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Your gift will be matched this National Farmers Market Week

It’s National Farmers Market Week, a time to celebrate farmers markets and take action to promote local farms and fresh food access for all. Right now, you can do that by doubling your support for Foodwise farmers markets and education programs!

Thanks to a generous group of donors—including John and Lolita Casazza, Vicente Mendoza, Carlo Pellegrini, Volcano Kimchi, and other friends of Foodwise—all donations to our Back to School, Back to the Farmers Market campaign up to $5,000 will be matched through August 14.

This August, help us welcome students back to the farmers market through our free Foodwise Kids and Foodwise Teens programs, which make the farmers market a place of learning for thousands of SFUSD students. Donate now to get us to $10,000 by August 14, and your gift will be doubled. Here’s what your gift makes possible:

$50 x 2 = Fresh produce from the farmers market for 2 Foodwise Kids cooking classes
$100 x 2= 2 stipends for a Foodwise Teens high school student’s first job at the farmers market
$250 x 2= Supplies for a Foodwise Kids & Families hands-on cooking class
$500 x 2= A life-changing semester of gardening, cooking, and working for 2 Foodwise Teens students

“Our students come from different neighborhoods, so some of them may not have the access to the farmers market as an option in their mind,” says SFUSD Wellness Policy Manager and Foodwise Board Director Saeeda Hafiz. “The Foodwise Kids program takes kids through the farmers market step-by-step to say, ‘This market is also for you.’”

We know that you, too, want every child to feel that the farmers market is for them. Will you join us in making the farmers markets inclusive, nourishing, and joyful places for youth and families in your community? Double your impact for farmers and Bay Area families and kids, who are the next generation of farmers market supporters and food leaders. Help us nurture healthy kids and grow our farmers market community with a donation today!

Donate now

Your generous donation could be doubled if your employer offers a matching gift program (check here). Please let us know if you require any additional documentation to qualify for a matching contribution: cindy@foodwise.org.

For other ways to donate, such as Donor Advised Fund (DAF), contact: cindy@foodwise.org.