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California Certified Organic FarmersCCOF is a non-profit membership based organic certification and trade association, dedicated to promoting and supporting organic food and agriculture.
Mendocino Renegade Local EcolabelUkiah Brewing Company acknowledges the first certified organic restaurant and its leader:
Nora Pouillon
Nora Pouillon is a pioneer and champion of organic, environmentally conscious cuisine. Born in Austria, Nora promotes and embodies healthy, sustainable living. Her inspiration in the kitchen comes from her parents who understood the value of simply prepared seasonal foods. When Nora came to the US, in the late 1960s She was disturbed by the amount of processed and chemical-laden foods Americans were eating. That’s when Nora began her search for seasonal and organic food and her crusade for healthier living.
Nora made a lifetime commitment to nutritionally wholesome food, balanced eating and sustainable living that is based on the premise that you are what you eat, drink and breathe, and that it is important to take responsibility for one’s own health. Her approach also includes a daily exercise routine that strengthens and focuses the body and mind.
Nora opened Restaurant Nora, in 1979 and was immediately recognized for her ability to create not only healthy but also delicous organic dishes. In 1999, twenty years later, the restaurant became the nation's first certified organic restaurant. Only three other restaurants have since achieved this goal.
Emerald Empire AdventuresGuided and fully supported Multi-sport adventures: They specialize in whitewater rafting, bicycle, wine and multi-sport tours and, together with many partners provide a one-stop shop for a wealth of other outdoor and cultural activities.
Greater Ukiah Chamber of CommerceThe Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce is to be a leader in the promotion of a strong economy and enhance a positive quality of life.
The mission of the Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce is to promote a strong local economy for the benefit of our community.
The Chamber is a non profit organization which operates to enhance and improve the business environment in Ukiah and the Ukiah Valley. Chamber members work to promote the economic well-being and quality of life for the entire community.
Mendocino County Post CardsI collect old Mendocino County Post Cards and I would like to share those photographic memories with anyone who may be interested. Photos on this page are donated by Irl Rickabaugh, Ed Bold, the Held House, Bob Lee, Lila Lee and little old me. - ltnboop@pacbell.net
Monday Broadcast Schedule, KZYX & Z, Mendocino County Public Broadcasting, 88.3, 90.7, 91.5 FM RadioLocal Public Radio
Mulligan Books
Oco Time - California Japanese CuisineOne of our local favorite restaurants (one block south of Ukiah Brewing).
To Yoshiki and Naoko Sakane, owners of OCO TIME and IT’S TIME in downtown Ukiah, the OCO is a symbol of growing up in post W.W. II Japan. The OCO parlors were warm, friendly places and the OCO snack was yummy and cheap. Hiroshima had become a center for peace education and celebration. As children, Yoshiki and Naoko visited the Hiroshima Peace Park and were immersed in a peace curriculum at school.
They eventually traveled to the U.S. landing in the Bay Area and continued to be involved in peace activities. Yoshiki worked for five years in a Japanese restaurant in Berkeley before the young family moved to Upper Lake to try out country living.
When it became clear that a real plan for family income was needed, Yoshiki drew upon his childhood heritage of peace education and comfort food to create OCO TIME, a peace café project that features the Okonomiyaki, the soul food of Hiroshima. The Sakanes changed the spelling from OKO to OCO as part of their embrace of living in California.Their first idea was to run a simple OCO parlor with 2-3 employees. If you have been to OCO TIME, you will know that those simple plans have evolved into something else entirely. The café has a full sushi menu, noodle dishes, tempura and dinner platters. Wine, beer and sake are served.
The Sakanes have created not just a café, but a place to be and the community has taken notice. Many customers return again and again. During the first five years of operation, several other restaurants have opened in downtown Ukiah; yet OCO TIME continues to be full for lunch and dinner most every day that it is open. By the end of the 4th year, demand for take-out sushi, bowls and Japanese snacks led them to create IT”S TIME which caters to the lunch and early dinner crowd.
Patrona - Taste the SeasonOne of our local favorite restaurants (one block north from Ukiah Brewing).
Bartenders make the best mixed drinks in town, according to Ukiah Brewing Vibe Facilitator Sid Cooperrider.
Perkowski Screenprint & EmbroideryLocal t-shirt type object makers that also sport a Fabric Glossary
Ukiah Daily JournalThe local daily newspaper
National Resources Defense CouncilNRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other
SeaWebSeaWeb is the only international, nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to strategically communicating about ocean issues. We transform knowledge into action by shining a spotlight on workable, science-based solutions to the most serious threats facing the ocean, such as climate change, pollution and depletion of marine life. We work collaboratively with targeted sectors to encourage market solutions, policies and behaviors that result in a healthy, thriving ocean. By informing and empowering diverse ocean voices and conservation champions, SeaWeb is creating a culture of ocean conservation.
Vanishing BeesThe list of crops that simply won’t grow without honey bees is a long one: Apples, cucumbers, broccoli, onions, pumpkins, carrots, avocados, almonds … and it goes on.
Without bees to pollinate many of our favorite fruits and vegetables, the United States could lose $15 billion worth of crops -- not to mention what it would do to your diet.