, Healdsburg
Jackson Family Gardens, Fulton
Little Paradise Farm, Sonoma
Patisserie Angelica, Sebastopol
Quail & Condor Bakery, Healdsburg
Relish Culinary Adventures, Healdsburg
SRJC Shone Farm, Forestville
Tallgrass Ranch, Sonoma
The Epicurean Connection, Sonoma
Following the presentation of awards, a reception will be held with displays and tastes from our awardees. Bites and beverages will round out the evening. Masks recommended.
In 2021 Snail of Approval-Slow Food in Sonoma County expanded to join the Slow Food International program and our businesses are now listed on Slow Food USA’s national Snail of Approval directory. An interactive Snail of Approval map allows users to find businesses across the US that are embracing the Slow Food values. To see the local Sonoma County map and a full list of Snail of Approval awardees visit our webpage.
Snail of Approval recognizes these food-related providers in Sonoma County for making significant contributions to transform our food system to one that is good, clean and fair.

Cheese Class & More at The Epicurean Connection (a Snail of Approval business), Sonoma
2022-05-01 12:30 - 15:00 | The Epicurean Connection, 19670 8th Street East, Suite A, Sonoma, CA, United States
We are pleased to offer a popular cheese-making class hosted by Sheana Davis, renowned cheesemaker, culinary educator, and founder of The Epicurean Connection. This event will also be a fundraiser for our chapter’s many projects.
Tickets
During the class, we will be divided into workstations; each station will make a 2-3# wheel of Creme de Ricotta, a fresh cow’s milk cheese. And each of us will take home some of the cheese, as well as whey, cheesecloth, cheese ladle, recipe card, and cheese trail map.
Bring a mason jar and cooler to take home a sample of the cheese.
When we finish making the ricotta, we’ll enjoy a tasting of Sheana’s artisan cheeses, salad, and wine.
Sheana Davis has enthusiastically supported the artisan and farmstead cheese movement for over 20 years. Together with Ben Sessions, they break down the barriers to cheese production by making it accessible, easy, and fun! They are offering this special class as a way of supporting Sonoma County North.
We’ll be in an open-air state-of-the-art artisan studio with plenty of parking.
Come to support our chapter’s projects and have fun, taste and learn, and have a hands-on interactive experience making cheese!

Slow Food Sonoma County North Annual Meeting
2022-05-22 15:30 - 17:00 | Timber Crest Farms picnic area, 4791 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
Meet and greet, eat, and learn what your chapter is doing! Please join us for our annual meeting at Timber Crest Farms in the beautiful Dry Creek Valley!
Sunday, May 22, 3:30-5 pm
Timber Crest Farms, 4791 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg
RSVP Here
Enjoy nibbles and wine, greet your friends and meet new members, learn what your chapter has planned for the year, and make your voices heard. How can you make a difference and enjoy yourself at the same time? At our annual meeting, we want to see you and hear from you.
We extend a special invitation to our newer members–come meet other members and get involved in your chapter’s activities! If your membership has expired, attend and renew it. Not a member? Come and see what we’re all about.
There is no charge for the meeting, but please register as we need a count for planning purposes.

Olive Oil Tasting on the Farm
2022-06-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Moon Dog Olive Farm, 31830 McCray Road, Cloverdale, CA, 95425
Spend an afternoon with us learning what goes into producing a local olive oil, and tasting the differences among the oils.
with
Colleen McGlynn, DaVero Farm and Winery
Russ Messing, Deergnaw Olive Oil
Dawn Lindelof, Moon Dog Olive Farm
Nancy Lilly, Tallgrass Ranch
Tickets are $20 each for Slow Food members, $30 for non-members.
Each producer will describe the production of their olive oil, from the selection of tree varieties through their cultivation, to harvesting and pressing of the olives, and blending and bottling the oil.
To better appreciate our small production local producers, read Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil, by Tom Mueller before attending this event!
DaVero
“Grow what belongs here. Be patient.” This simple premise summarizes everything we’ve learned, and guides us in everything we do — how we care for our land, how we farm, how we make wine and olive oil and the myriad other products from this magical place.
In 1988, after careful research and some incredible luck, we took cuttings from an ancient olive grove in the hills to the east of Lucca, in the heart of the Tuscan countryside. The trees from which we took the cuttings are over 800 years old, and the farm has been in the same family since the 1400s! While the varieties are common across Tuscany, and the proportions typical (50% Leccino, 25% Frantoio, 15% Maurino, and 10% Pendolino), that grove has very distinct clones — essentially, sub-varietals — whose fruit makes an oil with a flavor profile unlike any other.
Deergnaw
Deergnaw Olive Oil is a unique blend. We don’t think that there is any other oil that has the particular varietals of our oil. From Lombardia in the north of Italy, the Cassaliva; from Liguria, also in the north, Taggiasca; from Puglia in the extreme south-east, Coratina; and from Apulia, also in the south, Nocciara. There is also a smattering of Picholine from France and a touch of Pendolino from Tuscany as the pollinator.
Approximately 700 trees comprise our three and a half acre orchard. We planted the trees, mostly one gallon size, fifteen years ago and the first fruit appeared three years later. Since then, each year we have had an ever-greater yield. This year the orchard produced 7 tons of olives, which translated into 150 cases of 500 milliliter bottles compared to 69 cases in ’07.
Moon Dog
Planted and farmed by two crazy people that didn’t think about the work–they just wanted to make their slice of the world a little more delicious!
Moon Dog Olive Farm is planted to traditional Tuscan varieties; Leccino, Frantoio, and Pendolino. The 280 trees are organically farmed by Dawn and Chris Lindelof in their “spare time.” Moon Dog Olive Farm is located in the Northern part of Alexander Valley in Cloverdale, not far from the Russian River. This Extra Virgin Olive Oil is only available at the farm and at local markets and special events. Every vintage is a little different. But the fruity fragrance and spicy finish is definitive in every bottling. We can’t wait to show you our place.
Tallgrass
Tallgrass Ranch Estate Blend Olive Oil is fruity with a medium amount of bitterness and pungency. This is not achieved merely by combining all the gallons of oil that we produce. Instead, each year we hold the oil from each harvest day separately so that we can gauge the unique qualities of each batch. Only then do we make blending decisions, hoping to be able to use all of the oil produced each year in our Estate Blend, but sometimes needing to exclude some.
The Italian trees, primarily Frantoio and Leccino, supported by pollinators Pendolino, Moraiolo, and Maurino, provide the backbone of the blend, having high levels of fruitiness, green and grassy touches, as well as high polyphenols—that bitterness and pungency that might make you cough, but which also provide the anti-oxidants that protect both the oil and your own body. The French Columella, and its pollinator, Aglandau, provide a more buttery fruitiness, with notes of apple and green banana, and much less bitterness and pungency. The resulting blend is a great complement to many cuisines.

Slow Cookbooks
2022-06-29 16:00 - 18:00 | CA
Please join us for the inaugural meeting of Slow Cookbooks!

There is no charge for the meeting, but please sign up now because space is limited. Our first meeting will be in Cloverdale, the address will be sent to you when you register.
Register Here
What Is Slow Cookbooks?
Slow Cookbooks is an informal group which will gather 4 times a year in someone’s home to discuss the book(s) chosen for that meeting and share food each participant prepares from the book. Each meeting will have a different food theme or cookbook, selected by participants, and is open to everyone who wants to explore that focus.
What Is the Theme of the June 29 Meeting?
For our first meeting we would like to meet you and your favorite cookbook. Each of us will introduce our book and share why we love it.
Please prepare a finger food from your book selection (sweet or savory) to share with the group and bring your beverage of choice.

Annual Summer Picnic at Gradek Ranch 2022 (Deadline for purchasing tickets is July 3, 2022)
2022-07-10 16:00 - 19:00 | Gradek Ranch, 2323 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
It’s Picnic Time!

Let’s get together! Our Annual Summer Picnic at the Gradek Ranch lake in Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Valley is coming up soon. Please join us!
MENU
Selection of Appetizers
Smoked, Pulled Pork (buns? BBQ sauce? we’ll have those too!!)
Baked Beans
Coleslaw
Selection of Home-made Cookies
* BYOB, place setting, glass.
Tickets are $40 for Slow Food members, $50 for nonmembers. Children under 12 are free. Deadline for purchasing tickets is July 3, 2022.
Purchase your tickets here
If you prefer to pay by check, please register at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com and send your check (made out to SF Sonoma County North) to 1321 W. Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg 95448. We must receive your check no later than July 3, 2022.
Directions will be sent upon registration.
Not sure if your membership is current? Email us at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com .
Want to take a swim in the lake? Bring your bathing suit.
Hoping for a fun raffle? We will have one!

Annual Summer Picnic
2022-07-10 16:00 - 19:00 | Gradek Ranch, 2323 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
It’s Picnic Time!
Let’s get together! Our Annual Summer Picnic at the Gradek Ranch lake in Healdsburg’s Dry Creek Valley is coming up soon. Please join us!
MENU
Selection of Appetizers
Smoked Pulled Pork (with brioche buns and a special BBQ sauce)
Baked Beans
Vinegar Coleslaw
Selection of Home-made Cookies
BYOB, place setting, glass.
Tickets are $40 for Slow Food members, $50 for nonmembers.
Children under 12 are free. The deadline for purchasing tickets is July 3, 2022.
Tickets
If you prefer to pay by check, please register at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com and send your check (made out to SF Sonoma County North) to 1321 W. Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg 95448. We must receive your check no later than July 3, 2022.
Directions will be sent upon registration.
Not sure if your membership is current? Email us at slowfoodsonomacountynorth@gmail.com.

Terra Madre
2022-09-24 - 2022-09-26 | Torino, Italy

Slow Books-Black, White, and The Grey: The Story of an Unexpected Friendship and a Beloved Restaurant
2022-09-28 | CA
Our Slow Books group is currently full, this month we are reading:
Black, White, and The Grey: The Story of an Unexpected Friendship and a Beloved Restaurant by Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano

Flavor Exploration: Tasting of Bernier Garlic
2022-10-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Bernier Family Farm, 1720 Canyon Road, Geyserville, CA, 95441, United States
Please join us for a garlic tasting with renowned grower Yale Bernier, and raise funds to support local farmers and ranchers!
Bernier Home Farm, Geyserville
This event is a fundraiser for Sonoma County North’s Local Farmer Project, which awards grants to farmers and ranchers working in Sonoma County. The project team is Yael Bernier, Rebecca Bozelli, and Kelly Osman.
Yael will give us information about the cultivation and harvesting of garlic and describe the differences among the garlic types that she grows (some of which are on the Slow Food Ark of Taste).
We will taste 3 types of raw and roasted garlic with crostini, compare the flavors, and discuss which ones pair best with various foods. The tasting will be accompanied by your choice of beer or wine.
Following the tasting we will have vichyssoise made with Bodega Red potatoes and Bernier garlic.
We will also have a raffle for four wonderful surprises! Bring your dollars for tickets!
Tickets
$40 for Slow Food members, and $50 for non-members.
Bernier Farms
Bernier Farms is a small, certified organic, family-run farm in Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys of Sonoma County.
Established in 1976 when Paul and Yael purchased a small parcel of land in Dry Creek Valley, Bernier Farms has since grown into a larger operation that includes vineyards and perennial row crops.
You can find their produce at local restaurants and purchase for home use at the Healdsburg and Santa Rosa farmer’s markets.
Bernier Farms is a Snail of Approval Awardee.
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Slow Cookbooks: Focus on Alice Waters
2022-10-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Cloverdale
Please join us for the next meet-up of Slow Cookbooks!
Register Here
Alice Waters has written numerous cookbooks during the many years since she founded Chez Panisse in 1971. Please join us on October 26 to share food from her recipes, and discuss her philosophy of food and cooking, what she has contributed to the world of food, and your critique of her cookbooks.
To participate, please select a recipe from one of Alice Waters’ books and prepare a snack or “finger food” to share with the group. We will let you know how many people will be attending.
There is no charge for the meeting, but please sign up now because space is limited. The meeting location will be sent to you when you register.
What Is Slow Cookbooks?
Slow Cookbooks is an informal group which will gather 4 times a year in someone’s home to discuss the book(s) chosen for that meeting and share food each participant prepares from the book. Each meeting will have a different food theme or cookbook, selected by participants, and is open to everyone who wants to explore that focus.

Embers of Awakening: Film Viewing and Panel Discussion
2022-11-05 15:00 - 17:30 | Windsor Regional Library, 9291 Old Redwood Hwy #100, Windsor, CA, 95492, United States
Register Here (advanced registration required)
Slow Food Sonoma County North, in partnership with the Windsor Regional Library and Listening for a Change, invites you to a special showing of the film Embers of Awakening: From Firestorms to Climate Healing. The 75-minute film will be followed by a moderated panel discussion, with Phyllis Rosenfield, the film’s producer and director and president of Listening for a Change, and other community activists.
Embers of Awakening: From Firestorms to Climate Healing
The film blends the powerful personal stories of survivors from the 2017 Tubbs fire with interviews with scientists and climate advocates to inspire each viewer to take action.
The 75-minute film will be followed by a moderated panel discussion, with Phyllis Rosenfield, the film’s producer and director and president of Listening for a Change, and other community activists.

Slow Books - Beans: A History by Ken Albala
2022-11-09 17:30 - 19:00 | CA
Our Slow Books group is currently full, this month we are reading – Beans: A History by Ken Albala

Volunteer With Us at the Redwood Empire Food Bank
2022-12-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Redwood Empire Food Bank, 3990 Brickway Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA
Our Sonoma County North leadership group is volunteering a few hours of our time to help pack food in the Food Bank’s warehouse. We have reserved 25 places and invite you to join us! Have fun together while giving back to our community and helping to alleviate hunger.
The Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB)is the largest hunger-relief organization serving Northern California. Since 1987, REFB has been feeding our neighbors in need and leading the community to end hunger. Volunteers are critical to the Food Bank’s mission. Every month, volunteers contribute time that would otherwise require the work of 45 full-time staff members.
We must confirm our volunteer reservation with the Food Bank by December 4. We look forward to working together!
Please sign up here before December 4.

Terra Madre Day Dinner-Sold Out
2022-12-10 05:30 - 20:30 | Relish Culinary Adventures, 14 Matheson St, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
Celebrate Terra Madre Day With Us!

Adieu to the Red Barn, home to many fabulous and convivial Slow Food events.
Please join us for dinner on Terra Madre Day. This year we are observing Terra Madre Day with dinner in a new location. We leave behind our wonderful red barn, and will gather at Relish Culinary Adventures, 14 Matheson Street, Healdsburg.
Our speakers for the evening with be Jim Reichardt, a fourth-generation duck farmer, and his daughter Jennifer Reichardt who is part of the Liberty team and head of Raft Wines.
Our dinner will feature Duck Confit Cassoulet and will be prepared with Liberty Duck. This recipe is from our speaker Jennifer’s new cookbook “The Whole Duck”. (Cookbooks will be available for purchase at the dinner.)
Wine will be included.
You may have heard of our famous 100-mile dinners
There will be two options to join in on one of these upcoming meals in the Spring or Summer of 2023. The first will be a silent auction for a dinner for eight people in an individual’s home. Also offered will be a buy-in dinner in which anyone can buy a seat and join with others at the dinner. And yes, every ingredient in the meal is from within 100 miles of the location of the dinner!
Space is limited–reserve your place now!
Tickets are $60 for Slow Food members, $75 for non-members. Sales will close on December 7, 2022.
Terra Madre Day is on December 10 every year around the world. It is Slow Food’s way to promote the diversity of food traditions and production, and show how our network is using its creativity and knowledge to build a better food future.

Slow Books: Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream by Tung Nguyen, Katherine Manning, Lyn Nguyen
2023-01-23 17:30 - 19:00 | CA
Our Slow Books group is currently full, this month we are reading –

Mango and Peppercorns: A Memoir of Food, an Unlikely Family, and the American Dream by Tung Nguyen, Katherine Manning, Lyn Nguyen

Meet the Author: Craig McNamara
2023-02-12 13:00 - 15:30 | Relish Culinary Adventures, 14 Matheson St, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
Please come to meet author and farmer Craig McNamara, in conversation with Slow Food leader Michael Dimock, over a family-style lunch.

Slow Food Sonoma County North invites you to lunch and conversation with Craig McNamara, son of President Kennedy’s Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, now an organic walnut farmer and former president of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture. Craig will read from his book and engage in conversation with Michael Dimock, former Chair of Slow Food USA. Their topic will be the healing power of agriculture as reflected in Craig’s recent book Because Our Fathers Lied. Craig will sign books at the event.
Lunch includes appetizer, lasagna, local green salad, Quail and Condor bread, and dessert, accompanied by wines from the region. The starter and dessert will feature Craig’s Sierra Orchard walnuts.
Packages of shelled and cracked walnuts ($12) and extra virgin olive oil ($20/bottle) from Sierra Orchard’s 160-year-old trees will available for purchase at the event. Credit card payments for products will be accepted.
Individual tickets include a copy of Craig’s book; couple tickets include one book per couple. TICKET SALES WILL END ON FEBRUARY 9, 7:00 PM.
$55 for Slow Food Members, $65 for non-members
$85 for Slow Food couples, $95 for non-member couples
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Craig McNamara is the president and owner of Sierra Orchards, a diversified farming operation producing primarily organic walnuts.
By connecting people, policy and agricultural best practices, Craig works to protect the land that feeds us, to promote social justice and support the next generation of farmers.
In that capacity, he serves as the founder of the Center for Land-Based Learning, an innovative program that helps high school students build greater social and human capital in their communities. He also created the California Farm Academy that is training the next generation of California farmers.
He is past President of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture and served on the University of California President’s Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources. He has served as a board member of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute, the American Farmland Trust, Roots of Change, and the Public Policy Institute of California. He currently is a board member of the Edible Schoolyard Project.
He is the recipient of several awards including CAFF Climate Smart Farmer of the Year, California Agriculturalist of the Year 2014, James Irving Leadership Award, Leopold Conservation Award, the California Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award, the UC Davis Award of Distinction and Outstanding Alumnus Award.
He is passionate about sharing his knowledge in sustainable agriculture and leadership with the world around him. Together with his wife and three children he lives in Winters, California.
Michael R. Dimock, Founder and President of Roots of Change (ROC), is a national food movement organizer and thought leader on food and farming systems needed for the 21st Century. He is a regular contributor to the blog sites Civil Eats and Huffington Post, and was featured in feature Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing The World (Fried, 2012).
Michael has focused on agriculture and food since 1989. He was a marketing executive in Europe for agribusiness, farmed organically for three years in Sonoma County, and in 1992 founded Ag Innovations Network, where he began his work on consensus building and strategic planning to create healthier food and agriculture. From 2002 to 2007, he was Chairman of Slow Food USA and a member of Slow Food International’s board of directors.
Because Our Fathers Lied: A Memoir of Truth and Family, from Vietnam to Today
Craig McNamara came of age in the political tumult and upheaval of the late 60s. While Craig McNamara would grow up to take part in anti-war demonstrations, his father, Robert McNamara, served as John F. Kennedy’s Secretary of Defense and the architect of the Vietnam War. This searching and revealing memoir offers an intimate picture of one father and son at pivotal periods in American history. Because Our Fathers Lied is more than a family story—it is a story about America.
Before Robert McNamara joined Kennedy’s cabinet, he was an executive who helped turn around Ford Motor Company. Known for his tremendous competence and professionalism, McNamara came to symbolize “the best and the brightest.” Craig, his youngest child and only son, struggled in his father’s shadow. When he ultimately fails his draft board physical, Craig decides to travel by motorcycle across Central and South America, learning more about the art of agriculture and making what he defines as an honest living. By the book’s conclusion, Craig McNamara is farming walnuts in Northern California and coming to terms with his father’s legacy. (Amazon)

Slow Cookbooks: Focus on Lidia Bastianich’s cookbooks.
2023-02-28 16:00 - 18:00 | CA
More informaton coming soon.

5th Annual Snail of Approval Awards
2023-03-14 17:30 - 19:30 | CA
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Join us as we celebrate our 2022 Snail of Approval Awardees! A reception will be held after the awards and you will be able to visit our awardees and enjoy their tastes and displays. Our Slow Food Events team will also be presenting bites and beverages.
2022 Snail of Approval Awardees:

Americana, Santa Rosa
COOKIE…take a bite!, Santa Rosa
Corner Project Ales & Eats, Geyserville
Gold Ridge Organic Farms, Sebastopol
Lunchette, Petaluma
Maison Porcella, Windsor
Sunray Farm, Sonoma
Taub Family Outpost, Sonoma
In 2022 the following Snail of Approval awardees continued to provide good, clean and fair food in Sonoma County and were extended for another two years.
Bernier Farms, Black Pig Meat Co, Black Piglet Food Truck, DaVero Farms & Winery, Diavola Pizzeria and Salumeria, Estero Cafe, Handline, Laguna Farm, Seven Moons Farm (formerly Lantern Farm), The Naked Pig Cafe, Red Horse Pizza, Tierra Vegetables, Tilted Shed Ciderworks, Single Thread
Slow Food USA’s Snail of Approval directory is a national interactive Snail of Approval map that allows users to find businesses across the US that are embracing the Slow Food values.
Visit the Sonoma County map for a full list of local Snail of Approval awardees.
Slow Food in Sonoma County awards the Snail of Approval to local restaurants, farms/ranches and producers who are making a significant contribution to improving the food system. Snail of Approval is an international program which we run locally in partnership with Slow Food USA. Slow Food in Sonoma County is a partnership of two local chapters, Russian River and Sonoma County North.

Slow Food Live: Celebrating women-owned food businesses embracing good, clean and fair, featuring our own Snail of Approval Awardee Gergana Karabelov, owner of Patisserie Angelica!
2023-03-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Slow Live Webinar
It’s Women’s History Month! Join a panel of award-winning women business owners who are making history by taking food to a whole new level on Tuesday, March 21 at 12 p.m. PT.
Including our own Snail of Approval Awardee Gergana Karabelov, owner of Patisserie Angelica!
Sign up for this free Slow Live event
This Slow Food USA production will create space for stories and experiences from four winners of our Snail of Approval award — a distinction given by chapters to food businesses demonstrating commitments to good, clean and fair practices. Join us to learn more about their journeys and this nationwide award program.

Panelists:
️ Debbie Pitula, Whistling Boar, Longmont, CO
️ Gergana Karabelov, Patisserie Angelica, Sebastopol, CA
️ Rachael Sobczak, Water Tank Bakery, Burlington, WA
️ Suzanne Simon, Chaia Tacos, Washington, D.C.

Moderator: Jodie Popma, Slow Food Boulder County, CO

Ofreceremos interpretación en español en la sala Zoom para este evento. Spanish language interpretation will be offered for this event in the Zoom room.

Meet the Author: Jim DeMartini with Sophia DeMartini
2023-03-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Cloverdale Druids Hall, 111 N. Cloverdale Boulevard, Cloverdale, CA, 95425, United States
Please join us for an afternoon with Cloverdale author–and forager–Jim DeMartini and his illustrator daughter, Sophia! Jim will read from his book, The Cloverdale Forager, and they will discuss the art of foraging and the creation of the book.
Cloverdale Druids Hall, 111 N. Cloverdale Boulevard
Appetizers and wine will be served.
Tickets
$35 for Slow Food members, and $45 for non-members.
The book will be available for purchase (cash, check, credit).

The Cloverdale Forager: Your Guidebook for Gathering, Preparing, and Savoring Wild Food
by Jim DeMartini and Sophia DeMartini

If it’s in the wild – and allowed to be hunted, picked, or collected in Northern California – chances are good that longtime forager, Jim DeMartini, has a story to tell and advice to give. From a lifetime of experience crawling around on all fours looking for the perfect mushrooms, to wading through the surf and capturing succulent surf smelt, to bribing 10-year-olds to gather hard-to-find banana slugs, to fishing in the pristine waters of Clear Lake, California for black bass, DeMartini shares humorous and informative reflections, stories, and recipes.
The Cloverdale Forager provides ideas and recommendations for the best ways to capture wild food, while inviting you to sink your teeth into:
▸ Learning how to identify, capture, and collect the tastiest, most flavorful wild animals, fish, birds, and plants;
▸ Savoring the amazing taste that is unique to food that’s been prepared literally minutes after bagging it;
▸ DeMartini’s extensive repertoire of recipes and food preparation tips;
▸ Forging a deeper connection with nature, the creatures that inhabit it, and the socially conscious foraging community.
From acorns, spring mix, and blackberries, to quail, abalone, and surf smelt, The Cloverdale Forager is the essential guide for both veteran and new foragers alike. Discover the fun, amazing, and exquisite taste experience that only foraging can provide!
