Foodwise | December 6, 2024 | View as Webpage

16 Bay Area Black-Owned Businesses to Support at Tomorrow's Black Holiday Market

Tomorrow, the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market will be an expanded one-stop shop for the holidays with our Black Holiday Market, the last event in our 2024 Pop-Ups on the Plaza series. In the Ferry Building’s south arcade, 16 Black Bay Area entrepreneurs will offer a variety of unique seasonal gifts, such as sustainable hot sauces, handmade beaded jewelry, and candles poured with beeswax from local hives. Stock up on staples for your holiday feasts and collect gifts for everyone on your list, even the little ones! 

Especially during the holidays, these local entrepreneurs go the extra mile to provide carefully crafted food items, apparel, and body care for you and your loved ones. Skip the big-box stores with mass-produced items and support small businesses instead, where you’ll find thoughtful and sustainable gifts, and your dollars go right back into our vibrant Bay Area community.

This Week's Picks

Kabocha squash | Walnuts | Calçot onions | Page mandarins | Arugula| Shiitake mushrooms | Whole-grain flour | Pears | Holiday wreaths | Hayward kiwi

Giving Tuesday Gratitude! We're Halfway to Our Goal

Thank you to everyone who gave so generously on #GivingTuesday! With your support, we've raised $38,720 in support of family farms, food access, and education. Help us reach our $75,000 goal by December 31 to keep your Bay Area food and farm community thriving in 2025 and beyond.

Holiday Market Schedule & Gift Guide

This holiday season, give the gift of good food while supporting local farmers and food makers. Check out our holiday guide for dozens of delicious and distinctive gift ideas. The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is open throughout the holidays, except December 26 and January 2.

Garlicky Creamed Greens Pie

Jessie Sheehan, author of Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes, demonstrated her recipe for bite-sized pies featuring mixed greens. Enjoy it with a crust of magic melted butter pie dough.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors

On 10 acres in Nicasio, Marty and Janet grow a variety of organic vegetables, including Calçot onions, a milder variety from Catalonia. They also offer giftable herbal salts, herbal sugars, and hydrosols. Visit them on Saturdays at the Ferry Plaza.

Hoshigaki is a seasonal Japanese tradition of hanging and drying persimmons until they become a chewy and sweet snack. Try it at home with a DIY kit from Blossom Bluff Orchards. Visit them on Saturdays at the Ferry Plaza.

Community Happenings

Ferry Building Holiday Open House & Wine Tasting (proceeds support Foodwise) | December 11 | SF

Take a stroll through the Ferry Building while tasting Napa wines and enjoying live music from the Awesome Orchestra Jazz Band. Your ticket supports Foodwise and comes with a signature wine glass to take home. Get tickets.

Slow Money Holiday Mixer and Marketplace | December 9 | SF

What Is Cultural Appropriation? Panel Discussion | December 10 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Yasmin Fahr, Cook Simply, Live Fully| December 14 | SF

Christmas Eve Farmers Market | December 24 | SF

New Year's Eve Farmers Market | December 31 | SF

Foodwise Volunteer Orientation | January 22 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Vina Thakkar Patel, The Spice Collector’s Cookbook | January 25 | 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 | December 7

La Cocina Pop-Up: Sabores del Sur, Flor de Chile, and Sal De Vida

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

Returning: Baby Bean Pie, Bariani Olive Oil, Brokaw Ranch Company, Capay Mills, Crumble & Whisk, Gourmonade, Hodo, Knoll Farms, Lagier Ranches, Little Moon Bakehouse, Lonely Mountain Farm, McGinnis Ranch, Old Dog Ranch, Root Down Farm, Saltwater Bakeshop, Three Babes Bakeshop, Yerena Farms, Zuckerman's Farm

Out: Kashiwase Farms (out for the season), Lucero Organic Farms (out for the season), Mangosay (until December 21), Sunshine Organics (out for the season)

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

No changes.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | December 12

No changes.

Mission Community Market | Closed for the season. Returns March 20, 2025.

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Mission Community Market | Closed for the season. Returns March 20, 2025.

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