888 Brannan is a one-of-a-kind store where you can find almost anything under the sun. Whether it be fashion accessories or clothes, books or kitchen devices or just a knick-knack to adorn your home, you are sure to find it here. It also holds special sales and events for occasions like Thanksgiving and Mother's Day.
Few quality designer stores cater to the business traveler exclusively. Glaser Designs is one such store which specializes in leather bags and briefcases for corporate executives. Besides work bags, it also offers traveler's bags, laptop carriers and so on. A departure from the usual deep warm colors used for business leather items, Glaser Designs successfully experiments with lighter tones for both men and women. They also have a separate product line for corporate gifts like hand-finished wallets and memo jotters.
Gospel Flat Farm is located about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) north of San Francisco. Offering a great insight into organic farming, the farm is a wonderful mix of numerous activities, educational elements, outdoor fun and of course organic produce shopping! The vast organic farm is covered with lush green vegetable fields, and if you're lucky you'll also be able to spot sunflowers in full bloom. On offer are farm-fresh veggies such as zucchini, pumpkins, carrots, pickled vegetables and lots more that are vibrant and incredible to taste. But meat-lovers needn't frown, since they also sell a fine quality of pork from their farm-raise pigs as well as dungeness crabs that they breed just a couple of miles from Gospel Flat Farm. They also have an in-house field baker who bakes a storm of awesome-smelling bread loaves on a wood-fired oven, that are a work of art in themselves. Apart from all the food fun, Gospel Flat Farm also hosts a fun range of activities, workshops and programs throughout the year. Group tours are available along with lunch options; check the website for more details.
Watch in awe as delicate, elegant and artistic pieces take shape from characterless blobs of molten glass at the Glass Hand Studio. This public access art studio often hosts open house events and glass-blowing demonstrations that are nothing short of mesmerizing. The studio itself is available on rent for use by artists who would like to work on projects of their own. Besides rental space and events, the Glass Hand Studio also offers custom glass blowing classes for individuals and groups of up to three participants, suitable for every skill level. The studio doubles up as an art gallery displaying hand made glass art for sale, and even accepts custom orders.
Known as the the main commercial street of the district, Piedmont Avenue is often crowded with the locals as well as the tourists, wishing to indulge in some retail therapy. The street is lined with a number of restaurants as well as shops serving trendy goods. Restaurants such as Baywolf, Dopo and more are popular here whereas, one can also easily shop for some fashionable goodies from boutiques like Mercy Vintage and Pimlico. The place also specializes in selling various other goods like antiques and accessories. If you are looking forward to spending a day shopping, checking out the local hangout spot or simply wish to browse through a few clothing collections, Piedmont Avenue can be visited.
If you are looking for some alternate healing therapies such as energy healing and vortex healing, then Hummingbird Medicine Art & Healing Studio is a good option. Run by energy healer and artist, Mel Hofmann, you can book an appointment for a session which lasts for an hour. The studio also hosts workshops on meditations. Besides these, you will find pieces of fine art, unique textile art, Hummingbird photos and limited photo prints on canvas.