Foodwise | November 29, 2024 | View as Webpage

Give the Gift of Good Food with Our Winter Holiday Guide

This holiday season, give the gift of good food while supporting small local farms and food businesses with our Farmers Market Winter Holiday Guide. At Foodwise’s Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, you’ll find the makings for bountiful winter feasts, along with unique gifts that nourish the body, the earth, and our local community.

We’ve gathered 30+ ideas for delicious and distinctive stocking stuffers and host gifts, as well as fixings for creating a sustainably sourced goodie basket. At the farmers market, you can meet the makers, learn about their crafts, and know that you’re helping California family farmers and Bay Area food crafters thrive.

This Week's Picks

Butternut squash | Pancetta | Pomegranate jelly | Fennel | Braising mix| Almonds | Brussels sprouts | Beets | Bronze fennel | Acorn squash

Donate Now Through Giving Tuesday and Double Your Impact

Support a sustainable, equitable, and nourishing food future this Giving Tuesday! Donate to Foodwise now through Tuesday, December 3, and your gift will be MATCHED. That means your support for small family farms, food access, and youth education will have twice the impact.

Tomorrow's Demo:

Jessie Sheehan, Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes

At 11 am, Jessie Sheehan, author of Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy, Snackable Bakes, will demonstrate one of her savory snacks in the Foodwise Classroom. Stick around to the end for free samples and a book signing!

One Week Away! Shop Unique Gifts at the Black Holiday Market

On Saturday, December 7, join us for a special holiday market featuring a variety of delicious and distinctive gifts from 15+ local, Black food makers and designers, plus family crafts and more.

We're Hiring: Culinary Program Manager

Foodwise is seeking a Culinary Program Manager who will oversee Foodwise’s new in-market California Crop of the Month educational program. Apply by December 6.

Sabszi Khordan

This light and easy recipe for Sabszi Khordan (Persian Fresh Herbs with Feta, Walnuts, and Lavash) comes from The League of Kitchens Cookbook. Share a plate of herbs with friends and family as a healthy appetizer or side dish for your favorite entrees.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors

For six generations, Joy Dolcini and her family have been raising cattle and pigs at their farm in Chileno Valley. Pick up a pasture-raised holiday ham from Farmer Joy on Saturdays at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.

Berkeley-based Bisou Chocolate coaxes intriguing flavors from high-quality cocoa beans, while paying a high premium to cocoa farmers. Seek out their “chocolate library” (a dozen single-origin bars in one box), truffles, and other holiday goodies.

Community Happenings

Farmers Markets, Food Banks, and Chefs: Sample Your Food System! | December 3 | SF

MoAD Chef-in-Residence: "Contemporary African Kitchen" Tastes Like Culture | December 5 | SF

Ferry Building Holiday Open House & Wine Tasting (proceeds support Foodwise) | December 11 | 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 Demo: Amelia Eudailey, Chef Hej Hej | January 11 | 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 | November 30

La Cocina Pop-Up: Suyos Catering

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

Returning: Aedan Fermented Foods, Crumble & Whisk, K.I.S Juice, Knoll Farms, Kuali, Suyos Catering, Peaches Patties, Proyecto Diaz Coffee, The Farmer's Wife, Volcano Kimchi

Out: Baby Bean Pie, Bariani Olive Oil, Brokaw Ranch Company, Devoto Gardens & Orchards, Gourmonade, Hodo, Lagier Ranches, Lucero Organic Farms (out for the season), Mangosay (until December 21), McGinnis Ranch, Moutain Ranch, Root Down Farm, Saltwater Bakeshop, Sunshine Organics (out for the season), Yerena Farms (out for the season)

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

Returning: Bini's Kitchen, City Bees

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

Returning: Bini's Kitchen, SF Chickenbox

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

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Ferry Plaza Farmers Market | Sat 8am-2pm | Tue & Thu 10am-2pm

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

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