Greetings!
Thanks to you, the farmers market has been a place of nourishment, community, and hope for Bay Area families and California farmers throughout the uncertainty of the last year. You prove that an equitable and sustainable local food system is possible when all of us do our part: showing up for our farmers, ensuring healthy food for neighbors in need, and investing in our kids through food education.
Like you, we believe healthy food is a right, not a privilege. The number of customers using CalFresh (food stamps) at Foodwise farmers markets has risen 67% in the last year alone. We’ve welcomed hundreds of new shoppers and increased funds for Market Match, which doubles low-income families’ fresh food dollars at the farmers market, while directing vital income to small local farmers and food makers.
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P.P.S. If your employer matches gifts, we would be so grateful if you could take the extra step to initiate the match. Every contribution gets us closer to our goal! Email cindy@foodwise.org if you have any questions on how to get this set up and to let us know so we can add any employer-matching gifts to our total.
P.P.P.S. Gifts can also be made in other ways, like via donor-advised funds and stock donations. Please email cindy@foodwise.org to let us know your plan to give so we can add these gifts to our total.
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Visit our new website foodwise.org for seasonality charts, recipes, and more!
San Francisco, Ramaytush Ohlone Land
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