Farmers Market Foods to Chase Away the Winter Blues |
In the winter, while farmers put fields into cover crop and busily plan for the spring, the farmers market abounds with cool-weather crops that are hardy enough to survive frosts, long nights, and storage. As nature would have it, these winter foods offer the nutritional building blocks to fortify us against cold season bugs and start the year in good health.
We've compiled a shopping list with recipes to brighten your days and keep you warm and nourished until spring. |
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| | Evening Talk: The Food Change | Seeding Resilience |
On February 25, we're launching a new series of CUESA Talks inspired by The Food Change. Join farmer Kristyn Leach and author Mark Schapiro in conversation with Real Food Reads podcast host Tiffani Patton as they dig into how seed saving builds resilience in our food supply, environment, and communities. |
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| | Foodwise Teens Debuts at CUESA's Farmers Markets |
Building on eight years of success in youth programming, CUESA is excited to launch Foodwise Teens, a new paid job training program where teens build skills to sustain healthy lives and a healthy planet. Visit the Foodwise Teens markets stand at the Ferry Plaza on Saturdays, and Mission Community Market on Thursdays, starting February 9 through March 16. |
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| | Are you passionate about education, food, and community? CUESA is seeking a dynamic Director of Education to provide leadership, vision, planning, and implementation of strategic educational programming. |
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| | Become a Summer Events Intern |
CUESA is seeking a summer events intern to assist in our major summer fundraising events, including CUESA's Summer Bash and Summer Cocktails of the Farmers Market. |
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| | Chicory Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing, Honey Roasted Pears, and Candied Walnuts |
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Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday |
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Featured Farm: Knoll Farms
A sure sign that spring is on the way, Knoll Farms is back with green garlic this week. Kristie and Rick Knoll strive to continually increase the biodiversity and ecological stability of their farm by nurturing soil health. The Knolls describe their farm as “an organism unto itself, with its own rhythm and personality.” |
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Jack London Square Farmers Market: Sunday |
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Community Tent: First 5 Express
Popping up this Sunday at Jack London Square Farmers Market, First 5 Express is a bilingual children’s activity center that travels across California to inspire families with children ages 5 and younger to make healthy choices and to understand the importance of a child’s earliest years. |
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Mission Community Market: Thursday |
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New at Mission Community Market: Roti Pakistani Food
Direct from Punjab Pakistan, the Malik brothers bring you Roti, offering authentic Pakistani vegan cuisine using generations-old family recipes, regional spices, and local ingredients. |
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This is the most up-to-date info about this week's seller attendance at the time of publication. Please stop by the CUESA Info Booth for a market map or check online for any last-minute changes. Returning: Almanac Beer Co., Oya Organics, Yerba Buena Tea Co. Out: Fifth Crow Farm, Happy Quail Farms, McGinnis Ranch, Mountain Ranch Organically Grown, Old Dog Ranch, Oyna Natural Foods
New! Alchemy Collective Cafe Returning: Achadinha Cheese Company, Country Grill, Delicious Kettle Corn, Medrano's Flowers, The Sharp Brothers, Urban Organics Out: Old Dog Ranch
Returning: Snyders Honey
Returning: City Bees, Liba, Namu, Tacolicious
Returning: Blue House Farm, Happy Boy Farms, Mi Morena, Root Down Farm Out: Far West Fungi |
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ABOUT US | FARMERS MARKETS | PROGRAMS | VOLUNTEER | DONATE
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market | Sat 8am-2pm | Tue & Thu 10am-2pm | 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco Jack London Square Farmers Market | Sun 10am-3 pm | Webster & Embarcadero, Oakland Mission Community Market | Thu 4-8pm | 22nd & Bartlett, San Francisco |
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