Foodwise | August 30, 2024 | View as Webpage

From Brandywine to Green Zebra: A Farmers Market Guide to Tomatoes

With tomato season in full swing, there’s a lot to love about the rainbow of variety you can find only at farmers markets. Solid, striped, or speckled and in red, yellow, green, purple, and every shade in between, tomatoes present an overwhelming choices, while the names of the varieties are as intriguing as they are colorful: Black Prince, Early Girl, Mortgage Lifter, Green Zebra, Ivory Pear, and Pineapple.


So amid all the variety, which tomatoes do you pick and what do you do with them? Here are some tips to help you navigate this juicy dilemma and make the most of peak tomato season.

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This Week's Picks

Brentwood sweet corn (last week) | Safflowers | Dapple Dandy pluots | Shishito peppers | Early Girl tomatoes| Purple French filet beans | Oysters | Juliette tomatoes | Cucumbers | Italian prune plums

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We Did It! Thank You for Supporting Free Food Education for SF Youth


Thank you to everyone who donated to our Back to School, Back to the Farmers Market campaign! With your generous contributions, we met our goal, raising $30,147for our free Foodwise Kids & Teens programs, which serve thousands of SFUSD students.

See your impact

Get Involved! Online Volunteer Orientation Next Wednesday, September 4


Make new friends, gain valuable skills, and give back by volunteering with Foodwise. Join us for an online orientation on Wednesday, September 4, from 6 to 7 pm, to learn about ways you can support our farmers markets and education programs.

RSVP

Fig & Berry Gazpacho


At the Foodwise Classroom, Sara Calvosa Olson, author of Chími Nu’am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen, shared this chilled summer soup starring figs, blueberries, corn, purslane, and flowers.

Try the recipe

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors

A Chef Favorite: Early Girl Tomatoes at Dirty Girl Produce

Dirty Girl Produce's dry-farmed Early Girl tomatoes are back! Dry farming is a water-conserving practice that results in dense, flavorful tomatoes. Find them at the Ferry Plaza on Saturdays.

Meet Dirty Girl Produce

Pair Ramini Mozzarella with Summer Tomatoes and Fruit

Audrey Hitchcock raises water buffalo in Sonoma and makes fresh mozzarella, burrata, stracciatella, and ricotta to bring to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturdays.

Meet Ramini Mozzarella

Mission Community Market: Featured Vendors

Squash Blossoms and Berries at Yerena Farms

Based in Watsonville, the Yerenas are known for their delicious berries, veggies, and beans. Find them at our Mission market on Thursdays, and Ferry Plaza on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Meet Yerena Farms

Long-Fermentation Sourdough at Fox & Lion Bread Co.

A neighborhood bakery in the Mission, Fox & Lion Bread Co. specializes in sourdough breads, pizza, and sandwiches. Find them on Thursdays at Mission Community Market.

Meet Fox & Lion Bread Co.

Community Happenings

BRICKS at Embarcadero Plaza | Multiple dates | SF


Downtown First Thursdays | September 1 | SF


Oakland Bloom Open Test Kitchen | September 7 | Oakland


Food, Land, and Liberation | September 12 | Online


Bhangra & Beats Night Market | September 13 | SF


Slow Fish 2024: Kimchi & Oysters | September 15 | Berkeley


Foodwise Demo: David Yoshimura, Nisei, with Hodo | September 21 | SF


Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Fall Kickoff | September 28 | SF


San Francisco Mayor Candidate Forum | September 30 | Hybrid


Hoes Down Harvest Festival at Full Belly Farm | October 5 | Guinda


Foodwise Sunday Supper: A Farm to City Feast | October 20 | SF

Market Updates

This is the most up-to-date info about this week's seller attendance at the time of publication. Please check in at the Foodwise Info Booth for any last-minute changes.


Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, 8am-2pm | August 31

La Cocina Pop-Up: Adelita's Antojitos

Mandela Partners Pop-Up:K.I.S. (Keep It Simple) Juice

Returning: The Farmer's Wife, Gumbo Social, Proyecto Diaz Coffee

Last week of the season: G&S Corn

Out: Bariani Olive Oil (until October 19), Saltwater Bakeshop


Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | September 3

En2Action/Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: Mekem's Kitchen


Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | September 5

En2Action/Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: Wright's Delights


Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | September 5

Oakland Bloom Pop-Ups: Asúkar, Café con Cariño

Pop-Up: Bolita

Returning: Fraternite Notre Dame

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