August 2026 Sales Flyer B (8/12-8/25) (larger print)
Roasted Cauliflower Hummus Bowl Recipe
Brighten up your day with a roasted cauliflower hummus bowl! ☀️ This veggie-forward meal is perfect combination of creamy and hearty. Try it for a healthy lunch or a light dinner!
Roasted Cauliflower Hummus Bowl (serves 4)
DIETARY: Vegetarian
Total time: 30 minutes
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon sea salt
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds bite-size cauliflower florets
16 ounces roasted red pepper hummus
2 avocados, peeled, pitted, and sliced
⅔ cup pickled red onion
½ cup crumbled feta cheese
2 large handfuls microgreens
4 poached eggs
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine paprika, cumin, garlic powder, turmeric, sea salt, and olive oil. Toss with cauliflower until evenly coated.
- Spread cauliflower evenly on the baking sheets and roast for 15–20 minutes, until tender and lightly browned. Rotate pans halfway through for even roasting.
- To assemble each bowl, spread hummus onto the bottom of a shallow bowl or plate, creating a slightly thicker rim around the edges.
- Arrange roasted cauliflower in the center. Top with avocado slices, poached egg, pickled red onion, feta cheese, and microgreens.
- Drizzle with additional olive oil if desired and serve immediately.
Beer & Cider Tasting at The Annex – Sunday, August 23, 2026
Join us on Sunday, August 23, 2pm-5pm and sample IPA, Hazy, Sours, Hefe, Pilsners, Black Lagers, ciders and mead from craft breweries and find your new favorite!
$10 to taste samples from East Brother Brewing, Mare Island Brewing Company, Alvarado Street Brewery, Barrelhouse Brewing Company, Oakland United Beerworks, Barebottle Brewing Company, Berryessa Brewing Company, Headlands Brewing, Temescal Brewing, Farmstead Ciders, Lassen Ciders, & others!
10% discount on any Beer and/or Cider purchase with no minimum purchase required.
If you are 21+, please come join us at The Annex, 10387 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito!
The Annex Sessions: Jamie Dubberly and the Dharma Latin Jazz Quintet – Wednesday, August 12, 2026
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 6-8:30pm “The Annex Sessions” music series will continue at The Annex (El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex), 10387 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito with
Jamie Dubberly and the Dharma Latin Jazz Quintet
featuring:
Javier Cabanillas, congas
Omar Ledezma, timbales
Christian Tumalan, piano
Fred Randolph, bass
Jamie Dubberly, trombone
Evolving from the award-winning 9-piece Orquesta Dharma, this quintet brings a more intimate version of the band’s sound, featuring some of the Bay Area’s top Latin and jazz musicians. Rooted in West Coast Latin jazz and shaped by both the sounds of New York’s El Barrio and Afro-Cuban traditions, the music also draws on straight-ahead jazz and New Orleans brass band influences. The group features original compositions and inventive arrangements of Latin and jazz repertoire, with a focus on swing, interaction, and danceable grooves. The music of Dharma has captivated audiences throughout Northern California and internationally, with reach extending to salsa charts in New York and Cali, Colombia, and has also been featured on the nationally syndicated radio show Jazz After Hours, as well as Sirius/XM Radio The group is currently preparing to release its third full-length album, Con Alma Y Swing.
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The Natural Grocery Company is proud to present this series in partnership with SunJams and Javier Navarrette Music Productions.
SunJams is committed to funding children’s music education in underserved public elementary schools. Your donation will help support this ongoing program.
All the proceeds will go directly to our network of local musicians, each of whom has been severely impacted by the lack of events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whether you donate $10, $100, or $1000 – any amount helps and will allow us to keep bringing music to our community! As always, your donation to SunJams 501(c)3 may qualify as tax exempt.
Javier Navarrette Music Productions continues to bring live music to several venues around the Bay Area. Javier has been a professional musician and music educator in the Oakland Unified School District for the past 20 years. Over the past few years Navarrette has produced outdoors events that have proven instrumental in enabling musicians to deal with some of the fallout of the pandemic and shutdown that followed.
COVID RELATED SAFETY MEASURES
Please be safe. Feel free to wear a mask if you prefer.
TICKETS
Tickets are NOT required for this venue, you can simply come in, order food and beverages at the Annex counter and pay at the registers.
August 2026 Sales Flyer A (7/29-8/11)
August 2026 Sales Flyer A (7/29-8/11 (larger print)
Independence Matters in Organics
Independence matters.
Not only are we proud to be an independent retailer, we’re also proud to carry countless independent organic brands.
Thanks to the @cornucopiainstitute “Who Owns Organic” list, you can choose to shop brands that align with your values. Here are a few of our favorites:
Alvarado Street Bakery
Organic Valley
Bionaturae
Brew Dr.
Cult Crackers
Equal Exchange
Dr Bronners
Nixie
Pick up a Cornucopia “Who Owns Organic” Booklet in our stores or visit their website to learn more.
The Annex Sessions: Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ Performance Ensemble and The Shadow Band – Wednesday, August 5, 2026
On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 6-8:30pm “The Annex Sessions” music series will continue at The Annex (El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex), 10387 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito with TWO BANDS!!!!!
6:00pm-7:00pm
Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ Performance Ensemble
Max Ehrhardt – trumpet
Richard Howell – tenor saxophone
Paulos Thomas – tenor saxophone
Max Nguyen – keyboard
Anthony Mills-Branch – bass
Mark Lee – drums
Plus Oaktown Jazz Workshops’ young musicians
7:30pm-8:30pm
The Shadow Band – Arabic Free Groove
Tarik “Excentrik” Kazaleh — oud and guitar
Naima Shalhoub — keys and vocals
Chris Trinidad — bass guitar and bass synth
Michael Reed — drums
The Shadow Band is an Arabic Free Groove group that formed in the wake of the Gaza genocide to perform at various events and fundraisers with beautiful, energizing and cathartic live compositions. Drawing from previous decades of their own music projects with sounds including oud, guitar, bass, synth, drums, darbouka, rhodes and others, they are collectively fueled by the spirit of improvisation as an ode to liberation, healing and resistance.
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The Natural Grocery Company is proud to present this series in partnership with SunJams and Javier Navarrette Music Productions.
SunJams is committed to funding children’s music education in underserved public elementary schools. Your donation will help support this ongoing program.
All of the proceeds will go directly to our network of local musicians, each of whom have been severely impacted by the lack of events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whether you donate $10, $100, or $1000 – any amount helps and will allow us to keep bringing music to our community! As always, your donation to SunJams 501(c)3 may qualify as tax exempt.
Javier Navarrette Music Productions continues to bring live music to several venues around the Bay Area. Javier has been a professional musician and music educator in the Oakland Unified School District for the past 20 years. Over the past few years Navarrette has produced outdoors events that have proven instrumental in enabling musicians to deal with some of the fallout of the pandemic and shutdown that followed.
COVID RELATED SAFETY MEASURES
Please be safe. Feel free to wear a mask if you prefer.
TICKETS
Tickets are NOT required for this venue, you can simply come in, order food and beverages at the Annex counter and pay at the registers.
Whipped Feta Dip with Grilled Vegetables Recipe
Hungry for a healthy summer appetizer?
This whipped feta dip goes perfectly with seasonal vegetables like bell peppers and zucchini. Serve with some warm pita bread for the perfect shareable appetizer.
Whipped Feta Dip w/ Grilled Vegetables (makes 1 ¼ cups)
DIETARY: Vegetarian
TOTAL TIME: 40 minutes
8 ounces feta cheese, drained if in brine
½ cup Greek plain yogurt
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
4 bell peppers (mix of red, yellow, and orange), cored and cut into 2” pieces
1 large zucchini, cut into ½” thick slices
1 package pita bread, cut into wedges
- To make dip, combine feta, yogurt, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and pepper in a food processor and process until smooth. Place in a container and refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Meanwhile, prepare vegetables as described above and place in a mixing bowl. Toss with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Grill vegetables over medium heat, about 3 minutes per side or until tender-crisp.
- To serve, place a small bowl of dip in the center of a serving platter. Arrange grilled vegetables and pita around the dip. Garnish as desired with chili flakes, paprika, and fresh herbs.
Touring Norandino: Peruvian Coffee & Cacao Cooperative
Our founder, Bob Gerner, recently returned from a tour of Peruvian Co-op Norandino. He went with Josué, who was a barista in The Annex, his wife Natali as well as Bob’s goddaughter, Yuliana.
Norandino supplies Equal Exchange with coffee as well as many of our chocolate brands with cacao. They sell to many manufacturers and importers. They are located in the northern Peruvian city and province of Piura.
The Natural Grocery Company has carried their coffee through Equal Exchange since the 1990s. In 2003 they hosted Bob for a week on a coffee farm in the village of Coyona. They also hosted one of our customers, who won our 25th anniversary contest of a trip to Peru in 2007.
They are what is known as a 2nd-level cooperative. They are owned by many 1st-level cooperatives. When Bob visited there in 2003 he thinks they had over 90 1st-level cooperatives in their organization. Each cooperative has one vote, and they elect the President of Norandino. Norandino is more of a marketing and processing cooperative and provides funding and organic services for the 1st-level cooperatives. 1st-level cooperatives are usually on the village level, maybe 50 to 200 families.
Norandino
Hay visitas que se convierten en tradición y amistades que trascienden el tiempoAlgunas relaciones comerciales nacen de un negocio. Las más valiosas nacen de la confianza y se fortalecen con los años.
Con mucha alegría, la Cooperativa Agraria Norandino recibió nuevamente la visita de Robert Gerner, fundador de The Natural Grocery Company de California (EE. UU.), un gran aliado y amigo de nuestra organización que, una vez más, volvió para reencontrarse con el origen de los productos que llegan a los consumidores de su país.
Durante su recorrido por nuestras plantas de panela, café y cacao, Robert pudo conocer los avances de Norandino, compartir con nuestro equipo y reafirmar el compromiso que nos une desde hace muchos años: llevar al mundo productos de alta calidad que nacen del esfuerzo de miles de familias productoras.
La visita fue acompañada por el equipo del Área de Mercado Local, liderado por Maribel Jaramillo, en un espacio de diálogo, intercambio de experiencias y renovación de una alianza basada en la confianza, el comercio justo y el respeto por quienes cultivan la tierra.
Gracias, Robert, por volver a Norandino. Porque cuando un amigo regresa al origen, confirma que las mejores alianzas no solo perduran en el tiempo… también siguen creciendo. 
Some business relationships are born from a shared business. The most valuable ones are born from trust and grow stronger over the years.With great joy, the Norandino Agricultural Cooperative once again received a visit from Robert Gerner, founder of The Natural Grocery Company in California (USA), a great ally and friend of our organization who once again returned to reconnect with the origin of the products that reach consumers in his country.During his tour of our panela, coffee, and cocoa plantations, Robert was able to learn about the progress of Norandino, share experiences with our team, and reaffirm the commitment that has been between us for many years: to bring high-quality products that come from the effort of thousands of producer families.The visit was accompanied by the Local Market Team, led by Maribel Jaramillo, in a space of dialogue, exchange of experiences, and renewal of a partnership based on trust, fair trade, and respect for those who cultivate the land.Thank you, Robert, for coming back to Norandino. Because when a friend returns to the origin, it confirms that the best alliances not only last over time… they also continue to grow.
The Annex Sessions: Charged Particles with Tod Dickow – Wednesday, July 29, 2026
On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 6-8:30pm “The Annex Sessions” music series will continue at The Annex (El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex), 10387 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito with
Charged Particles with Tod Dickow
Tod Dickow – tenor saxophone
Greg Sankovich – piano
Doug Pohorski – bass
Jon Krosnick – drums
The Natural Grocery Company is pleased to welcome saxophonist Tod Dickow with the Bay Area trio Charged Particles to The Annex Sessions for an evening of funky Latin jazz.
DownBeat Magazine called the band “something special” and “inventive, invigorating, and mesmerizing.” Jazz Times magazine said they’re “enormously talented”. Nippertown Magazine said the band’s performance at the Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival was “thrilling” and “the peak set of the day”. The Oxford Times said their performance was “brilliant”. Jazz and Blues Report said: “Charged Particles is definitely dazzling.” Jazz Podium said they are “a tight unit that keeps the band sound exciting and the intensity high.” L.A. Jazz Scene said they offer “exciting music” that JazzThing magazine said “sizzles and pulsates.”
The band has toured in Indonesia, Canada, England, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Sweden, in addition to playing about 170 concerts each year all over the U.S. They have appeared in such famed venues as Vibrato, the Baked Potato, Yoshi’s, Ronnie Scott’s, Birdland, Blues Alley, the Dakota, the Musical Instrument Museum, the Rochester Jazz Festival, the Columbus Jazz Festival, the Stanford Jazz Festival, the San Luis Obispo Jazz Festival, the Eureka Springs Jazz Festival, SF Jazz, and hundreds of others.
Their 2021 CD “Live at the Baked Potato!” was included on “Best of the Year” lists in JazzTimes Magazine, Jazzwise Magazine, All About Jazz, the Mercury News, Glide Magazine, the Jazz Journalists Association Poll, and the Jazz Critics Poll.
Dickow is “one of the best saxophonists in the world” according to Jazz Life Magazine, and his playing has been recognized by outstanding soloist awards at the Pacific Coast Jazz Festival and from DownBeat Magazine. He has appeared with numerous celebrated artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Jackie & Roy, Harry Connick Jr, Steve Allen, Terry Gibbs, Frank Sinatra Jr., Dave Brubeck, and many more.
Watching the group perform, it’s obvious that they have fun playing together and admire each other’s musical instincts, as will you!
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The Natural Grocery Company is proud to present this series in partnership with SunJams and Javier Navarrette Music Productions.
SunJams is committed to funding children’s music education in underserved public elementary schools. Your donation will help support this ongoing program.
All of the proceeds will go directly to our network of local musicians, each of whom have been severely impacted by the lack of events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whether you donate $10, $100, or $1000 – any amount helps and will allow us to keep bringing music to our community! As always, your donation to SunJams 501(c)3 may qualify as tax exempt.
Javier Navarrette Music Productions continues to bring live music to several venues around the Bay Area. Javier has been a professional musician and music educator in the Oakland Unified School District for the past 20 years. Over the past few years Navarrette has produced outdoors events that have proven instrumental in enabling musicians to deal with some of the fallout of the pandemic and shutdown that followed.
COVID RELATED SAFETY MEASURES
Please be safe. Feel free to wear a mask if you prefer.
TICKETS
Tickets are NOT required for this venue, you can simply come in, order food and beverages at the Annex counter and pay at the registers.