Before you leave home: New habits take a little planning and a bit of practice. Make a check list of things you need to bring with you. This list could include: Reusable shopping bags Reusable produce bags Clean, non-porous, reusable containers for shopping in the Bulk Department, Grocery Department (bulk coffee), Meat Department, BBQ, Deli, […]

Since the first Earth Day took place in 1970, annual Earth Day celebrations have done a great deal to bring our country’s pollution, climate, and waste problems into focus and in recent years locally, awareness and understanding of the amount of food waste we create has come to the fore. But though there is still […]

We just can’t hide it any longer: we LOVE Sonoma County! I mean, we weren’t really hiding it, but in case you had any doubts, we. Love. This. COUNTY! Where else can you get such a stunning combination of gorgeous natural scenery, genuinely friendly people, and world-class food and wine? Only right here, baby! Oliver’s […]

Each year, because we have become busier and busier, our waste generation has increased in all areas, especially in single-use soft plastic pallet wrap waste. Fortunately, we do recycle a majority of this clean waste stream in the back of the house with our wonderful distributor, Moresco, but with the recent limitations imposed on the […]