I would highly recommend from my experience the following places to find organic vegetaran and vegan food in the Bay Area:

(The ones below are specific to Santa Cruz and beyond, please contribute other cities):

* The Food Bin in Santa Cruz, CA
The Food Bin - 1130 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-423-5575.

* New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 3159 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek, CA 95006. 831-338-7211.

* New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 1210 41st Ave., Capitola, CA 95060. 831-479-7987.

* New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 6240 Hwy. 9, Felton, CA 95018. 831-335-7322.

* New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 2351 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-426-1299.

New Leaf Community Market & Deli - 1134 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-425-1793.

-----> www.newleaf.com

Staff of Life Natural Foods Market, Deli & Bakery - 1305 Water St., Santa Cruz, CA 95062. 831-423-8632.

*Some* Trader Joe's products
----> www.traderjoes.com

* Whole Foods & Half Foods
----> www.wholefoods.com

* Local Farmer's Markets
----> www.nrdc.org/greengate/g.../markets.asp

* Kresge Food Co-op - USCS Kresge College, Santa Cruz, CA 95061. 408-426-1506. Student-run cooperative health food store located at Kresge College on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus.
----> k9.dv8.org/~coop/

Places to find more information about organic farming in the Bay:

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) - 1115 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. 831-423-2263 or toll-free: 888-423-2263. CCOF helped plant the seeds that grew the organic movement into an industry. Founded in 1973, CCOF was one of the first organizations to certify organic farms in North America. In 1990, CCOF founded the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) to fund research related to organic farming practices. CCOF is a member of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), OTA's Certifiers Council (OCC), and the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM). CCOF is a nonprofit, that consists of regional chapters. Online catalog featuring: videos, books, t-shirts, & hats.

-----> www.ccof.org/

WWOOF-USA - 309 Cedar Street #5C, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. 831-425 - FARM (3276) (voicemail). Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, USA is part of a world-wide effort to link volunteers with organic farmers, promote an educational exchange, and build a global community conscious of ecological farming practices. Our organization produces a quarterly directory of organic farmers in the United States who are willing to host volunteers on their land.

----> www.wwoofusa.org/