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Update: Last night we battened down the hatches, and the 7am scene was a little nutty here with some dramatic parking lot water works, but everything settled down very quickly & we’re still holding dry. This means that we’re here & OPEN to serve you, intrepid delivery drivers are delivering to us over our sandbag barricade & everything is A-OK! Our place is a bit wonky with everything up on the tables in preparation for potential flooding – so, please excuse our disorder. Now, even though we’re open – we’re asking for you to *PLEASE* stay home and come visit us when it’s less stormy, unless you really really need to get something. Many local roads in this area are flooded & all SF Bay Area roads are congested and kooky right now – we want you to stay off the roads & stay safe today, if you can. So far, so good — hope all is well with each

read more Quick Update: Dry & Open!

After last week’s flood crisis, we have been paying VERY close attention to the weather outlook, by the hour, every single day.  Yes, I’ve been a little obsessive about it. Many of you now know that there’s a predication from weather forecasters that an enormous storm (biggest since 2008 — bigger than last week’s storm) is expected to hit the area this week – as early as tomorrow.  We first learned about this next storm on Sunday, and we have been working hard to get ready for it ever since. Just to keep you all updated, here are the things we have been doing to prepare for the next weather event and to prevent flood damages: Multiple calls to DPW/PUC via 311.org (generating least four confirmation numbers from us alone — other businesses have also called) for requests to clean the drain & surrounding area on DPW lot behind our property (which was the cause of the flooding here). One of these calls this am was to request to

read more In Preparation for the Upcoming Storm

The most amazing things happened yesterday & today. Thanks to this incredible community, a huge/tremendous effort of labor and hard work from a few very key wonderful people, and thanks to all the donations we received, we are BACK IN BUSINESS!  Thanks to you, we are now: * 100% cleaned-up and decontaminated IMPORTANT NOTE: With the exception of a few cases of products (which we brought to the dump along with 1,000 lbs of destroyed goods/equipment), our food products were NOT impacted by the flood waters!  Thankfully, everything was up high enough on shelves that it was well away from the flood waters. The very first thing we did was move everything over to a cold stage facility nearby, so we could shut down the freezers and power wash/decontaminate every inch of the freezer/cooler, all shelving, tables, mats, walls, chairs, and floors of the entire warehouse. Deliveries of fresh inventory were all re-routed to this facility for the past few days while we got everything cleaned-up in here and back in good working

read more Abundance of GOOD news! OPEN Tomorrow & Sunday!!

SFRAW (and the other businesses located on the surrounding property) were devastated by an incredible flood from last night/this morning’s storm. Unbelievably, 13″ of muddy/filthy waters made their way into our entire unit including (incredibly) into the walk-in freezer & cooler; the office was totally submerged – every inch of the unit was flooded. Everything at or near ground level is covered in filthy water and destroyed – the computers, electronics, paint on the walls, book & book shelves, office files/member records, office supplies, packaging, floor mats & area rug, supplies such as paper supplies and office supplies — all ruined and needs to go to the dump. The clean-up is overwhelming as we face the risk of mold damage if we don’t do a proper job with clean-up. Sadly, our extensive insurance won’t cover this loss — only if there was a fire as a result of the flood, would this have been covered. The issue was a huge drainage basin located on an empty lot that is city property

read more SFRAW CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING: Party & Mentoring Cancelled This Weekend

We got our establishment number!  YAY! This is a huge deal and we’re super excited about it. Still awaiting final word on when we can resume sales & manufacturing of *SFRAW brand* products – but we hope to hear back today. Fingers crossed…. To review where we currently stand: Third party laboratory chemical water analysis – done Third party sewage & waste management documentation, confirmation of services & review – done General facility inspection, documentation & review – done Procedures & operations documentation & review – done Employee records review – done Analysis, formulation and labelling requirements for each fresh/frozen product produced by SFRAW – done The last week has been grueling, but the process for our state licensing looks like it’s finally nearing completion! We have been assigned and granted our establishment number, which is very exciting – however, there are some final details we still must work to complete before we are allowed to resume producing and selling

read more SFRAW -> California State Dept. Food & Agriculture’s Newest Food Manufacturing Facility: Establishment No A-281

For all of our lovely SFRAW Members, QUICK PICKS!  We are now able to offer many products BY THE CASE/BAG for pick-up within a few days/same week: Order by 4PM on any Sunday for a Thursday pick-up (same week) Order by 12-noon on any Tuesday for a Friday 5pm pick-up (same week) Members Only! While we’re open to the public every week for walk-in purchases from available inventory, you must be a current, dues paying member to place orders with us.  How to Order: Simply drop-in during our regular hours to place the order in person the week before, call us at: 415 225 0589 or email Jeff or Kasie at: sfraw@sfraw.com. Please let us know which product(s) you’d like to order, how many bags/packs or cases, and which date you would like to pick-up. We will process your order via credit card over the phone and then custom order for you by adding-on to our already scheduled orders to get these products for you in just a

read more NEW: Quick Picks = Same Week Order Fulfillment at SFRAW!

NEW: SFRAW LAMB TRIPE One of the most exciting things to ever happen at SFRAW!!! We have  FINALLY (this has taken YEARS & YEARS) secured our own source of truly pastured/entirely grass-finished lamb green tripe. Whole pieces! Omg omg omg! We’re so excited!!!  This is a dream come true! We’re thrilled! We expect this to be a reliable source for us from an outstanding supplier. Hooray!! Super stinky, not ground up. Allow your dog to enjoy eating this food just as nature intended: shake/tear & actually chew this incredible healthy option. Awesome teeth cleaner — it works like dental floss! SFRAW’S LAMB TRIPE comes from grass-fed and finished lamb from the only US ranch to pasture raise sheep year-round. The lambs graze on grasses through winter and into May. Come summer, they forage unfarmed hillside pine and fir groves.  With year-round free-range pasture, there’s never need for hay or grains, or antibiotics or growth hormones. The lambs roam free, eat when they’re

read more Cool New Product! Whole Pieces of Raw LAMB Green Tripe Now Available Through SFRAW

Before starting SFRAW in 2003, I was part of a group affectionately referred to as Meat Madness (since half of us  involved were vegetarians/vegans!) History of Meat Madness (skip this if you just want to get to the point/proposal…):  Back in 2000-2001, I was the founder of a local dog advocacy group called District 5 Dog Owners & Guardians that worked to promote off-leash recreation, responsible dog handling, the AKC CGC program, held monthly park clean-ups in Alamo Square and other D5 parks like Duboce & Buena Vista, and held a fun annual dog festival that promoted advocacy and access to open spaces for SF dogs. Alamo Square was the first park in SF to go through the grueling SF Dog Policy program to become an official DPA. D5DOG worked tirelessly for two years, amidst a lot of controversy and with a mountain of challenges, to successfully establish Alamo Square as the first official new Dog Play Area (it had

read more The Return of Meat Madness?!

Some of you may not know about my involvement with organizing and working hard to maintain access to open spaces and parks to dogs in SF and the GGNRA (SF/Marin). This is an issue very near and dear to my heart as the past/long-time webmaster for SFDOG, founder of (now defunct) District 5 Dog Owners & Guardians, and countless volunteer hours devoted to a variety of efforts/campaigns related to the issue of preserving access to open spaces and promoting responsible dog walking/handling. I feel very strongly that preserving access to these areas is absolutely vital to the quality of life and health of many SF Bay Area residents (dogs & humans of all ages) and that recreational activity such as hiking and dog walking is not at all incompatible with the protection of wildlife and the local ecosystem. Currently and urgently, we’re trying to get as many people as possible to sign an online petition to protect recreation in the Golden

read more OT: Running Out of Time – Please Sign New GGNRA Petition

We’re pleased to announce that Dr. Barbara Fishelson, DVM has endorsed SFRAW to allow for us to sell the full line of Standard Process supplements. Dr. Fishelson will be prescribing veterinary products, as needed, and we will have the full line of their products available for sale through the warehouse, too. I had my first meeting with the veterinary representative yesterday and our first, introductory order should be delivered by early next week – these products will become available immediately here at SFRAW!   About The Company Standard Process is a highly regarded, family-owned US company that manufactures and produces (yes, they have their own organic farm!) synergistic whole food nutritional supplements that work systemically for total wellness. Standard Process supplements are made from whole food ingredients that deliver the full spectrum of nutrition in its natural form. Count on Standard Process® for: •      Food combinations that create synergistic effects •      Glandular support for natural cell and tissue repair •     

read more Whole Food Supplements from Standard Process Now Available at SFRAW