Now that spring is in the air and in your step, here are a few Sonoma-based finds for an outdoor adventure. All these wonderful items are Bay Area made, and some are straight out of the 707—click through the above gallery for details.
Get Outside With These Local Finds
Now that spring is in the air and in your step, here are a few items to make your outdoor adventures a bit more fun and stylish.
Placeable Pocket: When your outfit lacks a pocket, but you really need one, put on a Go Pocket - it will carry your phone and keys for a handsfree workout. This Bay Area-made adhesive place-it-where-you-want-it pouch comes in lots of great designs. $15.95 (3-pack), Heart and Sole Sports, 900 4th St., Santa Rosa, 707-545-7653, heartnsolesantarosa.com
Artful Atlas: In the bestselling California Field Atlas, Bay Area naturalist, artist and author Obi Kaufmann takes readers on a journey through California, exploring the ecologies, typographies and histories that make the Golden State so diverse and unique. Awaken your adventurer spirit and expand your knowledge about our rich local landscape through hundreds of pages of scientific data, personal observations and stunning watercolor images. $45.95, Abbot's Passage Supply Co., 27 E Napa St., Sonoma, 707-939-3017, abbotspassage.com
Stylish Shade: Add some haute hiking couture to your Sonoma outing with this wool felt hat made by The Hattery, Santa Rosa’s own millinery. Complete with a grosgrain ribbon and robin feather, this piece will give you great looking sun protection on whatever trail or adventure you choose. $150, The Hattery, 1240 Petaluma Hill Rd., Santa Rosa, 707-757-9971, thehattery.com
Sonoma Sunscreen: Can’t decide between SPF, moisturizer, antioxidants and brightening cream? Put it all on in one simple sweep with Be Free 4-in-1, clinically proven sunscreen from Dandelion Sun. The idea behind this multi-tasking skincare product took root during a conversation between two friends in a Sebastopol dandelion field. $39.99, Dandelion Sun, 707-931-1859, dandelionsun.com
Real Food Refuel: Get your greens without slowing down by chugging (or savoring) some wholesome juice by Sebastopol’s The Nectary. To order and arrange pick-up, while The Nectary recovers from flood damage to their storefront at The Barlow, please send an email to thehive@thenectary.net. Or visit their Healdsburg location. The Nectary, 312 Center Street, Healdsburg, 707-473-0677, 6760 McKinley Street #130, Sebastopol, 707-829-2697, thenectary.net