"Best B&B we've stayed at. Amanda was extremely friendly and helpful. Breakfasts were yummy!"
--Marcie and Bret, Berkeley (one year anniversary)

Our Philosophy:
The Bear Valley Inn strives to bring you some local and organic foods each day at breakfast.
In 2006 we joined Marin Organic as a
supporting business member and our support
for this organization and for the local farmers and producers in Marin County helps us keep
the economy vital and keep our small farmers and producers in business. These folks are our friends.

Coffee and Tea:
Our coffee is from Marin Coffee Roasters in Fairfax. It is Organic Sumatra. They roast the beans right there and we get them straight from the roaster. Occasionally we will serve Wooden Bicycle Coffee from Rwanda that is imported by our friend Tom Ritchey as part of his program to bring better bicycles to Rwandan farmers so that they can transport their coffee from the mountains to be roasted. Not exactly local….but they are our friends.

Our tea is from Choice in Washington State. These are great folks to work with and produce a high quality product that is organic. Lots of teas to choose from!

Milk and Cream:
We use Straus milk and cream from our local organic dairy. It comes in the glass bottles which we return to the store to be reused. This milk comes from those happy cows that you see cruising around on the Point Reyes Peninsula.

Eggs:
We use fresh eggs laid by our friendly flock of fowl. The chickens, seven hens - three Rhode Island Reds, three Golden Sexlinks and one Aracauna - happily produce our eggs at Bear Valley Inn and are even happier to eat your melon rind after breakfast.

Bacon and Sausage:
The sausage that we use is often from our friend Dave Evans at Sun Farms. This is produced nearby in Petaluma from grass fed beef from Dave’s own recipes. We love it! We also serve Dave’s cured beef bacon and sometimes pork bacon from Niman Ranch (no sulfites). We always prepare meat separately.

Fruits and veggies:
When possible we use fruits and vegetables that are grown locally. Since many lovely fruits are available year round, we sometimes cheat in this area with our fruit plates since oranges and bananas aren’t grown in Point Reyes. We use organic produce when it makes sense to do so. When something is in season, we use it! Berries, plums, apples, zucchini, tomatoes (and green tomatoes) and our own homegrown basil and parsley.

We hope that you enjoy your breakfast here at the Bear Valley Inn – it is one of our favorite times in the day!

Related Links:
Marin Organic
Marin Sun Farms
Project Rwanda
Straus Family Creamery