Good Earth Market
Fairfax’s Good Earth Market, founded in 1969, really is concerned about the planet. All the food they sell is organic and all natural, and they use solar power for their energy needs. The products tell you how far away they originated from, and label whether it’s whole grain, raw, fairtrade, gluten free, vegan, non-GMO, locally produced, or if it is refined sugar containing. All of the meat there is also free range or grass fed, and the fish they sell is either labeled green for sustainable and safe, or yellow, for somewhat sustainable. You can also buy everything from flour to chocolate covered almonds in bulk, with your nifty reusable bag, and they have counters for various, healthy meals you can eat right there. They except the Fairbuck, Fairfax’s local currency, and a portion goes to neighborhood projects. It also happens to have amazing, in season, produce. It is one of the coolest grocery stores out there, if you can pay the hefty price.
We took a tour of the market with Sheila, one of the employees, and she told us all about the whole place, while people hurried about trying not to get in the way. We learned about all the reasons why organic or non-GMO was better, and got to meet a few of the other employees. Everyone kept their rapt attention on Sheila, even though they may have just been bluffing, for everyone was notified beforehand that after the tour they could buy something for $5 or less. Well, once we were done and fully saturated in West Marin food culture, we all searched for something to purchase. I and many others fell upon the ice cream, possibly because we didn’t want to go to any of the other counters with no hard cash and backup support. Some of the smarter kids realized that they could get a pint of Three Twins ice cream for 5 bucks and wolfed it down on the bus, but I just got a scoop of Mint Confetti for $3. I didn’t experience any after effects.
~ Ian
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