Unfortunately, I developed an allergy to vanilla and caffeine (including chocolate), and for the…read morepast 10 years I've been on the hunt for truly delicious desserts without these ingredients. I discovered carob as a chocolate alternative, but most carob desserts either contain vanilla or are overly sweet--in a bad way. I recently came across Sunridge Farms Carob Energy Bites through a Google search (I live in Arizona), and I can honestly say this is the best carob dessert I've found anywhere. The texture is fantastic, with a slight crunch from the nuts, and it doesn't have that sickeningly sweet flavor that so many other carob treats do. You have to try these--they're amazing. I just wish their other carob desserts didn't contain vanilla, because I would buy all of them. Please don't ever stop making the Carob Energy Bites. I'll be a customer for life. I read through some of the other reviews and noticed that a lot of people really love the coconut bites. If the Supergreens Energy Chews version comes back in stock, I'll definitely be trying those as well. I also wish the Quinoa Mango Granola came in individual-sized bags instead of bulk so I could try it.

The raspberry crunch granola uses to have big freeze dried raspberries and now it doesn't! so…read moredisappointing!

Staff of Life is AMAZING…read more It's my favorite grocery and herb store in Santa Cruz -- locally owned, stellar produce, excellent locally sourced products and great service. My kids are obsessed with their "car carts" and we always have a lovely time shopping there together!

Amazing fresh local produce. Always great service. The store is pleasant and it's easy to find…read morewhat you are looking for. Watsonville is lucky to have Staff of Life.

The redheaded saleswoman at the stand was extremely rude and unprofessional. She saw me come over…read moreand continued to chat with her friend for a good 2-3 minutes while I stood and patiently waited. When she finally looked over, I asked if I could taste the kimchee. Then she very rudely responded that the market has been closed for twenty minutes (although most stands were still selling) and that she was all done and gave me a dirty look. If she was closing up shop for the day, she could have addresses me politely, and furthermore started taking down the signs that says try our kimchee! But she did neither, and was just hanging out with her friend complaining about something and decided to take her anger out on me. Although they make quite tasty kraut, I will not support a business who hires salespeople to be so unprofessional rude to its customers.

Farmhouse Culture makes sauerkraut of various veggies. a 8 oz jar sells for $6-7…read more locale: JLS farmers market(7/1) varieties: -apple fennel -kimchi -horseradish leek -jalepeno -beet -carraway drink: shot of jalepeno kraut juice (1)-3 ounce -mostly sour with jolt of spiciness. -helps clean out insides?

I really like this company. I got to meet the owners at the Green Festival in San Francisco and…read morethey were great. Now my personal favorite products of theirs aren't the CocoRoons, but the Snip Chips and Brussel Bytes are pretty addicting! Especially the Cheezy Herb Truffle flavor and the Apple Tamarind. It's weird cause I got out of the kale chips, but tried these one day and actually thought they were really good. I buy them by the case at my local Whole Foods so I get a discount!

Finally a healthy cookie that tastes like it's not. Coco-Roons are the perfect treat that…read moresatisfies your craving for sweet but supports your body! Thank you wonderfully raw for making these!

This is for the driver of truck #41 going into Salinas through San Miguel Canyon about 2 hours ago…read more Your continuous tailgating and actually honking at us as we were on the on-ramp to Highway 101 at the safe speed of 20-25 MPH per posted signs was unneeded. It did however give me an opportunity to show my son, who is learning how to drive, what not to do and how not to drive.

Great local farmer with world class organic farm operation. high quality produce that uses…read morecombination of organic process and state of the art cooling and packing facility that makes you eat your hand with your veggies!

I buy Fiesta Farm eggs and chicken at the Campbell farmers market- they are both excellent quality…read more The eggs are fresh and taste like an egg should! The chickens are so clean that when I use them to make broth there isn't any junk or scum that comes out in the cooking. I would buy these everyday if I could! Wish I could have access to these on a regular basis!!!

I am thrilled to be able to buy pastured chicken, pastured pork, pastured turkey, and pastured eggs…read morefrom Aurelio and Sarah, the husband and wife team that make up this small, local operation. I have purchased from them at the Sunnyvale Farmer's Market on Saturdays, from the Campbell Farmer's Market on Sundays, direct in the form of a couple bulk buys to stock my freezer, and over the years from a couple different season-long CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) pickup sites they've set up in San Jose and in Los Gatos. Buying directly from the farmer has been an educational experience for me and my family in terms of really understanding how food gets from the farm to the table. Before this, I bought the same cuts of on-sale factory farmed meat from the grocery store, failing to internalize that what those animals were fed and the living conditions in which they were raised could not possibly result in food that I would want to consume. I did not understand that "organic" or "free-range" did not mean what I would have assumed it to mean. After watching the movie "Food Inc.", I totally understand now why you ought to want to meet your farmers and have a direct relationship with them. The more I have read, the more foolish I feel to trust big corporations and the deceptive marketing they use to swindle you into believing their products are wholesome. If I could reasonably pull it off, I'd raise my own animals and grow more of my own food, but since that's not practical right now, this is the next best thing. Over time, I am learning how to use the variety of cuts that we get from the pork and how to render the fat to use in browning roasts, cooking vegetables, making pastry (for pies and samosas), and occasional frying. I use the chicken bones and carcass and now also the heads and feet to regularly make stock. (I am worried about what is in the bones of industrially-farmed animals so I regret using them for stocks before I learned about this.) And overall, we now eat less meat than we used to, being careful not to waste anything. We used to buy a $5 whole chicken, already roasted, from Costco, and now I am flabbergasted at speculating what they must do to be able to pull that off. Prior to reading about pastured animals, I was afraid of consuming animal fat. Now I am only afraid of the animal fat from industrially-farmed animals (as I'm worried about the toxins and antibiotics being concentrated in them). I'm also afraid of many vegetable oils as I've read that the processing of them likely has damaged them to the point of making them dangerous for us to consume. So I am thankful I can now render my own lard from Fiesta Farm's pork (and tallow from Morris Grassfed's beef). I respect and appreciate Sarah and Aurelio's transparency and values and am happy to support their business. I am thankful for their hard work and their commitment to doing things right. And wow, I am so grateful to live in the bay area where we have relatively easy access to nutritious real food produced with integrity.

Una cosa que molesta que no habrán a tiempo estuve esperando por 30 minutos después de su horario…read morede habría su horario es de 10:00 am a 8:00 pm pero son las 10:30 y todavía estaba cerrado

Needed a body cleaning for a drug test found what I was looking for great people very friendly will…read moreanswer any questions you got .

Linda did an amazing job catering our wedding at Bargetto Winery in 2021 (this review is very…read moreoverdue)! The pizza was delicious and surprisingly affordable, and the whole planning process was really enjoyable because Linda is so much fun to chat with. Perhaps most importantly, Linda made sure my wife and I were well fed on the day of! Thank you Linda for making our wedding so special. 10/10 would recommend.

My husband and I used Linda at our wedding in June in Morgan Hill, and we truly could not have been…read morehappier. Linda and her husband are the nicest people; they walked our venue months before the event and had us over to their beautiful home for our tasting. Linda did a (stunning) large charcuterie table for cocktail hour, four different pizzas, a pasta salad, and caesar salad for us. We wanted to do a family-style dinner, and although Linda hadn't done that before with a group our size (120), she absolutely nailed it! I have a gluten sensitivity, and she was even able to accommodate my needs as well as the food allergies of our guests. She went out of her way to make me gluten-free croutons in the salad, pasta, and pizza. Since our wedding was at a private residence, her and her team were able to spend extra time with set-up and take-down. She is 100% willing to work with you to ensure she gives you exactly what you want. Linda took charge when we needed her to the day of and even stopped to hug me and say sweet words before the event started. We got to know Linda as more than just our caterer, and we couldn't have imagined our special day without her. I'm still hearing compliments about how fresh, delicious, and unique the food was at our wedding, and I can't say enough positive things about Linda and her fabulous team! Thank you, Linda - we love you!