Eat Pie

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My male' Laurie Mackenzie works at Mission Pie in SF which is the commercial/urban side of Pie Ranch. Students from Mission Jr. High work in all aspects of the shop on Mission & 25th St.: prep, baking, cleanup, cashier and server. Small businesses can be conscious, responsible and make contributions to the community + it's a great hangout!

One day Dazdo and I met Laurie at Pie Ranch to help her cook for a student tour that turned out to be Dazdo's old high school in Oakland. I love cooking in the outdoors and the outdoor kitchen was great, except the main gas burner we needed for our veggie gumbo was on the blink and we had to cook over fire!!!

Pie Ranch is an example of how the food landscape has transformed in this central coast area. Right now, Farmer's Markets are held 6 days of the week throughout the county and our local growers are easily found in the numerous local grocery stores that feature locally grown meats and produce.

From the locally grown meats and produce come the cottage industries: prepared, to-go foods, pastries, body products, wines, oils, etc. We rely on our own supply of water on the coast, so awareness and practice of conservation & sustainable water systems are developing quickly in these parts.

Ways to create the world we want...

http://www.pieranch.org/