THE FRESH FARMER FEATURE
The future of our food depends on an empowered new generation of farmers. So for the 2016 growing season, we're inviting local food businesses across Northern California to offer the "Fresh Farmer Feature", a special dish—a sandwich, omelet, soup—made from ingredients sourced from new farmers and ranchers in their first five years of production.

Today, the average farmer is sixty years old, as producers face an ever-conglomerating and globalized food industry. Getting a foothold isn't easy. But for a healthy food future, we'll need thousands of new, forward-thinking and innovative land stewards.

To support these new agrarians, simply use our website here or follow us on social media and find out who's offering a "Fresh Farmer Feature" near you. Then, go grab lunch! We'll be telling everyone we know. Help spread the word! 
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MAY 2016 SCHEDULE UPDATED DAILY....

Wednesday, May 4:   Estero Cafe  Valley Ford, CA — Fried Chicken, Wildheart Farm & More!

Monday, May 9:   The Guayaki Mate Cafe  Sebastopol, CA —  Feature served up all month long!
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Thursday, May 12: The Kenwood Restaurant  Kenwood, CA —  w/ Two Moon Family Farm

Thursday, May 19: Canneti Restaurant, Forestville, CA — 3 course pre-fixed dinner

Saturday, May 21: Fork Roadhouse, Sebastopol, CA

Wednesday, May 25: SHED Cafe, Healdsburg, CA — w/ Russian River Farm and farmer Dave Pew

Thursday, May 26: Saltwater Oyster Depot, Inverness, CA — 3 course pre-fixed dinner

Saturday, May 28: Woodfour Brewing Company, Sebastopol, CA 

... more coming soon.
JOIN US!
If you'd like to join the campaign, we can help find some "fresh" farmers for your food business, help streamline the process and get your name on the schedule and on our map.
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​This project is part of the 2016 Community Resilience Challenge,  a community mobilization campaign created by Daily Acts that inspires thousands of citizens, leaders and groups to take action to save water, grow food, conserve energy, reduce waste and build community. Learn more.


We are also partnering with FEED Sonoma to help coordinate distribution between beginning farmers and participating food businesses throughout the Bay Area and North Coast.


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A project of the Sonoma County Economic Development Board, in partnership with many local and regional organizations, the Year of the Entrepreneur is a bold proposal to broadly engage local entrepreneurs and business owners while promoting Sonoma County as THE PLACE TO BE for people who think beyond traditional boundaries and envision new solutions to complex problems.

​Another great local resource to finding beginning farms is the Capay Valley Farm Shop, a collaborative of family farms offering fresh, local seasonal foods from Yolo County, delivering around the Bay Area. Ask them about participating in our Fresh Farmer Feature!

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