| Old Dog Ranch: An Early Adopter of a New Regenerative Agriculture Certification |
This summer, Old Dog Ranch, a fifth-generation family walnut farm in Linden, California, became the first nut farm to earn Regenerative Organic Certification (ROC). Farmer Mollie Sitkin of Old Dog Ranch was attracted to the certification because its “beyond organic” philosophy aligns with her family’s. “We have always farmed with the perspective of preserving land for future generations. We have incredible soil that we don’t want to damage,” she says.
But with big food companies starting to bandy about the term “regenerative,” what does it mean to be regenerative certified? |
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| | | Thank You for Supporting Back to School, Back to the Farmers Market! |
| Thank you to everyone who generously donated to our Back to School, Back to the Farmers Marketcampaign! With you support, we raised $21,551 over the last month to support CUESA's free education programs for eaters of all ages. Support is still needed for these programs, so if you did not have a chance to give, you still can. |
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| | | Market Match Is Now $15! Double Your CalFresh at CUESA's Farmers Markets |
| Using CalFresh (SNAP/EBT) at the farmers market? Starting on September 1, 2021, CUESA’s Market Match maximum is increasing. Your CalFresh benefits will now be DOUBLED up to $15 per market day! Visit the CUESA Info Booth to learn more. |
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| | | Save the Date! CUESA's Sunday Supper on October 17 |
| Join us for CUESA's Sunday Supper on October 17, our most important night of the year, bringing together farmers, chefs, and changemakers for a lavish four-course dinner and virtual gala. Save the date, and stay tuned for ticketing soon! |
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| | | We're Hiring: Communications Coordinator |
| Are you a creative communications specialist who is passionate about good food, agriculture, and giving back to your community? Join our team! CUESA is hiring for a Communications Coordinator. |
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| | | "Vote with your fork, and even better, vote with your vote," as Food Politics author Marion Nestle says. We couldn't agree more! Be sure to VOTE in the California Recall Election by mailing in your ballot ASAP or voting in person on September 14. |
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| | | Savor summer's sweet heat in this preparation of crisp eggplant and hot, sweet chile sauce from Nigel Slater's Greenfeast: Spring, Summer. |
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| Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday |
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Summer Flavors at Three Babes Bakeshop
Summer fruit is on the menu at Three Babes Bakeshop with pie flavors like Classic Peach, Emerald Beaut Plum Raspberry Crumble, and Strawberry Rhubarb, all sourced from our local farms. Find them in the back plaza on Saturdays. |
| Filet Beans, Sunflowers, and More at McGinnis Ranch
Bring summer's bounty and beauty into your home from McGinnis Ranch at the Ferry Plaza on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Next-generation farmers Sandi McGinnis-Garcia, and her niece, Sara Evett, grow certified organic cut flowers, berries, and vegetables on 17.5 acres in Watsonville. |
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| Mission Community Market: Thursday |
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Yerena Farms Has Blackberries and Squash Blossoms
Yerena Farms is a Mission Community Market founding farm, beloved for their delicious berries grown in Watsonville. Find Poli and Silvia Yerena at Mission Community Market on Thursdays, and the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Tuesdays and Saturdays. |
| Fox & Lion Bread Co.
Based in Bayview-Hunters Point, Fox & Lion Bread Co. bakes bread and pizza using organic ingredients and whole-milled grains, emphasizing the flavor of the grains and using long fermentation process. Baker Xan Devoss honors the tradition of bread making as a way to nourish the community as well as the farmer and the miller. |
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This is the most up-to-date info about this week's seller attendance at the time of publication. Please check in at the CUESA Info Booth for any last-minute changes. Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, 8am-2pm | September 4 Returning: Bocadito, Crumble & Whisk, Downtown Bakery, Flying Disc Ranch, Old Dog Ranch (first Saturdays only), The Pasta Shop La Cocina Pop-Up: Buko Bakes Mandela Partners Pop-Up: Rebel Fare Out: Capay Mills (until October 16), Hodo, Mountain Ranch, Nana Joes
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | September 7 Out: Frog Hollow Farm Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | September 9 No changes Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | September 9 Returning: Delightful Foods Mandela Partners Pop-Up: Briya Be Cookin |
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ABOUT US | FARMERS MARKETS | PROGRAMS | VOLUNTEER | DONATE
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market | Sat 8am-2pm | Tue & Thu 10am-2pm | 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco Mission Community Market | Thu 3-7pm | 22nd & Bartlett, San Francisco Ramaytush Ohlone Land |
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