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Alvarado Street Bakery’s mission is to give superior service in providing
the finest quality baked goods to its valued customers nationwide by
utilizing a worker owned and managed cooperative business structure and to
strive to use whole grain and organic ingredients, wherever possible, to
support sustainable agricultural practices and healthy living.
Alvarado Street Bakery is located just north of San Francisco in the
beautiful wine country of Sonoma County. For over 20 years Alvarado Street
Bakery has been a leader in producing healthy, organic whole grain breads.
These truly delicious healthful breads are enjoyed by people of all ages,
including children, who love the moist, soft texture and the nutty whole
grain flavor.
Our History
We
started producing whole grain organic baked goods for our local community in
1979. Our roots can be traced back to the “Food for People not for Profit”
movement in the San Francisco Bay Area. We were originally part of a
non-profit organization called Red Clover Worker’s Brigade. The brigade
consisted of ourselves, a retail store (Santa Rosa Community Market), a
trucking company, and a wholesale warehouse.
In 1981
five brigade workers decided to form a worker cooperative. They purchased
the bakery and formed Semper Virens Bakery Food Cooperative. Semper Virens
in Latin means “ever green” and is the botanical name for one of our area’s
largest treasures, our ancient redwood forests. We decided to call the name
under which we do business Alvarado Street due to a serendipitous placement
of a road sign stowed away in the bakery when we were choosing a name.
In the
years that have passed we have continued to grow and reach out to customers
that now span the globe. Currently we employ over 100 people and produce and
distribute over 30 organic baked goods. The dedication of workers past and
present to make the highest quality organic baked goods anywhere continues
to be the force behind what we stand for. Simply put
"We are changing the way the world eats
-- one slice at a time."
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