Community Outreach

Capitol Hill School Gets Nutrition and Chef Makeover

October 2, 2011

Farm to School Month brings fresh, homemade food – all year long As part of the third annual DC Farm to School Week, Brent Elementary School, a diverse public school located near the Capitol, will bring attention to the benefits of fresh, local, sustainable food – and the people who provide it – with special [...]

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Wine Wednesdays: Cork Recycling

September 29, 2011

Cork Recycling: A Rebirth In our continued effort to be as kind and gentle to the world around us, Sonoma is proud to participate in a cork recycling program through ReCORK. I think anyone who reads this blog has held a lone cork in the hand- hopefully a glass full of wine in the other- [...]

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Sonoma supports cross!

September 23, 2011

We wanted to share these great cross racing events with our guests-partially because they are really fun and unique, partly because our owner loves biking. We are sponsoring the whole series of cross races, MABRA Super 8, and one of them is the Hyattsville race. Check out their awesome poster.

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Chef Bonk Creates Signature Dressings for Brent Elementary

September 22, 2011

As part of DC Farm to School Week, Chef Michael E. Bonk will create signature salad dressings with the students of his adopted school – Brent Elementary. Brent is one of the fortunate schools with a salad bar, and while this provides options for fresh fruits and vegetables, the prepackaged, preservative-laden dressings leave something to [...]

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