Beyond Buttons: A Guide to Specialty Mushrooms |
Whether for health, ethical, or environmental reasons, Americans are eating less meat, which is good news for John Garrone of Far West Fungi.
“We’re getting away from the large meat portions, and moving toward smaller meat portions with larger veggie portions, or elimination of meat altogether. Mushrooms are an easy transition,” John says. “Plus, you can grow mushrooms on waste materials, such as sawdust or straw.”
Myco-curious eaters are venturing beyond the common cremini to discover the range of flavors, textures, and nutritional benefits that mushrooms offer. |
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Ferry Plaza Farmers Market Closes at 1:30 pm Tomorrow
To accommodate street closures for the Women’s March Bay Area tomorrow, we will be closing the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market at 1:30 pm tomorrow. Join the March. |
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| | Hot Ticket! Cheers to Change Makers: Winter Cocktails of the Farmers Market |
Raise a glass to a fair, sustainable, and delicious food future in 2019 and beyond. On January 30, join CUESA and the United States Bartenders Guild for the winter edition of the popular Cocktails of the Farmers Market series and kickoff party for CUESA’s new public art installation, The Food Change. |
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| | The Food Change Is Coming! |
Exciting stuff is happening in the Ferry Building's south arcade! CUESA will be unveiling a new photomural exhibit called The Food Change soon. Join us for the Big Reveal at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on February 2. |
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| | New Talk! The Food Change | Seeding Resilience |
CUESA Talks return on February 25! We're launching a new series inspired by themes of 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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| | Congratulations, Good Food Awards Winners |
Congratulations to all of the Good Food Awards winners, including our own CUESA sellers Little Apple Treats (Original Apple Cider Vinegar), Point Reyes Farmstead (Original Blue & Gouda), and Tomales Farmstead Creamery (Kenne). Taste their winning products at the Saturday market. |
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| | Minh Tsai of Hodo (a Saturday market regular) shares a classic Indian recipe for tofu and spinach with spices, from Andrea Nguyen’s Asian Tofu. |
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Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday |
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Popping Up on Tuesday for Pie Day: Three Babes Bakeshop
National Pie Day is next Wednesday, January 23. Three Babes Bakeshop (a regular on Saturdays) will be popping up at next Tuesday's market with favorites like Salty Honey Walnut, Bourbon Pecan, Classic Apple, and more. |
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Market to Table Demos are back! Join us on Saturday at the CUESA Classroom.
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Jack London Square Farmers Market: Sunday |
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Featured Vendor: La Vie Wellness
La Vie offers probiotic beverages, including kvass, kefirs, pure coconut water, green smoothies, and sprouted almond milks in many flavors. Yeyen Gunawan sources 95% of her organic ingredients from local farmers, and her juices are typically made within one day of ingredients arriving at her small-batch kitchen in Capitola. |
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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: Knoll Farms Out: Capay Mills, Craftsman and Wolves, Mountain Ranch Organically Grown
Returning: Country Grill, Delicious Kettle Corn, Dot's Baking Pantry, The Sharp Brothers, Urban Organics, Wisdom by Wisdom Out: Charlie Clark's Smoked Fish, Cortez Farms, Old Dog Ranch
Pie Day Pop-Up! Three Babes Bakeshop Returning: McGinnis Ranch, Namu
New! Sightglass Coffee Returning: Liba, Marla Bakery, Rookies
MCM is closed for the winter and will return on February 14, 2019! |
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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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