Foodwise | April 12, 2024 | View as Webpage

11 Unexpected Plant-Based Options at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market to Celebrate Earth Month

In addition to the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables you’ll find at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, talented local chefs and creative food crafters offer many unique plant-based prepared foods and brunch and lunch dishes. From savory vegetarian dumplings to indulgent dairy-free mango parfait, here is a list of just a few options to try.

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Support Farmers Markets as a Foodwise Sustainer

This Earth Month, join the Foodwise Sustainers to provide monthly support for local farms, food access, and education. "From cooking classes for local students to providing spaces like farmers markets for small farmers and residents to connect, Foodwise's work benefits everyone," says Foodwise Sustainer Emily Peterson.

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Tomorrow! Foodwise Demos: Linda Shiue, MD and Olive Said

Tomorrow at 11am, join us for a Foodwise demo with Linda Shiue, MD, Director of Culinary Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco. At 12pm, join us for a demo with Olive Said, co-founder of the Kitchen on Fire cooking school in Berkeley.

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Straw-beany Smoothie

At the Foodwise Classroom, Zakiyyah Shaheed of Baby Bean Pie demonstrated this recipe for a smoothie made with strawberries and the superfood Navy bean.

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Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors

La Cocina Pop-Up: The Baking Endeavor

Popping-up as part of Foodwise's Building Equity program, The Baking Endeavor will have Asian-inspired baked goods on Saturdays.

Meet The Baking Endeavor

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

On Thursdays in April, visit Mekem's Kitchen, popping up with En2action, for Samoan lunch offerings such as poke bowls and coconut drinks.

Meet Mekem's Kitchen

Mission Community Market: Featured Vendors

Dollar Bags of Farm Fresh Bounty at Avila Farms

Each week Avila Farms brings an abundance of fresh vegetables to the Mission district, including pre-portioned bags available for one dollar.

Meet Avila Farms

New Spring Offerings at Norte54

One of the best bakeries in the Bay Area, Norte54 offers seasonal pan dulce. Try a new item, a caracol, a twisted concha with passion fruit filling.

Meet Norte54

Community Happenings

Wine from Here | April 14 | Richmond

Join Subject to Change Wine Co. and 50 West Coast producers at Wine from Here, a celebration of American natural wine, and a gathering of makers, growers, and fermenters of natural wines who are doing pioneering work in agriculture and in the cellar. A portion of the proceeds benefit Foodwise. Get tickets here.

SF Restaurant Week | April 5-14 | SF

Minnie Bell's Soul Movement Grand Opening | April 19 | SF

Town Life Ecofutures Festival | April 20 | Oakland

FSNE 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge | April 1-21 | Online

Slow Food East Bay Annual Community Meeting 2024 | April 21 | SF

Earth Day Seed Bombs at the Ferry Building | April 21 | SF

Earth Day Screening of Common Ground at AMC Theatre | April 22 | SF

Let's Become Fungal!: Mycelium Teachings and the Arts | April 25 | SF

Food Systems Inspired by Nature at SHACK15 (co-presented with Foodwise) | April 26 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Michael Carlisi, Barrio | April 27 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Jason Smith, Far West Fungi | April 27 | SF

Bayview Makers Kitchen Garden Party Pop-Up | April 28 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Karla Tatiana Vasquez, The SalviSoul Cookbook | May 4 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Chef Thassanee Ruthaiwat | May 4 | SF

Far West Fungi's Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival | May 4-5 | Felton

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 | April 13

La Cocina Pop-Up: The Baking Endeavor

Mandela Partners Pop-Up:Hella Juiced

Sf Black Wealth Pop-Up:Boug Cali

Returning: Annie's T Cakes, Knoll Farms, Kuali

Out: Beber Almondmilk, Capay Mills, Mark 'n Mike's, Nusa, Volcano Kimchi

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | April 16

No changes

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | April 18

En2Action's Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Ups: Mekem's Kitchen, Wright's Delights

Returning: Hummus Heaven, Rainbow Orchards, SF Chickenbox

Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | April 18