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FRESH, BULK & READY TO GO FLAVORS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW!
THURSDAY UNTIL 7PM
Also: FRIDAY 9AM & BEEF CALL FOR ETA FRI
(we'll leave some for ya, but please come quickly tomorrow AM!)
VEGGIES & VITALITY BLEND
LAMB GRIND
PORK GRIND/FORMULA
DUCK GRIND/FORMULA
GROUND DUCK BONES
DUCK/TURKEY OFFAL BLEND
making now...
TURKEY GRIND/FORMULA
CHICKEN GRIND/FORMULA
making tomorrow...
BEEF GRIND/FORMULA

RABBIT & SEAFOOD are in stock frozen! ENJOY the ABUNDANCE!!!

FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY THE FIRES & BLACKOUTS
We're living in strange and difficult times, aren't we? Gosh - what a week! Thankfully, our hard workin' little walk-in, while packed to the gills right now, has held up and we have not yet lost power at SFRAW. However, at least 1/2 of our staff have been very much affected by the blackouts and many of our members are dealing with all the challenges associated with this crisis. We are currently doing what we can to accommodate order pick-ups in a way that supports you and your animals!
1) Yes, of course, we're waiving our usual $15/week storage fee during this period
2) People have been picking up what they can every few days. We're making note of this for each order to keep track for you - take what you need, leave what you need for now -- it is safe here (so far, at least!)
3) Due to power outages, we accepted some late orders this week - waived our usual $25 rush/late order fee. We're really well stocked so we can fill most requests, but also understaffed due to this crisis, too -- so we will do what we can to fill each order and get it to you as needed.

Please -- stock up on Rescue Remedy, take liberally, and be sure to take care of yourselves - stay safe. For many, this has re-opened terrible memories and feelings of real stress and anxiety after living through past fires/ordeals. This is, indeed, very traumatic. We are holding you in our hearts. Know that we are thinking of you a lot - we hope everyone will be able to stay safe.

🎃HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃
Stop in today to pickup your usual goodies but be sure to treat yourself or someone special to the last of these @coracaochocolate HOLIDAY SPECIAL DELICIOUS HEALTHY DARK CHOCOLATE VEGAN SUPER GOOD PUMPKIN SPICE CARAMEL COFFINS (SOLD OUT ELSEWHERE!) 💀😋 Paleo Gluten-Free & SO GOOD!
🍫CHOCOLATE LOVERS MUST TRY their incredible new drinking chocolates!! 🤩🤩😋😋OMG They're SO delicious! Absolutely outstanding! We're so pleased to be able to offer these very special cacao delicacies to you. Ceremonial grade, sustainable, #fairtrade, vegan, organic and did we mention how delicious they all are? Choose a flavor!
Of course you'll pickup a holiday treat (Duck Feet? Chicken Feet?) holiday inspired RAW meal for your little carnivores, too, right?
Whole Prey? (quail, mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pig)
Heads? (duck, rabbit, lamb/sheep)
Feet? (rabbit, chicken, duck, pig trotters, raw beef hooves, too!)
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INVENTORY STATUS
PLENTY IN STOCK: ALPACA MEAT/OFFAL GRIND
IN STOCK: Alpaca plain ground meat, bone-in alpaca roasts, bnls tenderloins, meaty neck bones (these are small cut/please be careful!), awesome bone-in rib chops and shoulder steaks!

GREEN TRIPE STATUS
IN STOCK: SFRAW's most incredible LAMB green tripe
(whole, cut & BULK CASES)
LOW-STOCK (ETA NEXT WEEK): GreenTripe.com brand beef plain or with trachea, Xakliber, stuffed hooves, organ blends

!--PLENTY OF BONES IN STOCK--!
MEATY
Chicken Necks, Backs, Carcass Bones, Wings, Feet
Duck Heads, Necks, Wings, Feet
Turkey Necks, Wings, Thighs
SUPER Meaty Goat Bone-in Cut 6" or 6-way
Lamb Necks (CUT & Whole) & Breast/Ribs, WHOLE SHOULDER (these are amazing)
Beef Necks
Pork Necks, Feet/Trotters
Rabbit Heads & Feet (fur-on)

RECREATIONAL/SOUP
Marrow Bones, Gelatinous Bones (knuckles/soup bones), Regular Meaty Beef Bones
Lamb Femurs (good for broth)
Mixed Lamb Bones & Pork Bones
(cut too small/best for broth or only for very very TINY TINY dogs, supervised!)

OUT OF STOCK/UNAVAILABLE + SUBSTITUTIONS:
Turkey Hearts & Pork Hearts (SUBS: Lamb Hearts, Beef Hearts, Duck Hearts)
Chicken Hearts (only BULK in 10-lb packs)
WE HAVE PLENTY OF VARIOUS LIVER, KIDNEY, SPLEEN, GIZZARDS

YEP, WE HAVE SEAFOOD
Anchovies, Sardines, Smelt
Oysters, Green-Lipped Mussels
Black Cod Bone-in Fillets
Wild Salmon Roe & Wild Salmon Mince (6-lb chubs bulk bnls meat)

LOTS OF BULK FRESH CHICKEN & LAMB AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW
COME FAST TO GET 10% OFF CASE DISCOUNT ON BULK CASES

POPULAR PRATHER IN STOCK! Yes, we have plenty! Locally produced with care & integrity by one of our favorite producers, this certified HUMANE, certified ORGANIC (finished on organic grain & grass), easy to feed/defrost (1-lb packs) USDA beef blend product. We suggest incorporating as no more than 30% of the total diet. Use in combination with other balanced fresh DIY or prepared "balanced" raw meals that you are feeding, make sure to feed other proteins and supplemental whole foods like seafood, tripe, eggs, raw milk, herbs, etc. Dogs absolutely love this blend of beef meat, organs, trachea and bone dust. enjoy!

LAST ONES! Sadly, this great "bribe food" by Earth's' Best Organic Chicken in Chicken Broth (salt free, additive free, organic 1010% chicken only puree) is another product that is no longer available from the supplier! Such a bummer. It took me soooo long to find something like this and now it's no longer being made by Earth's Best Organics. So sorry! We do have a few left in stock now -- but when they're gone, they'll be gone until further notice (discontinued but hopefully not forever...)

TAKE NOTE: Sadly, the *cartons* of organic pumpkin puree by Farmer's Market are no longer available from our supplier. So sorry! We are sold out so they're gone for now. We do have the cans in stock, but this packaging is just not available anymore :( boo!

New BONELESS RABBIT THIGHS & BNLS PHEASANT THIGHS & BREASTS in stock now! Also restocked on our awesome duck burgers, emu burgers, camel burgers, yak burgers, elk trim, elk stew, elk burgers!! Whoop! Boneless lean ancestral and novel proteins to be used in all ways for everyone! @SFRAW OMG SO MANY BONELESS OPTIONS AVAILABLE NOW! Today we have: wild chicken - INSANELY GOOD, duck, turkey, beef, lamb, beef/lamb blend, pork, lamb, goat just to start -- we also have: wild boar, bison, elk, venison, emu, alpaca, antelope, yak, camel, ostrich, pheasant, alligator...er....might be forgetting something....we have OPTIONS! Just ask!

🐊 Have you tried ALLIGATOR yet? 🐊 Big hit for everyone in our pack! Universally enjoyed by all: 🐾 Great Dane Groovy, 😻 Kitties Briar & Bones, 🐢Three-Toed Box Turtles Petal & Mishima, plus the manimal, 🍴Branko...everyone gobbled up the alligator tail tenderloins! Brought a little extra grilled alligator tail salad over to SFRAW to share with staff, too for happy👍! Alligator Meat is what I call the lighter, delicate version of "chicken of the sea" - but compared to tuna, it's a lighter meat and better choice, being low in mercury. Alligator is a novel protein that works well for those with food intoleraces. In TCM, alligator meat is considered a delicacy known to help combat colds/coughs, and used to ease asthma and arthritis symptoms. In some cultures, it also known as an anti-cancer food. Newer research indicates their primitive reptillian blood serum contains powerful antiviral/antibiotic enzymatic properties that combated over 40 strains of bacteria including e. coli and salmonella, and depleted reserves of the HIV virus. Interesting... Nutritionally, alligator is higher in protein than chicken, leaner than the leanest cut of beef, a good source of iron, B12 and omega3s. With a texture and flavor similar to veal, it tastes like a combination between chicken and whitefish.
We have the tenderloin tails available now! Makes super awesome dehydrated treats, too!
Simply serve raw in pieces to your raw fed carnivores - a novel, nutritious muscle meat that provides nice variety. Because it is so lean and high in protien, it's a great choice for dogs prone to pancreatitis, or animals that don't tolerate fats well (some seniors, for example). Try serving with a side of day old quail/chicks or with a bit of offal, poultry neck/foot, fresh herbs, Healthy Powder...your choice! Have Fun! 🍴🐊 For the manimal, I seasoned and grilled about 3 minutes on each side; allowed to sit, covered for about 10-15 minutes while I prepped the salad and dressings.
Leftovers next day, sliced against the grain, into juicy pieces & tossed cold into this salad.
So easy! From seasoning to table, under 30 minutes (including cleanup and taking photos!)
@sfraw #sfraw

Wanted to highlight a few BASIC First Aid recommendations that I think everyone should have on hand at home. This includes these MUST HAVES:
🌿 Rescue Remedy
#rescueremedy
😊 Activated Charcoal
#activatedcharcoal
🌱 Slippery Elm Bark
#slipperyelmbark
🌼Trauma Oil made with Calendula & Arnica
#traumaoil #calendula
🐝 Ssssting Stop
#ssstingstop
The NEW HomeoTravel Kit from @boironusa is an awesome addition to this, of course!

NEW!! HomeoTravel Kit from #boiron I liked the remedy selection included in this handy, take anywhere, compact & portable (or keep at home on car) kit! Easy to use homeopathic remedies can be used for many common Travel/First Aid situations that your family or animals might encounter. Each Kit contains 16 of the most commonly used remedies (approximately 80 pellets per tube) specifically selected for travel. We have them in stock now with more coming!
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If you're on Instagram, be sure to follow @whatgroovyeats to see what Kasie's dog, Groovy eats! Here's an example from today...(yes, you can buy all of these things because everything shown is IN STOCK today/right now!)
YUM! BIG, BEAUTIFUL, LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE
🐟 SARDINES 🐟 and
LOCAL, PASTURE-RAISED
🦆🥚 DUCK EGGS
LOCAL GRASS-FINISHED 🐂 BEEF TENDONS 😋

The big ⭐🏆 HITS for Groovy last night!
She was actually moaning 😄 while I prepped a late dinner for the whole pack 😋

Groovy "gave" these day old quail over to her kitty brother, Briar @briarandbones Briar had gobbled down four day old quail, then was hovering & zooming by Groovy's dish...with his eyes on her quail. She was picking them out, eating around them...so...he got to finish those off. Yay for Briar! She seemed grateful...LOL

PHEASANT Groovy actually seems to prefer the whole, bone-in pheasants over the bnls thigh meat served last night. But, hard to compete when her meal had two of her MOST FAVORITE foods: 🐟 SARDINES (big & SO beautiful!) & 🦆🥚DUCK EGGS and she really 💗loves💗 these 🐂 BEEF TENDONS (SO good to chew - NOM! Tendons are an awesome source of collagen - natural joint, gut, skin nourishing food!)

Recently, we have been absolutely overjoyed to celebrate Happy 14, 15, 16+ years Birthdays to several SFRAW Members that have large dogs that have been members since "the garage days" (SFRAW started out of a members' garage in 2003!) 🐾🥂🎂🎉

🎉 TIKA recently celebrated her 15th birthday and continues to thrive! Just look at her! Beautiful! Amazing girl, a very special being 🤗💗 with a really awesome person, @jill_nish They have been SFRAW Members since the beginning!

Many AMAZING members have been involved with SFRAW for well over a decade. Each of these very special INSPIRING members have incredible senior animals that continue to thrive following our custom nutrition & Natural Rearing reccomendations and by feeding SFRAW foods - providing living proof that raw feeding, thoughtful and careful sourcing, and #sfrawaspectsofahealthypetlifestyle supports a long, healthy, happy life! Seeing them celebrate these double digit birthday milestones in good health is so heartwarming and inspiring!

Please know that every bite, every decision, REALLY matters when feeding and treating your animals. What are you choosing TODAY for your animals' future, for your animals' health today and for all the tomorrows that may be ahead? SFRAW members choose EVERY DAY well sourced, truly natural, never denatured or altered, REAL raw, whole species appropriate foods - feeding and providing natural care to support true health and longevity!
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😍 INSPIRATION from SFRAW! Long time SFRAW Member, Miss Zuree -- yes, photo taken NOW, untouched! -- turned 16.5 YEARS young! 🎉 SFRAW members from the start! With her dedicated, adoring person Cynthia by her side, Zuree continues her joyful, incredible, inspiring journey that started with SFRAW back in the "garage days" (yes, SFRAW started in a members' garage over 16 years ago back in 2003!)

🤗 We 💗💗 you, Zuree! Such inspiration!

YES! What you feed your animals NOW really MATTERS! The nutrition & husbandry choices that you make for your animals TODAY (right now!) are settting the course, laying the foundation, and informing your animal's body, mind, spirit, immune sytems & microbiome for the future ahead. What does this future look like for most dogs?....
🔎50% of our dogs now get cancer
🔎by age THREE over 80% of all dogs have periodontal disease

More than anything else, dogs suffer from chronic skin related and gut/digestion disorders. The overwhelming, incredible costs (financial, emotional, physical) associated with these issues pales in comparison with what you could ever spend on providing the best food.

Preliminary research by @dogrisk indicates that you can increase your dog's healthspan/lifespan by 25% = 3 years, when you completely eliminate ALL refined, processed foods & treats and feed a diet of 100% fresh, natural, REAL foods.

Diet is one of the bigggest influences on your animals' health. What they eat determines the life they will experience.

While health and wellness is a mystery...no one has the magic bullet, and there are never any garuntees....we DO know that when you eliminate processed foods and dedicate to feeding a diet of 100% REAL, WHOLE, FRESH SPECIES APPROPRIATE FOODS for your animals, this single decision can provide them with BEST possible opportunity to enjoy their best possible life!

🥥 FULLY STOKED (& FULLY STOCKED, TOO!) Whoo-hoo! Love our Laird's Superfoods goodies!! Performance Mushrooms to powerful drink blends to fuel your day/workouts. BIG YAY for Unsweetened Instafuel & Pumpkin Spice Creamer - Mahalo! Four Sigmatic mushroom single serving packs are a great way to fit the benefits of different mushrooms into your routine or try them out -- each mushroom has different benefits and flavor. We love the Lion's Mane as a nootropic (brain function!) We got a wonderful fresh supply of locally made, gluten-free, organic, vegan, paleo granola, trail mix, activated almonds and delicious bars from Nana Joe's! Sunfood organic, vegan, paleo, keto, gluten-free, super delicious and super versatile COCONUT WRAPS in plain, turmeric & sweet cinnamon; Sun is Shining Superfood Blend (we love this - it's a daily for Kasie!), Hemp Protein, Super Maca Powder (outstanding adaptogen - nice flavor!) Perfect Keto keto single coffee packs (great for one the go keto!), MATCHA LATTE (voted staff favorite of all the matchas!) Plenty of MCT Oil & Powder options from Nutiva and Bulletproof High Octane (we use daily!) Go Keto! :)

We're overjoyed sweet little senior Abner has been adopted as an utterly adored addition to SFRAW Mentor, Sammy Jo's family (@bowieandpresley ) . Switched from his first meal onto SFRAW right away without any issues whatsoever. In fact, in just a matter of a few days, he already looks so much better! We just can't wait to watch his transformation...the incredible journey of reverse aging #reverseaging that we expect and have seen, time and time again, when switched to 💯 SFRAW foods and using Natural Rearing protocols. He's loving his meals and doing
F A N T A S T I C!

One thing he has been Dx with is a heart murmur. Good news though! We can almost always help (and sometimes even eliminate/reverse) this condition through nutrition and natural supplements... looking forward to what's ahead for him on his healing journey. Healing his heart, while also healing the broken hearts of Bowie and Sammy. They're grieving after suffering a terribly tragic, completely unexpected, loss of dear, bright spirit...puppy Presley. Presley died, sadly, after ingesting rat poisoning recently. We think Abner is a little angel sent to help them all heal. 💗👼😇💗

PODCAST! Kasie Maxwell Grujcic of SFRAW - Holistic Healing And Species Appropriate Diet’s For Longer Healthier Lives For Your Pets (Episode 7 of The Organic Paw podcast) Our Founder, Kasie, was a featured expert on The Organic Paw podcast this week - be sure to go check it out! Listen to us break down topics like holistic healing and species appropriate diet on today's episode and be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss future episodes like mine!
iTunes
Spotify
Castbox
Stitcher, etc. Easy to find! Just look up "The Organic Paw" on ANY podcast player to subscribe and download or stream to listen!

About this episode:

"The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.” Paracelsus

Kasie Maxwell has been on a journey of healing since she was a young girl. Her connection with animals and their well-being has guided her practices along the way, as well as her own path towards finding answers to a devastating disease that struck her life suddenly, causing her to realign with her purpose and tenaciously find a way to keep going.

Yes! We have SQUAB (head-on/feet-on with organs)!! Ready to go! Serve raw as prey model meal or prepare cooked for your beloved - squab makes for an elegant and succulent meal for all!

Coincidentally, this beautiful meal presentation of Squab, New Zealand spinach, Coriander at @longovenrva could easily be prepared to serve/share with your dog/cat! This popped up in my feed as I was selecting the squab to take home from @SFRAW last night!

Serving suggestion from @foodformind.chefs

SFRAW producers raise slow-growth, pasture-raised, heirloom chickens. Sounds good...but what does that mean & why does it matter? Slow-growth raises the nutritional value - higher levels of beneficial Omega 3 and lower levels of harmful fats, plus muscles and tissues that are richer in important nutrients; amino acids like taurine, and higher levels of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals such as iron. Pasture-raised means we provide our birds with unrestricted access to a biodiverse grazing and foraging environment. Heirloom chickens are healthy birds that thrive outdoors. When you buy our chicken you are not only buying the best quality chicken on the market & better nourishing those that consume these authentic foods, but you are helping to build a better food supply, supporting those working hard to produce real food that directly, naturally repairs and restores the health of our environment.
#eatwild #trulypastured #pastureraised #ancestralfoods #regenerativefarming

THE IMPORTANCE OF VARIETY FOR NUTRITIONAL BALANCE

In order to provide your animals with a properly balanced diet, to help prevent nutritional gaps, deficiencies and to prevent the development of food intolerances/allergies, you should rotate between a minimum of four different types of proteins in the diet. There are a lot of different ways to accomplish this. Below are a few examples of a few easy ways to consider (with suggestions) this while shopping at SFRAW. Meeting the minimum variety typically includes choosing from FOUR different general broad types categories/types of foods.

For example:

Red Meats: Alpaca, Beef, Bison, Camel, Emu, Elk, Goat, Lamb/Mutton, Ostrich, Pork/Wild Boar, Rabbit, Venison (this is an important category!)
Poultry/Fowl: Chicken, Duck, Goose, Guinea Fowl, Pheasant, Partridge, Quail, Squab, Turkey
Seafood: Alligator, Anchovies, Green Lipped Mussels, Oysters, Mackerel, Sardines, Smelt, Whitefish (Cod, Flounder, Halibut), Wild Salmon & Salmon Roe
Extras, Eggs & Dairy: GreenTripe (beef or lamb), Raw Goat Milk Kefir, Yogurt, Whey, Eggs (Chicken, Duck, Goose & Quail), plus Veggie Mix and Vitality Blend

Or, something like this:

Meat: Beef, Lamb/Mutton, Pork + added GreenTripe (beef or lamb) and Raw Goat Milk Kefir, Yogurt, Whey from these animals
Poultry: Chicken, Duck,Turkey + Eggs (Chicken, Duck, Goose & Quail)
Exotics: Alpaca, Bison, Buffalo, Camel, Emu, Elk, Goat, Ostrich, Rabbit, Venison, Wild Boar, Goose, Guinea Fowl, Pheasant, Partridge, Quail, Squab
Seafood & Veggies: Alligator, Anchovies, Green Lipped Mussels, Oysters, Mackerel, Sardines, Smelt, Whitefish (Cod, Flounder, Halibut), Wild Salmon & Salmon Roe + Veggie Mix, Vitality Blend

Or, perhaps you may shop regularly for: "2 Favorites + 1 Seasonal + 1 New" each month/visit!

You absolutely DO NOT need to feed a load of exotics or 25 different ingredients every day to provide a good balanced and healthy diet/menu to your animals! However, too often people tend to get into ruts or routines that may become problematic over the long-term for your animal companions. The above lists are merely suggestions for products we offer that you may not have considered trying yet - we have so many cool options! We've worked hard to make this selection available to our members. I encourage for you to make an effort to take advantage of this, in some capacity, whenever you can or when opportunity allows!

Bottom Line: it's really important to maintain a nice variety and to add new foods in on occasion! Try new and seasonal foods over time whenever you can. Be sure to rotate regularly between different types or serve new/novel foods alongside their solid favorites.

SOURCING IS KEY: WHAT MAKES SFRAW FOODS SO DIFFERENT & MORE NUTRITIOUS? IT STARTS WITH OUR INCREDIBLE PRODUCERS! WE USE WILD FORAGING CHICKENS (BEYOND PASTURE-RAISED)
DID YOU KNOW? Domesticated chickens of today are a subspecies of the red jungle fowl. It’s written into the DNA of chickens to flourish in the lush, wild flora of forests, with diverse tall grasses & jungles. The soil and plants are richer in minerals, and provide natural powerful sources of nutrients not available or present in commercially available feed. The soil/flora microorganism/bacterial matrix and diversity of beneficial microbes found in these ecosystem directly impact the health of the animals foraging here...including these wild foraging chickens! This very special Northwest Arkansas farm provides ample forests, grasses, streams and space for their birds; a natural environment with plenty of shade for the summer heat. This translates into the most nutritious and healthiest, best tasting, next level proteins that you can possibly find...and this is the type of producer we're honored to support, and partner with @sfraw. Simply put, animals raised in this regenerative manner are creating an entirely NEW CATEGORY of food: distinctly unique, truly ethical, ecologically restorative, delicious, safe, next-level sustainable, and incredibly nutritious. The nutrient density/nutritional profiles are influenced by the season and ecology of the lands on which they forage. They are far superior, nutritionally, to large scale organic or conventionally raised meat/poultry. While more research needs to take place regarding this aspect, it is undeniably true...we recognize and confirm this DAILY when we witness the dramatic differences in the vitality and health of those consuming and thriving on our foods compared to other raw foods...there's just no comparison! @sfraw

BAY WOOF ARTICLE: The Benefits of the Ketogenic Diet for Dogs
FEATURED ARTICLE by: KASIE MAXWELL on SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Going “keto” has become very popular the past few years. Current research indicates that a low-glycemic fresh food diet, especially combined with caloric restriction, time-restricted eating/intermittent fasting, and a lifestyle that supports ketosis can be used to address many common health issues in humans, dogs, and cats.

Ketosis is a metabolic state where the body metabolizes fat for energy, instead of sugar/carbohydrates.

A ketogenic protocol can be used to promote health and prevent many diseases. Ketosis can benefit healthy individuals, but it is especially useful for the following health concerns - CONTINUE TO ARTICLE...

SFRAW MEMBERSHIP REFERRAL CARDS: PICK SOME UP NEXT TIME YOU’RE IN!

All Current SFRAW Members are eligible: simply write your name on the card, give them to friends as an invitation to shop at SFRAW for a one-time 30% off discount.

When we get the card from your referral at the point of purchase, we will enter your member card into a monthly drawing for a **$100 credit** to shop at SFRAW!

Many of you have dogs/cats that are incredible ambassadors of raw feeding & living endorsements of the power of raw feeding – this prompts conversation about raw feeding or SFRAW with friends and acquaintances. To support this, we decided to also include a listing of the “Benefits of Raw Feeding” on the back of the card.

Thanks to our members for spreading the word about raw feeding, helping animals to get healthier by eating whole, fresh, REAL foods, and supporting SFRAW!