CUESA's Weekly E-Letter | June 29, 2018
FEATURE
The Future of Food: Women Farmers at the Forefront
Today women make up almost half of the workforce in the world, and women farmers are one of the fastest growing segments in the United States, making up a third of our farmers. In a moment of rapid changes to the environment and how we grow food, women are coming up with innovative solutions to our current global challenges.
CUESA hosted its first panel talk of the season featuring women farmers who are continuing the long-standing tradition of sustaining the health of our communities, each in her own unique way
MARKET FLAVORS
This Week's Picks
OUR COMMUNITY
Volunteers of the Month: Foodwise Kids Interns
This spring, CUESA hosted over 1,000 elementary students to learn about local and seasonal produce. This grand effort couldn't happen without the commitment of a core group of Foodwise Kids interns.
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Bake the World Better
Our friends at Bluestem Brasserie are celebrating their 7th birthday with a cake only dessert menu made up of 7 unique cakes! $1 from each slice sold through Labor Day will be donated to our Foodwise Kids program.
HOT TICKET
Party Under the Palms: Summer Cocktails of the Farmers Market
Wednesday, August 1 | Unwind under the palm trees at Jack London Square with the coolest craft cocktails as CUESA and the United States Bartenders Guild present the second annual Oakland edition of the popular Cocktails of the Farmers Market fundraiser.
TASTY TACOS FOR GOOD
Tacolicious' Guest Chef Tacos Series
Thursdays | Tacolicious's Summer Guest Chef Taco Series continues! Visit the T-lish stand on Thursdays to taste some of the finest tacos around, made by the Bay Area's hottest chefs. Next week will feature a Porchetta taco by Freedom Rains of a Mano. Proceeds from the tacos benefit CUESA's Schoolyard to Market program.
SEASONAL RECIPE
Grilled Stone Fruit and Zucchini Salad with Toasted Almonds
Chef Frances Wilson of The Field Kitchen shares a recipe for summer salad featuring your favorite stone fruit of the season, mixed with arugula, and topped with feta cheese. 
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday
FEATURED FARM
Yerena Farms
After growing strawberries for Driscoll with their parents for 12 years, Apolinar and Gilberto decided to lease their own farm. Yerena Farms has been a part of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market for all 25 years. Stop by this week for their popular tayberries!
MARKET TO TABLE
Upcoming Programs 
 

| Saturday, July 7 | 10:30 am
Jack London Square Farmers Market: Sunday
FEATURED SELLER
Way to Life Foods
While working at a natural foods bakery 30 years ago, Daulet Bey was first introduced to baking with natural ingredients. Since then, her mission has been to create foods made without refined sugar, flour, preservatives, trans fats, GMOs, or hydrolyzed yeast extracts. Visit Way to Life Foods at the market!
MARKET TO TABLE
Upcoming Programs
Mission Community Market: Thursday
FEATURED SELLER
Mi Morena
A participant in La Cocina, Guadalupe Moreno started Mi Morena, a tacos de guisado business, to offer San Francisco diners traditional tacos with good-quality ingredients and handmade tortillas, including chicken, beef, pork, and vegetarian options. Stop by Mi Morena's food truck at Mission Community Market on Thursdays!
MARKET TO TABLE & LIVE MUSIC
Upcoming Programs
| Thursday, July 5| 5:00 pm

Music: La Gente | Thursday, July 5 | 4-6 pm

Music: DJ Lamont | Thursday, July 5 | 6-8 pm
Community Happenings
Market Update

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.
 
In: Crumble & Whisk
Out: Mountain Ranch Organically Grown
La Cocina Vendor: Don Bugito

New! Morris Grassfed
In: Beast Oakland, Big Paw Olive Oil, Medrano's Flowers, Roti,
Out: The Sharp Brothers, Triple Delight (out for the season),
Community Tent: Friends of the Oakland Library

In: Three Babes Bakeshop
Out: Marla Bakery 

Returning: Lonely Mountain Farm
Out: Marla Bakery, Triple Delight

Mission Community Market: Thursday | July 5
In: Volcano Kimchi
Out: Alejandro's Trade, Iacopi Farms, Marla Bakery, Triple Delight
Music: La Gente (4-6 pm),  DJ Lamont (6-8pm)