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Bike to Wherever Day 2025

May 12, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

On Thursday, May 15, Energizer Stations across Contra Costa County will welcome riders as they bike to work or just enjoy a ride in honor of Bike Month. Visit an Energizer Station to pick up a free canvas tote, fuel up on goodies, and celebrate with fellow cyclists. The Natural Grocery Company will be at the El Cerrito Plaza Bart Station Refresher Station with organic treats to keep you fueled and hydrated! You can also sign up for a chance to win a $511 airline gift card. Visit 511 Contra Costa’s Bike to Wherever Day page to locate an energizer station, plan your route to work, and get tips on preparing to ride. You can also learn about rewards for commuting by bike on 511 Contra Costa’s Bike to Wherever Day page.
 

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, El Cerrito Store, Events, Special Events

World Fair Trade Day – May 10, 2025

May 10, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

We definitely believe that World Fair Trade Day is an occasion to be celebrated. After all, it helps to create a more ethical world!

The Fair Trade movement campaigns to improve the lives of workers and small producers, especially those within developing economies, by asserting their rights and raising their visibility within international trade.

World Fair Trade Day was started by the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) in 2002, though the WFTO itself came into existence 15 years earlier, in 1989.

WFTO is a global association of 324 organizations in over 70 countries, and World Fair Trade Day takes place on the second Saturday of May of each year, and it is an inclusive worldwide festival of events celebrating Fair Trade as a tangible contribution to the fight against poverty and exploitation, climate change and the economic crisis that has the greatest impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations.

If you want to take part in this special day, researching the work conditions of people around the world would be a good place to start, just so you can get a general idea about how some people are forced to live. You are likely to be shocked at how the things you enjoy on an everyday basis are made, but awareness is the first step towards making any kind of change.

When workers are paid fairly, they and their families are able to lead better lives. Everyone benefits because there is a fairer and healthier world. It helps to open our eyes to some of the injustices in the world so that we can all fight to do better.

Start with today and make the simple but effective promise to only buy certified Fair Trade products whenever possible, thereby giving your hard-earned money to only those companies that truly care about the well-being of those less fortunate.

 

Filed Under: Blog, Business Practices, Events, Food politics, Special Events, Stores_both

The Annex Sessions: Trio Misterio – Wednesday, May 14, 2025

May 8, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

“The Annex Sessions” will continue our music series on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 6-8:30pm at El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex (The Annex) 10387 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito with

Trio Misterio

 

Featuring:

Sascha Jacobsen, bass

Scott O’Day, guitar

El Misterio, bandoneon

 

Classic Argentine Tango, Milonga & Valse

 

www.saschajacobsen.com

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The Natural Grocery Company is proud to present this series in partnership with SunJams and Javier Navarrette Music.

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 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.

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, Events, Special Events, The Annex Sessions

The Annex Sessions: 2024 Fundraising Report

May 1, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

Recently Amer Budayr, representing Sunjams, presented a check for $5,000 to Barbara Hodgkinson of the California Symphony. These funds were raised in 2024 by the Annex Sessions, Wednesday night music performances at the Annex in El Cerrito. These weekly free music events are sponsored through the joint efforts of The Annex, Sunjams, and Javier Navarrette Music. The funds will be used to support the Sound Minds program at Downer Elementary School in San Pablo, providing free instruments and instruction to students.
2024 Financial Report
The Annex Sessions presented 48 shows in 2024.
The Natural Grocery Company donated $12,000 in 2024 in support of The Annex Sessions.
From the donations you gave, money disbursed to musicians in 2024:
$42,343 (this includes $9600 paid to produce the shows).
SunJams pledged to give $100 per show to the California Symphony/ Sound Minds organization. The check was for was $5K (SunJams rounded up the amount of the donation).
Thank you for your generous donations and support for this series!

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, Events, Neighborhood World Music Sessions, Special Events, Stores_both, The Annex Sessions

The Annex Sessions: Danilo’s Trio Universal

April 30, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

“The Annex Sessions” will continue our music series on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 6-8:30pm at El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex (The Annex) 10387 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito with

Danilo’s Trio Universal

Featuring Danilo Paiz, Olga Vinnik & Hermann Lara

 

Singing in five languages and playing a dozen different rhythms, Danilo’s Trio Universal truly have a repertoire with something for every musical taste.

In his extensive musical career, Danilo has performed as a percussionist with internationally known musicians such as Carlos Santana, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, and Mary Wilson of The Supremes. With his guitar trio, Danilo demonstrates his mastery of guitar and vocals. He is accompanied on percussion and lead vocals by Olga Vinnik, and on saxophone and backing vocals by Hermann Lara.

Come join us for an unforgettable evening!

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The Natural Grocery Company is proud to present this series in partnership with SunJams and Javier Navarrette Music.

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 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.

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, Events, Special Events, The Annex Sessions

The Annex Sessions: Mónica María Dúo Especial – Wednesday, April 30, 2025

April 23, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

“The Annex Sessions” will continue our music series held at El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex (The Annex) on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 6-8:30pm with

 

Mónica María Dúo Especial

plus Marlon Aldana y Kyla Danysh

 

vocals, jarana, leona, violin y cajon, son jarocho, original music and latin folk covers

 

Monica Maria’s music reflects Californian roots mixed with traditional, earthly and contemporary sounds of Latin America. A vocalist, multi instrumentalist and composer, her songs are innovative and expressive of a world where cultures coexist, where fear is transformed by compassion, where we learn to love truly, and where we view the world from a empathetic and holistic state of mind.

Monica Maria’s music reflects the mix of its California roots with traditional and contemporary sounds of Latin America. Singer, multi-aganter and composer, her songs are innovative and expressive of a world where cultures coexist, where fear becomes compassion.

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She has been a performing artist in the Bay Area since 2002 and released her debut album of original music “Nuevos Caminos” in 2020.  Monica is an alumni of the Afro Cuban Ensemble at San Francisco State University and one if the early members if the Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble.  After many years of studying and performing salsa, cuban son, latin jazz and other Latin music genres, Monica developed a love for son jarocho (traditional music from the south of Veracruz, Mexico) which has become the genre music which she is most dedicated to.  Her original compositions are a blend of these musical and cultural influences, yet also reflect her Californian roots.  Monica has had the joy and honor of collaborating with many musicians here in the bay and in Mexico such as John Calloway, Anthony Blea, Marlon Aldana, Kyla Daynish, Laura Rebolloso, Pablo Emiliano Garcia, and Jeronimo Gonzalez.

 

www.MonicaMariaMusic.com

 

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 register.

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, Events, Special Events, The Annex Sessions

The Annex Sessions: JazSynergy – Wednesday, April 23, 2025

April 18, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

“The Annex Sessions” will continue our music series held at El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex (The Annex) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 6-8:30pm with

 

JazSynergy

Wilson Brooks – drums, vocals

Paul Branin – guitar, saxophone

Simon Russell – vocals, left hand bass, keyboards

 

What can be said about the amazing sounds of JazSynergy!

These three highly respected Bay Area musicians have combined their individual stylings to create a unique blend of musicality, soulfulness, chemistry and pocket. Reaching back to the sounds of Jeff Beck, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Sly and the Family Stone. Fusing Jazz, Funk, R&B and Blues together seamlessly like a well-oiled machine.

JazSynergy never disappoints its fans.

 

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 register.

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, Events, Special Events, The Annex Sessions

The Annex Sessions: Javier Navarrette’s “Modupue Wednesday” with Hector Lugo y La Mixta Criolla – Wednesday, April 16, 2025

April 8, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

“The Annex Sessions” will continue our music series held at El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex (The Annex) on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 6-8:30pm with

 

Javier Navarrette’s “Modupue Wednesday” with Hector Lugo y La Mixta Criolla

 

Featuring:

Hector Lugo – percussion/ vocal

Roman Ito Carrillo – percussion/vocal

Camilo Landau – cuatro

Ayla Davila – bass

Javier Navarrette- percussion/ vocal

And special guest from NYC – Raul Navarrette on trombone!

 

This event will be live streamed! Please donate to SunJams!

https://linktr.ee/javiernavarrette?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=80aa6926-8f5c-4384-9116-f291751034f4

 

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 register.

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, Events, Special Events, The Annex Sessions

The Annex Sessions: Mara Fox Foxtet – Wednesday, April 9, 2025

April 1, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

“The Annex Sessions” will continue our music series held at El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex (The Annex) on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 6-8:30pm with

An evening of jazz featuring the

Mara Fox Foxtet 

Mara Fox-trombone

Kasey Knudsen-alto sax

Carla Kaufman- bass

Randy Vincent-guitar

Alexey Berlind- drums

 

Mara is an established freelance trombonist and educator in the Bay Area. For more than 25 years she has amazed audiences all over the world, working in Jazz, R&B, Latin and Classical genres. Mara recorded and toured internationally with Conjunto Cespedes and worked with the Klezmorim. Locally, she plays with a wide variety of well-known groups including the 2013 Grammy Award Winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra, the Montclair Women’s Big Band, Bululu, and The Purple Ones.

Mara has a private trombone studio, and also teaches at St. Teresa School and Head Royce School in Oakland. She is also a faculty member at The East Bay Center for the Performing Arts.

Mara has put together a first-rate group of musicians and will treat us to an evening of jazz at The Annex.

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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.

Filed Under: Annex, Blog, Events, Special Events, The Annex Sessions

Dr. Haushuka’s Facial Appointments at Berkeley Natural Grocery & 20% Off Sale

March 31, 2025 by The Natural Grocery Company

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care is the pioneer in highly effective 100% certified natural skincare. The formulations are based around nurturing plants that provide all skin conditions with a natural healthy radiance.  We welcome Jaime, Master Esthetician to Berkeley Natural on Friday, April 11th from 10am-3pm.   Please contact us to schedule your appointment for a personalized consultation or a mini facial -space is limited. Receive a free gift and 20% off your purchase! In fact, all their products at Berkeley Natural Grocery will be 20% off from April 9-29, 2025 even if you don’t do a facial appointment.

With over 20 years of Esthetics and Brand Education experience, Jaime Olander has a mastery of knowledge in skin physiology and how skincare supports the health and beauty of skin. As Master Esthetician and Educator for Dr. Hauschka Skincare, she has provided spa and at-home skin ritual guidance across the country to natural skincare enthusiasts. With a focus on how natural ingredients work to support skin, Jaime brings an expertise to every conversation that inspires everyone to care about what goes on the skin for a natural, healthy complexion all their own.

Berkeley Natural Grocery (510) 526-2456 extension 255

Filed Under: Berkeley Store, Blog, Special Events

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