Hetch Hetchy – Yosemite without the crowds

I’ve visited Yosemite National Park 18 times since coming to California in 1988.  It wasn’t until this past week that my family and I took the ‘road less traveled’ and entered the park via Evergreen Road about 30 minutes outside of Groveland, CA on Hwy 120.  The winding 8 mile drive into the park is beautiful, pine laden National Forest land interspersed with a 2 mile stretch of private land with striking meadows.  As you pass the Evergreen Lodge on your left, remind yourself that this is where dinner is after your hike ( more on this later ).  Just… Read More

USDA quietly approves Monsanto GMO Kentucky Bluegrass

Monsanto is at it again with their lobbying again producing a decision by the USDA to approve a genetically modified form of Kentucky Bluegrass that is resistant to the weedkiller Round Up.  We hope that you will take the time to read the articles, familiarize yourself with Monsanto’s practices, and become aware of what you can do to protect the health of your family.  Here’s a link to the latest: [link] SunRidge Farms sources very carefully to reduce the exposure to GMO foods.  Whenever possible, our products are GMO free.

Should you be concerned about GMO foods?

Up until a few years ago I had no idea what  Genetically Modified Organisms were and how the food we consume each day may or may not be genetically modified but that it was becoming more and more likely that at least some of what I was eating was, in fact, GMO.  With awareness comes concern.  There are studies that claim to substantiate how safe these foods are; there are an equal number that come to a different conclusion.  Clearly a majority of the ‘safe’ studies have been funded by the biotech companies themselves or groups with a vested interest… Read More

National Bulk Foods Week October 2011

It’s time to plan for National Bulk Foods Week. Scheduled this year for October 16-22, 2011, the Bulk is Green Council (BIG) is preparing signage and other materials for retailers to use to help consumers take advantage of all the benefits of buying in bulk. Gourmet Retailer has some more detail here – [link] Bookmark the SunRidge Farms website and you’ll be able to keep up with all the bulk food news and other BIG efforts and events.

Bulk is Green point of sale material for retailers

National Bulk Week is this October. POS materials and artwork are now available. There are four different PDF documents to download. Each of these items are listed for download below. You can also link to the BIG site here: [link] Save Money Buy Bulk 11×8 Bulk Up and Save 5×7 Save Money Buy Bulk 5×7 Top Shelf Art

Backpacking and SunRidge Farms

June 1 rolled around on the calendar and thoughts of dusting off the pack and gear have started crossing my mind.  Sierra Nevada snowpack is still at record levels which means that the high country will be a bit tougher to get to but that water will be abundant and wild flowers will be in bloom until the end of July in many spots.  One thing about backpacking, at least for me, is that I’m not a minimalist.  Going ultra light is a fine practice but if I’m only out for 2 or 3 days I’m going to eat like… Read More

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