Sonoma County Culinary Guild

Membership

The Sonoma County Culinary Guild is a dynamic group of food, beverage, and agriculture professionals that are dedicated to education, resource sharing, and community service. The monthly gatherings are the perfect place to network, learn more about our wonderful agricultural heritage in Sonoma County...and have a lot of fun! Learn more about the Sonoma County Culinary Guild

To join, please complete and mail the application below.

Membership Application (pdf) for new Professional, Corporate, or Student Memberships.

Membership Application (pdf) for Friend of the Guild Memberships.

Professional and Corporate members include chefs, restaurateurs, caterers, enologists, viticulturists, winery personnel, agriculturists, food writers, authors, publicists, photographers, stylists, retailers, graphic designers, illustrators, educators and consultants, and students pursuing careers in these areas. Visit the websites of some of our professional members.

Friends of the Guild include people who support the culinary bounty of Sonoma County but who may not work in the culinary field.

Membership includes:

Food, beverage, and agricultural educational events
Discounts with participating members
Around the Table newsletter (11 issues annually)
Listing in, and receipt of, our Resource Directory
Networking opportunities, community service, and outreach

John Ash at the Windsor Farm Market

Membership Categories

Professional Membership—$55/year
In addition to the benefits listed above, this membership includes a website listing.

Corporate Membership—$135.00/year
The corporate membership is for businesses who would like to join the Guild with expanded benefits. It includes two memberships and subscriptions to the email newsletter. In addition to the benefits listed above, this membership is showcased in the Resource Directory and on the website, and given three months free advertising in the newsletter.

Friend of the Guild Membership—$55/year
This membership allows attendance at events unless they are restricted to professional members.

Student Membership—$30.00/year

Dues are for the fiscal year September 1st to August 31st. (After March 1st, six-month memberships are half the yearly price, except for student memberships.)

Our membership list is not available to non-members.

Members must be 21 years or older.

"Sonoma County is one of the most special places on earth for food and wine. My membership in the Guild helps me to explore and expand my understanding of the magic that exists here."

—John Ash, Internationally acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and author

Business owners: Join the list of local merchants and business owners who offer discounts to Guild members.

Sponsorships

We invite all members to participate in our Sponsorship Campaign. Past and current sponsors include O'Dell Printing who printed our brochures at no charge and John Mackie who has donated the attorney fees for the filing for our nonprofit status.

The following is a partial list of items that future sponsors may wish to underwrite for the SCCG:

Pay for SCCG's post office box for a year
Cover postage for the year's membership directory mailing
Donate a site for an upcoming event
Defray the costs of a speaker fee for an upcoming event
Or choose an amount and we'll apply it to our most pressing need

Sponsors will receive recognition in the Kudos section of our newsletter, a display ad thanking them for their help, and a free ad in the newsletter, along with our sincere gratitude.

Yet another way to financially support the Culinary Guild would be to advertise your business in our monthly newsletter (three months for $30).

Thank you in advance for your generosity and support.