Dishing Ojai: Foodie Gifts
For those who want to share Ojai’s bounty with friends and relatives who can’t be here for the holidays, why not create the perfect Ojai foodie gift basket and ship it on to them? Here are a few ideas:
Rains has shelves of private label sauces, salsas and mixes, and many local products including:
Ojai Cook’s Lemonaise, $4.
Lavender Scone Mix from local Susan McRae of California Lavender, $6.25.
Rainbow Bridge has lots of goodies, including Ojai’s own Zhena’s Gypsy Teas package in colorful tin canisters for around $6.
The Sunday Farmer’s Market has Ojai honey from Brian Cox (we’ve heard from him here on the Post!) of Ojai Valley Bee Farm, starting at $4 for a squeezable 12oz honey bear full of wildflower honey. While you’re there, pick up a small pillar calendar for $5. And across the way, Sandy Messori sells products from her local lavender farm including lavender mists for just $5.
Westridge Market has local organic wines from Casa Barranca, starting at $19 per bottle.
Jon at Coffee Connection sells bags of organic fair trade coffee. The beans aren’t grown here, but I can’t think of anyone better to buy from!
What else could you add?
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Comments (4)
Lisa: Great idea! How about candles from Kava Gifts or Jones & Company? Maybe the Mystique of Ojai gift cards at Tottenham Court and wine goblets from Firehouse Pottery. Also you could have it packed and shipped from the Ojai Mail shop over on Matilija Street. Keeping everything local!
Comment #1 Posted by: Ojai Gal | December 2, 2006 06:59 PM
Thanks Ojai Gal! I was just focusing on food gifts, but those are great, too.
I recall, too, that there are beautuful blue bottles of Ojai olive oil and jars of Garlic Gold available at the Farmer's Market!
Comment #2 Posted by: Lisa Snider | December 3, 2006 09:14 AM
I am inquiring to find a store there in Ojai that sells mostly organic food (like Rains)and where I can purchase a gift card for my son who lives and works in Ojai. Can you let me know, i would really appreciate it and thank you.
LaVonna Lathrop
Comment #3 Posted by: LaVonna Lathrop | December 10, 2006 01:04 PM
Hi LaVonna -
either Rainbow Bridge
http://www.rainbowbridgeojai.com/
or Farmer and the Cook
http://www.farmerandcook.com/
Comment #4 Posted by: Tyler | December 10, 2006 06:29 PM