It’s been exactly one year since the 2017 fires destroyed Kendra Kolling’s Kenwood home and left the future of her beloved farmer’s market business in doubt.

Today — Monday, Oct. 8 — marks the official opening of Kolling’s very first brick-and-mortar storefront, a cafe in Sebastopol’s Barlow shopping complex.

Despite a few months of doubt and despair, she has used the past year to begin to rebuild her family’s home and refocus her efforts to grow her company. Kolling says she feels like a phoenix rising from the ashes, but is mindful that there are still plenty of folks in the region struggling to get back on their feet.

“It wasn’t easy for any of us. I’m lucky; I’m the feel good story,” says Kolling.

The tiny storefront, says Kolling, isn’t much larger than the tent she cooks out of for her farmers’ market and festival pop-ups — which will continue — so she already feels right at home.

“It’s all coming together,” says Kolling. “I’ve been hustling all summer to get this place launched.”

Opening dishes will include: Open-faced tartine sandwiches with toppings like caramelized apple and Gruyere, fresh figs with honey and Bellwether Farms crescenza; baguettes filled with fromage blanc, late summer tomatoes, cucumbers and and herb pesto and ham with cultured butter and mustard. Her signature melts will also be on the menu, as well as soups and salads that showcase seasonal, locally farmed ingredients. Additionally, there will be a cookie and milk bar, grab-and-go options for folks wanting to picnic in Wine Country and an all-day breakfast menu.

Hours of operation will be daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m..

For now, Kolling is settling into her shop at the Barlow, but she teases that she’s not done yet and there’s an even bigger possible project in the works, which will bring a permanent home for her sandwiches here in San Francisco — though she’s staying mum on the details. Stay tuned.

The Farmer’s Wife, 6760 McKinley St., Suite 120, Sebastopol. www.thefarmerswifesonoma.com