CUESA's Weekly E-Letter | June 1, 2018
FEATURE
CUESA 2017-2018 Impact Report: Deepening Roots
Together, we are building a connected, sustainable, and resilient food system that strengthens family farms and grows healthy communities. With your support, CUESA deepened roots in our farmers markets and expanded our education programs during our 2017-2018 fiscal year. Join us in looking back on what we accomplished together in CUESA's 2017-2018 Impact Report!
MARKET FLAVORS
This Week's Picks
HOT TICKET 
One Week to Go Until
CUESA's 25th Birthday Bash!
Sunday, June 10 | Join CUESA for a spectacular evening celebrating 25 years of nourishing our community through world-class farmers markets, groundbreaking education programs, and sustainably grown food. Enjoy unlimited food and drink, impeccably crafted by 45 restaurants and 20 bars and wineries. Get your tickets before they sell out!
CUESA TALK
The Future of Food: Women Farmers at the Forefront
Monday, June 25 | Our evening talks are back! Women farmers are coming up with innovative solutions to our current global challenges. Join us at the Ferry Building for a conversation with women farmers who are sustaining the health of our planet and communities, each in her own unique way.
SPONSORED EVENT
Hands-On Farmers Market Cocktail Class with El Tesoro Tequila
Saturday, June 23 | Join CUESA and El Tesoro in the CUESA Kitchen, located in the bustling Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, at the peak of summer for a fun afternoon of cocktail making with locally grown produce.
JOIN THE TEAM
We're Hiring: Market Programs Coordinator
Are you passionate about good food, agriculture, and education? CUESA is hiring for a part-time Market Programs Coordinator to support our education programs at Jack London Square Farmers Market and Mission Community Market.  
SEASONAL RECIPE
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
Try your hand at this spring favorite from Saturday market favorite  Three Babes Bakeshop! Anna Derivi-Castellanos and Lenore Estrada of Three Babes Bakeshop create this crumble using strawberries and rhubarb from the farmers market.
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday
FEATURED FARM
Back for Stone Fruit Season:
Kashiwase Farms
Kashiwase Farms is back for the season! Steven and Lisa farm 190 acres of certified organic fruit and nut orchards in Merced County. They strive to maintain the farm, both ecologically and financially, for the next generation, using sustainable farming practices such as no-till, composting, and beneficial insects.
MARKET TO TABLE
Upcoming Programs 
 

12:00 pm
Jack London Square Farmers Market: Sunday
FEATURED FARM
Back at Jack London Square: Happy Acre Farm
Helena and Matthew are first-generation farmers with a 3.5-acre farm in Sunol. They farm a variety of certified organic vegetables, which they sell at farmers markets and through their CSA program. 
MARKET TO TABLE
Upcoming Programs
Seasonal Market Tasting: Salad Extravaganza | Sunday, June 3 | 11:30 am 

Pop-Up Food Shed: Biodiversity | Sunday, June 17 | 11:30 am
Mission Community Market: Thursday
COMMUNITY TENT
Hand in Hand
Hand in Hand is a national network of employers of nannies, house cleaners, and home attendants working for dignified and respectful working conditions. Learn how to make your home a Sanctuary Home, and if you're in the Mission, join the Sanctuary Neighborhood, by visiting them at the Mission Community Market this Thursday.
MARKET TO TABLE & LIVE MUSIC
Upcoming Programs
Seasonal Market Tasting: Salad Extravaganza | Thursday, June 7 | 5:00 pm

Music: La Gente | Thursday, June 7 | 4-6 pm

Music: Muchacho Mandanga | Thursday, June 7 | 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.
 
La Cocina Pop-Up for May: Bovino Jerky
Returning: Knoll Farms, Mountain Ranch Organically Grown
Out: Bariani Olive Oil, Capay Mills, Old Dog Ranch (out for the season), The Farmer's Wife

Returning: Delicious Kettle Corn, Great Valley Poultry, Happy Acre Farm, Heartistry, La Oaxaqueña, Planting Justice
Out: Beast Oakland, Honey Ladies, The Sharp Brothers
Community Tent: Friends of the Oakland Public Library

ReturningSnyders Honey

Returning: No changes

Mission Community Market: Thursday | June 7
Returning:
Jennifer Kindell, Tory Farms
Community Tent: Hand to Hand/Sanctuary Neighborhood
Music: La Gente (4-6 pm),  Muchacho Mandanga (6-8pm)