HERE ARE ONES I USE OR KNOW ABOUT~BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FIND OR nurture your own local sources by asking for products you want at your grocery, produce, fish, or meat market. Or ask where they get related products. Then contact the producers or brokers yourself and ask if they already raise, produce, or broker the thing you are looking for~or just let them know you’re looking for it. They can frequently guide you to a retail or mail-order source.
The Apple Farm
18501 Greenwood Road
Philo, California 95466
Telephone: 707-895-2333 or 707-895-2461
Organic dried apples and seasonal organic apples by the peck; also organic cider vinegar.
D’Artagnan
280 Wilson Avenue
Newark, New Jersey 07105
Telephone: 800-327-8246
www.dartagnan.com
Moulard, Muscovy, and Pekin ducks, duck confit, fresh foie gras, quail, squab, rabbit and duck fat.
Carlson Butcher Supplies
50 Mendell #12
San Francisco, California 94124
Telephone: 415-648-2601
Ships all types of sausage casings {hog, lamb and beef middles} in small quantities for the home cook; also carries sausage-making equipment.
The Cook’s Garden
P.O. Box 535
Londonderry, Vermont 05148
Telephone: 800-457-9703
Fax: 800-457-9705
www.cooksgarden.com
See note under Johnny’s Selected Seeds.
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
1 Foss Hill Road
Albion, Maine 04910-9731
Telephone: 207-437-4301
Fax: 800-437-4290
www.johnnyseeds.com
The Cook’s Garden and Johnny’s Selected Seeds are good sources for seeds, some organic; both carry minutina seeds.
The Date People
P.O. Box 808
Niland, California 92257
Telephone: 760-359-3211
Fax: 760-359-3212
datefolk@brawleyonline.com
Many varieties of fresh organic dates.
Dean & Deluca
Telephone: 800-221-7714
www.deandeluca.com
Balsamic vinegar, cheeses, cured meats, olives, olive oil, spices, truffles {seasonal}, and many Manicaretti products {see below}.
Formaggio Kitchen
244 Huron Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Telephone: 888-212-3224
Fax: 617-547-5680
www.formaggiokitchen.com
Will hand-select and ship a wide selection of cheeses, charcuterie, oils, vinegars, olives, quince paste {membrillo}, truffles {seasonal}, and many Manicaretti products {see below}.
Giusto’s Specialty Foods
334 Littlefield Avenue
South San Francisco, California 94080
Telephone: 888-873-6566
Fax: 650-873-2826
www.giustos.com
Organic flours, some dried beans, polenta, sea salt.
Grimaud Farms
1320-A South Aurora
Stockton, California 95206
Telephone: 800-466-9955
www.grimaud.com
Muscovy duck, Sonoma foie gras {Muscovy and moulard}, duck fat, duck giblets.
Manicaretti
5332 College Avenue, Suite 200
Oakland, California 94618
Telephone: 800-799-9830
www.manicaretti.com
An importer of artisan-produced Italian foods, including balsamic vinegar, bottarga {tuna and mullet}, dried porcini, farro, honey, olive oil and agrumato oil, olives, rice, saba, vinegars, organic and conventional pasta, including trenne.
Molinari and Sons
1401 Yosemite Avenue
San Francisco, California 94124
Telephone: 415-822-5555
Fax: 415-822-5834
www.molinarisalame.com
Coppa and spicy coppa.
Niman Ranch
1025 East 12th Street
Oakland, California 94606
Telephone: 510-808-0330
www.nimanranch.com
Sausage casings, pig’s feet.
The Pasta Shop
5655 College Avenue
Oakland, California 94618
Telephone: 888-952-4005
www.rockridgemarkethall.com
Will ship a wide selection of cheeses, cured meats, and fresh sausages; carries most Manicaretti products {see above} and quince paste {membrillo}.
Perfect Addition
P.O. Box 8976
Newport Beach, California 92658
Telephone: 949-640-0220
Fax: 949-640-0304
email: perfectadd@aol.com
Gelatinous beef, chicken, and fish stocks with no additives; these stocks are salt-free; be prepared to adjust when you use them in place of the lightly salted versions I make. They are available in the frozen food section of specialty and natural food markets.
Phipp’s Ranch
2700 Pescadero Road
P.O. Box 349
Pescadero, California 94060
Telephone: 650-879-0787
Fax: 650-879-1622
www.phippscounty.com
Large selection of pesticide-free shelling beans, including unusual heirloom varieties.
The Chefs Collaborative
Telephone: 617-236-5200
www.chefnet.com/cc2000
See note under Environmental Defense.
Environmental Defense
Telephone: 800-684-3322
www.environmentaldefense.org
The Chefs Collaborative and Environmental Defense have collaborated to produce a user-friendly booklet that tackles the complex issues of sustainability when it comes to fish and shellfish: Seafood Solutions, A Chef’s Guide to Ecologically Responsible Fish Procurement. You can download it from their Web sites, or order it from either organization. The Collaborative is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting healthy, environmentally sound culinary practices.