Last May several colleagues at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) met over lunch to discuss how the hospital could introduce more fresh and nutritious foods for both patients and staff. The conversation caught on quickly and has grown into Heartbeets, an institution-wide effort to create a healthy food environment for the hospital’s ... Read More

Farming organically in Rumsey for more than 30 years has taught John and Gretchen Ceteras how to best play the hand nature deals them. At Blue Heron Farm, located on an elevated bank along Cache Creek at the mouth of Rumsey Canyon, they grow some of the finest oranges available anywhere. Their ... Read More

One of Farm Shop’s goals is to build relationship between you and the source of your food, specifically the small family farms in and around the Capay Valley. Elemental to this relationship is place of origin — the provenance of your food. So, I’d like to share a little about why the ... Read More

Food available through the Farm Shop exists due to a common but critical service provided by nature—pollination. This complex act—performed daily by insects, wind or birds transferring pollen from one flower’s stamen to another’s pistil—is truly an amazing relationship, one that has evolved over millions of years. The workhorse of pollination is the ... Read More

Some of you may have wondered why your FarmShares contents last week did not match the list we put in the newsletter. It is our every intention to follow through with our plan for each week’s delivery, but last week, it seemed almost impossible. December 7th and 8th were cold nights, as ... Read More