Shop Local: San Francisco Bay Area
Please help me add to this list of San Francisco Bay Area companies that still manufacture locally:
Candy
Red Vines red licorice,mfg Oakland
See’s Candies, factories in San Francisco and Los Angeles, sold everywhere.
Food
Casa Chicas, Richmond CA natural salsas (package says 100% natural, no mysterious chemical ingredients listed)
Del Monte, originally in San Jose, new facility in Modesto is the largest canning factory in the world
Cheese
Cowgirl Creamery , Point Reyes Station has fabulous soft Humbolt Fog cheese, among others.
Harley Farms, Pescadero , more yummy soft goat cheeses, jams, honey, soaps & lotions.
Paints
Kelly Moore Paints, manufactured in San Carlos
Seeds
Redwood City Seed Company mail order
Soaps, Cosmetics, Scents
LilyPad Naturally Made, Redwood City
Renee’s Handmade Soaps are a basic, non-trendy, good quality soap with a few simple ingredients made in the Santa Cruz mountains and often found at Los Gatos, Mountain View & Saratoga farmer’s markets.
The Soap Nymph, San Jose, you’ll also find her at local arts & crafts fairs. Lots of fun, gifty soaps but also many basic bars in yummy scents.
Harley Farms, Pescadero , soaps & lotions, yummy soft goat cheeses, jams, honey,
Gifts, Art, Books, Toys, Cards
Jigsaw Java puzzles & coffee shop
Woody Miller, Artist: Books, Holiday & Occasion Cards, Art, iPad apps
Beth Mostovoy of Honeybear Prints offs photography, notecards (available in many local shops & at streetfairs), frameable prints
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