Our Story

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In late April 2020 while sheltering-in-place, I launched this site to help support small businesses in the best way I already knew how:

continue patronize them,

curate helpful information, 

 and share stories about locals, businesses and organizations that keep this community connected. 

I grew up with immigrant parents that owned a neighborhood grocery store and take-away restaurant for 10 years, in a small touristy town in Cairns, Australia, near the Great Barrier Reef.

Fast forward to 2007, and another small town across the globe, Healdsburg, CA -- immediately charmed me and my 

triathlon- coach-husband Kevin Coady, during our first visit, that was sparked by a Hotel Healdsburg gift certificate.

We're lucky to call Healdsburg our home. 

And we're learning as we go, to live and shop more local. 

Stay safe and be well 🖤

Caroline Bontia, Founder

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Photo from left to right:

little me in front of my family's grocery store in Cairns, AU

 at my first harvest with Cartograph Wine; 

celebrating an anniversary dinner at Valette; and

 home in quarantine, where we receive a lot of compliments about that custom barn door made by Sonoma Millworks. Wall art from Modern Antiquarium.