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Our Founders

This photo of the four founders was taken in 1976 in front of the original Owensmouth Avenue location while they were preparing to move their vegetarian natural food store to the current Sherman Way site (formerly Larry's Butcher Shop). From left to right: Bob Goldberg, Spencer Windbiel, Michael Besancon and Paul Lewin.


Founders - 1976
Photo: Bob Marx


Can you guess who's who? They hadn't all been together since the mid-eighties, but this snapshot of the founders was taken in late 1998 in the Follow Your Heart ® Cafe at a farewell dinner for Michael who was leaving California to take the position of president of the Mid-Atlantic division of Whole Foods/Fresh Fields.


Founders - 1998
Photo: Mary Paterson


Where are the others today? Paul and Bob are still very active with Follow Your Heart ® on a daily basis, and also busy running Earth Island, a manufacturing company they set up in 1988 to produce the Follow Your Heart ® brand products which are distributed throughout the country. Spencer, who can still be seen occasionally at The Heart, was last seen riding one of his favorite vintage motorcycles off into the California sunset to follow "The Path".

Who's Who? Same order as the first photo. Some things never change.