The California Vegetarian
Homesteader's Guide
  .. ..  ..  .. .. Ecology
Center & Bookstore (top left photo:
VegetarianUSA) - 2530 San Pablo
Ave., Berkeley, CA 94702. 510-548-2220. E-mail:
info@ecologycenter.org. Organic
gardening supplies, books, tapes, gifts, t-shirts,
cards.
Hida
Tool & Hardware Inc. (top right photo:
VegetarianUSA) - 1333 San Pablo
Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702. 510-524-3700(PST). The
store is open 9am- 5pm Monday through Saturday.
REI (top
center photo: VegetarianUSA) - 1338
San Pablo Ave. (near Gilman), Berkeley, CA 94702.
510- 527-4140. Hours: M-F 10am-9pm , Saturday
10am-7pm, Sunday 10am-7pm
Timberline
Geodesics (center left photo
courtesy: Timberline Geodesics) - 2015
Blake St., Berkeley, CA 94704.
800-DOME-HOME(366-3466). For more than 30 years, TG
has been dedicated to designing Geodesic Dome
packages that make it easy, practical and
affordable for people to construct their own
homes.
Wilderness
Press - 1200
5th St., Berkeley, CA 94710. 510-558-1666,
800-443-7227. P B Publishing accurate and reliable
outdoor hiking books and maps for more than 38
years.
Hamaker-Weaver
Publishers- P.O. Box 1961,
Burlingame, CA 94010. FREE downloads (pdf) on soil
remineralization.
Association
of Waldorf Schools of North
America - 3911 Bannister
Rd., Fair Oaks, CA 95628. 916-961-0927.
Homeschooling.
SolFest
2005 (bottom photos:
courtesy of the Institute for Solar
Living) - The Institute
for Solar Living, P.O. Box
836, 13771 S. Highway 101, Hopland, CA
95449. (Map)
707-744-2017.
Akeena
Solar
-
650 University Ave., Los Gatos, CA 95032.
888-253-3628. Serving the San Francisco Bay Area
and the California Central Valley (1261 Hobglitt
#201, Clovis, CA 93612). Akeena Solar is one of the
nation's largest residential solar power
integrators with three NABCEP-Certified PV
Installers on staff. When you call us and make an
appointment, we will do a free solar evaluation of
your home to determine if solar power is feasible
for you. Your solar power system includes
design/engineer/build services coupled with our
complete financial analyses and warranties. Serving
CA, CT, NJ & NY.
Shelter
Systems (center right
photo courtesy: Shelter Systems) - 224
Walnut St., Menlo Park, CA 94025. Orders &
Customer Service: 866-777-1066. Shelter System's
structures have been serving people around the
world for over 30 years. Their Domes and Yurts have
served as family living spaces, camping tents,
emergency shelters, studios, playrooms, retreats,
fair pavilions, expedition tents, research tents,
and more. Shelter Systems also offers the gardener
a wide variety of gardening greenhouses: GroDomes,
GroRows, Row Covers, Bubble Domes, CrystalCaves,
and Solariums!
Sierra
Solar Systems - 109 Argall Way,
Nevada City, CA 95959. 530-265-8441.
Bamboo
2 U: Island Style Living - 10155
S. Coast Hwy., Oceanside, CA 92054.
619-248-9146.
Occidental
Arts & Ecology Center - 15290
Coleman Valley Rd., Occidental, CA 95465.
707-874-1557. The Center is located in western
Sonoma County on 80 acres that encompasses
wildlands of meadows and mixed oak, fir and redwood
forests. The Center's bio-intensive organic gardens
and orchards have been a source of inspiration and
training for thousands of gardeners, farmers and
landscapers over the past 30 years. In a typical
year, the Center receives over 3,000 visitors.
REI
- 840 Brannan St.,
San Francisco, CA 94103. 415-934-1938. Hours: M-F:
10am-9pm; Saturday: 10-7 ; Sunday: 11-7.
Hopedance
Magazine - P.O. Box 15609,
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406. 805-544-9663.
Distributed to over 230 locations betwen Santa Cruz
& Ventura. Eco-Community & Sustainable
Living.
California
Certified Organic Farmers
(CCOF) - 1115 Mission
Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-423-2263. CCOF
helped plant the seeds that grew the organic
movement into an industry. Founded in 1973, CCOF
was one of the first organizations to certify
organic farms in North America. In 1990, CCOF
founded the Organic
Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
to fund research related to organic farming
practices. CCOF is a member of the Organic
Trade Association (OTA), OTA's
Certifiers Council (OCC), and the International
Federation of Organic Agricultural
Movements (IFOAM). CCOF is a
nonprofit, that consists of regional chapters.
Online catalog featuring: videos, books, t-shirts,
& hats.
CCOF
Organic Directory - 1115
Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-423-2263.
Search for organic products and services in the
'CCOF Organic
Directory Online'. Find organic
produce, processed products, and services from over
1,300 CCOF certified businesses and farms. For a
handy desk reference, purchase a print copy of the
organic directory.
WWOOF-USA
- P.O. Box 510,
Felton(NW of Santa Cruz), CA 95018. 831-425-FARM
(3276) (voicemail). Worldwide Opportunities on
Organic Farms, USA is part of a world-wide effort
to link volunteers with organic farmers, promote an
educational exchange, and build a global community
conscious of ecological farming practices. Our
organization produces a quarterly directory of
organic farmers in the United States who are
willing to host volunteers on their land.
REI
- 2715 Santa Rosa
Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95407. 707-540-9025. Hours:
M-F 10-9, Sat. 10-6, Sunday 11-6.
Real
Goods - 555 Leslie St.,
Ukiah, CA 95482-5507. 707-468-9214. Fax Number:
707-468-9486. Annual festival, educational center,
and catalog for solar energy and alternative
energy.   Ocean
Beach People's Natural Foods
Market (photo
coutesy: Ocean Beach People's Natural Foods
Market)- 4765 Voltaire
St., San Diego, CA 92107. 619-224-1387. Juice bar
& deli. Great book selection.
Kresge
Food Co-op (photo:
VegetarianUSA) - Kresge College
(UC Santa Cruz), Santa Cruz, CA 95061.
408-426-1506. The Kresge Food Co-op has been a
Kresge College tradition for over twenty years,
supporting small farmers, the UCSC Farm Project,
and the Kresge Organic Garden. The Kresge Community
Natural Foods Co-op is a non-profit student run
food store located on the south side of Kresge
behind Casa Luis Valdez. While anyone can buy food
at the Food Co-op, members receive a discount. The
Co-op operates as a collective and a variety of
membership options are available. Special pricing
is available on bulk orders. Come in for groceries,
lunch, snacks, hot coffee, tea, or just to spend
time with your friends. Hours: Weekdays 9am-7pm,
Weekends noon-6pm.
Co-opportunity
- 1525 Broadway
St., Santa Monica (north, on coast), CA 90404.
310-451-8902.Hours: 7am-10pm daily. Small eatery in
store, take-out, outdoor seating.
Venice-Ocean
Park Food Co-op - 839
Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA 90291. Retail Store is
now closed. Check the website to join the
discussion on the future of the Co-op (retail
store? buying club?).   Note: see Santa
Cruz
UC
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Program -
University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis,
CA 95616. 530-752-7556. SAREP provides leadership
and support for scientific research and education
in agricultural and food systems that are
economically viable, conserve natural resources and
biodiversity, and enhance the quality of life in
the state's communities. SAREP serves farmers,
farmworkers, ranchers, researchers, educators,
regulators, policy makers, industry professionals,
consumers, and community organizations across the
state.
Diamond
Organics (photo collage:
courtesy of Diamond Organics) - P.O.
Box 2159, Freedom, CA 95019. 800-922-2396. Fax:
800-290-3683. Organic fruit & vegetables.
Peaceful
Valley Farm Supply - P.O.
Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945. 530-272-4769
Modesto
Certified Farmers Market -
Location: Downtown Modesto. Mailing Address: P.O.
Box 3364, Modesto, CA 95353.
Lindsey's
Orchard - Poway,
CA 92064. 858-748-3035. Four acres of 'naturally
grown' mature avocado and a variety of fruit trees,
including apples, peaches, oranges, tangerines,
Asian pears, figs, persimmons, pomegranates, white
sapote as well as macadamia nut trees. Sell at the
Scripps Ranch Farmer's Market in San Diego.
Mail-order also available.
Seabreeze
Organic Farm - 3909 Arroyo
Sorrento Road, San Diego, CA 92130.
858-481-0209.
Santa
Cruz Community Farmers Market (photo:
VegetarianUSA) - Santa Cruz, CA.
SCCFM operates three markets in the Santa Cruz
area: The Downtown Santa Cruz Market Wednesdays,
2:30-6:30 p.m. Year-Round at Lincoln and Cedar
Streets; the Sunday Live Oak Market Sundays, 10a.m
to 2p.m. (May through October) on East Cliff Dr.
and 14th St.; and the West Side Farmers Market on
Saturday mornings starting May 2006 at 2801 Mission
St. .
International
Institute for Ecological
Agriculture - 834 W.
California Way, Woodside, CA 94062. 650-365-2993.
Permaculture.
Ecological
Farming Association - 406
Main Street Ste. 313, Watsonville, CA 95076.
831-763-2111. Hold the 'Annual Eco-Farm
Conference'.
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