Post on 12-May-2018
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G r e e n L e a f 1955 Jerrold Avenue San Francisco, CA 94124 phone 415.647.2991 fax 415.282.2999 www.greenleafsf.com
Farm SpotlightLearn more about Comanche Creek
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Local ArtisansExplore Schoch Family
Farmstead.
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Seasonal PicksFind out what’s best
from our local farmers and artisans.
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“It is the month of June,The month of leaves and roses,
When pleasant sights salute the eyesAnd pleasant scents the noses.”~Nathaniel Parker Willis, The Month of June
We’ve been working feverishly on our shiny new website and would love your feedback!
June Update
Looking forward, we are custom building our online ordering platform based on your feedback so that online ordering will be super easy, including a speedy, user-friendly search function.
Already, once you’re logged on, it’s a breeze to view past orders, setup reminders, and view pending orders online.
We would love your feedback; it is critical to developing our website to be most useful for you!
–Andrew J. Powning
Our homepage now includes more information on what’s just coming in, be it seasonal produce and cheese, or new items such as our expanding line of local TCHO
chocolates and Sonoma Brinery offerings.
In our food world, change is constant, and every season is a bit different each year. Because of this, we are now constantly updating to provide you with the information you need to be in the loop and up to speed. GreenLeaf has always believed in the
power of information to aid our customers in making best purchases, and we’re amping up our wattage for you. You can also see what’s trending.
We’re adding detailed information on everything we carry. Because over the course of one year
this totals over 5,000 items it will take us a bit to get everything covered. Our goal is to provide you with clear pictures and useful descriptions for all varieties of produce, cheese, dairy, charcuterie, oils, vinegars, nuts, pasta, baked goods, olives, dried spices- for everything in our artisanal arsenal.
We’re also expanding our information on Farmers we partner up with. By the way, we have for you a map of California by county which shows where many of our favorite growers are located. Several of our customers find it to be an interesting visual tool, useful in helping show back, and front of house staff where produce is coming from so they’ll be ready to answer your diner’s questions and to tell a story when promoting your dishes.
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Jim continues “Comanche Creek Farms began out of a desire for the best tasting, wholesome, picked at its peak produce for our own use. With experimentation for the best varieties, the garden expanded. Our location, just south of Chico, CA is nestled against the riparian habitat of Comanche Creek. Our produce grows in the mineral rich soil of the Butte Creek alluvion fan.
“Out of respect for our environment, we have adopted a constructive organic approach to our farming. With the knowledge that soil is not simply a means for anchoring plant roots and holding artificial fertilizers to provide plant nutrients, we work with nature, recycling natural materials, and growing cover crops to maintain soil fertility. We use only natural methods of pest control. These complex workings of creation have been successfully sustaining life for eons of time, our organic cultivation principals closely follow those found in the natural world.”
—Andrew J. Powning
comanche creekWe’ve had the pleasure of working with farmer Jim Miller for six seasons now. Recognized by peers and chefs as the premier heirloom tomato grower in California, Jim’s quality control is unparalleled. He grows beautiful, delicious tomatoes, picked ripe and packed with care.
Jim packs out two grades of mixed Heirloom Tomatoes. Greenleaf brings in only his number one grade, both the larger, basic varieties in a 10-pound case, and his “Caprese Mix”, a value-laden 12-pound pack featuring smaller fruit. His number two grade pack is distinguished by a red box-just in case you see them around; you will recognize the difference.
Jim says, “I am proud to have GreenLeaf represent me, and they are my biggest customer. I know that what I grow is being well taken care of and delivered in good condition to many of the best eating establishments in Northern California. Together with their buyer Gary Teilman, we carefully plan out how much of what to grow before each season, and his input is invaluable to me. He knows what the chefs are looking for, and I can be confident that what I grow, GreenLeaf will sell.”
As we settle into summer, local farms will be in full production in Brentwood, Capay Valley, Salinas/Watsonville and points in between. Low chill hours and ill-timed rain and heat slowed CA cherry harvest to a trickle but WA state fruit should run well for
July, alongside peaches, nectarines, pluots, and plums, bush berries (black, red and gold raspberries, green goose and possibly some boysens), both snap stage beans (Romano, wax, French, Blue Lake) plus Cranberry shelling beans. Succotash and Cassoulet time. Mixed Heirloom squash, corn and new crop potatoes will hit a hearty stride. Heirloom tomatoes typically hove to in sweet, significant volume. Heirloom melons (Sharlyn, Galia, Charantais, Ambrosia, Pink Dews) join Yellow Doll, Orange Orchid, and Mickey Lee Watermelons. The pepper parade picks up steam with yellow, orange and red Gypsies, lilacs, Pimenton de Padron and sweet/hot Italian frying peppers (green to start). Later ripening varieties such as Cheese pimentos, Jimmy Nardello, and Corno di Toro to follow soon. Champagne grapes/Zante currants usually roll in mid/late month. Fig leaves, grape leaves await wrapping projects. Rose petals, mixed blossoms, nasturtiums, pansies, petal confetti), abound. By months end Toybox eggplant should be up and running.
—Andrew J. Powning
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schoch family farmsteadThe Schoch Family Farmstead, established in 1944, is one of the few small family dairies still located in Monterey County. Originally from Switzerland, the Schoch brothers brought their knowledge of dairy farming to the fertile Salinas Valley and the traditions they established continue to hold true today. The herds graze on pastures cloaked in fog from the Monterey Bay, and milking starts every day before sunrise. Sustainability is paramount, and the milk that goes into Schoch cheeses comes from a tidy herd of 100 Holsteins, making each wheel a true farmstead cheese. Second-generation dairy man John Schoch and his three sons are focused on maintaining their legacy of land stewardship, and have partnered with local resource conservation agencies to achieve this goal. Recent projects have included native hedgerow plantings, riparian habitat restoration, wastewater collection and reuse, composting, erosion control, nutrient management practices, improved pasture management and rotational grazing. Herd health is critical, and Schoch takes a hands-on approach to running the dairy, including doing most of the milkings himself. The resulting cheeses are outstanding examples of the family’s history and dedication, and pay tribute to the vibrant dairy history of the Salinas Valley.
Gabilan – A mountain cheese crafted from fresh raw cow’s milk, in the tradition of a classic Swiss. Firm, smooth and dense, with a mellow tang and buttery sweetness. Available in half wheels.
Monterey Jack – A superb take on a California classic, with a lactic complexity layered over fresh, sweet milk.
East of Edam – Creamy to semi-firm, similar to gouda and featuring a natural salt-brined rind. Made with raw cow’s milk cheese, a clean, creamy treat.
Mt. Toro Tomme – Made with raw milk and washed in locally handcrafted beer, a subtle yet complex cheese with a semi-firm paste and buttery finish.
—Sara Jaye
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PANTRY
Evolution Juices: Fresh Orange, Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, Tangerine
Tcho Chocolate
California Olive Ranch EVOO
Sparrow Lane Vinegars
Dried Fruits and Nuts
Divina Olives
Potter’s Crackers
Sapporito Fresh Pasta
Lundberg Rice
Sonoma Valley Foods Fresh Tortillas
Dried Chili Peppers
DAIRY
Clover Milk: Conventional and Organic
Straus Barista Milk
Cage Free and Organic Glaum Eggs
Sierra Nevada European Style Butter
Straus and Wallaby Yogurt
Clover 1% Buttermilk
FROZEN
La Brea and Pastry Smart Breads
Perfect Puree of Napa Valley
SUPPLIES
Lazzari Wood and Charcoal
Knoll Fig Wood
CHEESE
Schoch East of Edam
Vella Dry Jack
Pt. Reyes Toma
Nicasio Maggia Reserve
Cypress Grove Bermuda Triangle
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BEST SEASONAL PRODUCE PICKS
FRUITJacobs Farm Chandler Strawberries and Coke
Farm Albion Strawberries
Driscoll Raspberries and Blueberries
County Line Galia, Honey Yellow, Piel de Sapo, Snow Leopard, and Toybox Melons
Shanley Farms Finger Limes
Oregon Field Grown Rhubarb
Frog Hollow Apricots and Peaches
Conventional Black Mission Figs
Knoll Adriatic Figs
VEGE TABLES
Knoll Arugula
California Hass Avocados
Iacopi Fava Beans
Dwelley Farms Yellow Wax, French and Romano Beans
Wild Sea Beans from Humboldt County
Coke Farm Broccoli di Ciccio
Brentwood “Blue Diamond” Corn
Capay Nantes Carrots
Comanche Creek Painted Serpent and Lemon Cucumbers
County Line Harvest Baby Lacinato and Red Russian Kale
California Red, Mixed and White Endive
Coke Farm Fennel
Earthworks Nasturtium Leaves and Flowers
Knoll Fava, Fig, and Horseradish Leaves
Mushrooms- Morel (NorCal), Gourmet Mushroom Toybox Mushrooms
Onions-Cippolini, Pearl, California Sweet
Iacopi English Peas
Full Belly Farm German Butterball Potatoes and Capay Organic Princess La Ratte Potatoes
County Line Baby Turnips
Comanche Creek Toybox Squash
Coke Farm Male Squash Blossoms
Faurot Ranch Easter Egg Radishes, County Line Harvest French Breakfast Radishes, and Coke
Farm Black Spanish Radishes
seasonal p icks f r e s h i n f o r m at i o n s o y o u c a n p l a n a h e a d f o r t h e s e a s o n
PRODUCE: GAPPING
Red Watercress-Gapping until September
Organic Meyer Lemons-Short supply until Fall
Artichokes-Summer heat slows production as plants flower
Scarborough Frisee-Returns early June
PRODUCE: NEW
Riverdog Mixed Baby Chards
County Line Harvest Ananas, Galia, Goddess, Piel De Sapo, Honey Yellow and Snow Leopard
Melons
County Line Ancho Cress
County Line Baby and Mixed Mustards
County Line Purslane
County Line Pea Tendrils
River Dog Fresh Red Torpedo Onions
Brentwood White and Yellow Corn
Comanche Creek Painted Serpent Cucumbers
Comanche Creek Toybox Cherry Tomatoes
Knoll Adriatic Figs
Conventional Black Mission Figs
PRODUCE: DONE
Coke Farm Celery Root
Garnet Yams
Vidalia onions
Coke Farm Jerusalem Artichokes
Green Almonds
Knoll Baby Fava Beans
Riverdog Red and White Spring Onions
Organic Red Cippolini Onions