At the Vineyards Inn, we are trying to be as green as possible. Being Green means making decisions every day that improve our world. We raise most of our vegetables throughout the growing season at our Rose Ranch here in Kenwood - certified organic and soon to be certified biodynamic. Much of our produce we process and store for winter. We try to buy local produce certified organic when available and cost effective. All of our fresh fish arrives four or five times a week - always wild, line caught, and never gill netted or farmed.

The beef and poultry we serve is certified organic and our lamb is awaiting final certification. Our eggs are certified organic from Petaluma Egg Farm and all of our cheeses are purchased certified organic, mostly locally. All of our dairy goods are organic and purchased locally from Clover Stornetta Farms allowing us to make organic ice creams in house! Since we make the effort to provide organic foods, our cooking methods tend to be healthy with a few indulgences here and there.

We compost our straws, placemats and cocktail napkins. All of our waste can liners and to-go containers are of a compostable corn product. All pre- and post-consumer waste goes into our compost machine. The more oysters you order the greener our gardens get! Every time you order our fish entrees the bones enrich our soils! We recycle everything possible. Colleen creates landscape gravels from all of our wine, liquor and beer bottles. As a result, we have reduced our landfill waste by 90%. We attempt to conserve energy whenever possible which is why the majority of our lighting is fluorescent.

As we approach our 26th year in business, we continue to grow and learn how to take care of our planet for our children.