| National Farmers Market Week: Why Farmers Markets Matter to Local Farmers and Chefs |
| Along with connecting the Bay Area families with fresh, flavorful, and sustainably grown produce and handcrafted foods, the farmers market is also where small farmers and local food makers can directly meet the people who help sustain their livelihoods. More than just a marketplace, the farmers market nourishes all of us in so many ways, as a place to build community and share food knowledge, culture, and values. In anticipation of this upcoming National Farmers Market Week (August 7-13, 2022), here are some words of wisdom from our Foodwise sellers about what the farmers market community means to them. |
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| | | Back to School, Back to the Farmers Market! Help Us Raise $25K to Empower Young Eaters |
| This August, help us reach our $25,000 goal to bring students Back to School, Back to the Farmers Market. As SFUSD students return to the classroom this fall, we need your support to provide experiential education for thousands of youth through our free Foodwise Kids and Foodwise Teens programs. Empower the next generation of food leaders with a gift today! |
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| | | Celebrate National Farmers Market Week |
| Join us for festivities at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market next Saturday, August 13. Bring the kids to color a free farmers market tote bag, and attend a cooking demo with Balakian Farms at the Foodwise Classroom. |
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| | | Paid Internship Opportunities: Nurture Youth as a Foodwise Kids or Foodwise Teens Intern |
| Are you passionate about food, education, and working with young people? Foodwise is seeking interns to support our Foodwise Kids and Foodwise Teens programs this fall. Interns will receive a stipend of about $100/week, as well as the option to receive academic credit. Applications are due next week. |
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| | | We're Hiring: Director of Development |
| Join our team! Foodwise is seeking a hardworking, dynamic, and gregarious Director of Development who is passionate about good food to oversee our fundraising activities and implement an existing annual fund development strategy. Apply by September 2. |
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| | | Summer Peach "Burrata" Caprese with Harissa |
| Classic Italian caprese salad is made with summer garden tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. This version from Linda Shiue's Spicebox Kitchen swaps in stone fruit for tomatoes and uses kumiage yuba from Hodo as a plant-based burrata alternative. Watch a cooking demo for this recipe here. |
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| Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors |
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La Cocina Pop-Up: Buko Bakes
Popping up at the La Cocina tent tomorrow is San Francisco based Buko Bakes. Baker Michelle Numbers will be offering her classic American treats with a Filipino twist! Stop by tomorrow for goodies like Halo Halo Fudge and Coconut Macaroons. |
| Tierra Vegetables Celebrates 40+2 Years!
To celebrate 40 years of sustainable farming, +2 years delayed due to the pandemic, Tierra farmers Lee and Wayne James are hosting an open-farm day of food, fun, and festivities this Sunday! Learn more and RSVP here, and congratulate them at the farmers market tomorrow. |
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| Mission Community Market: Featured Vendors |
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19 Flavors of Golden-Crusted Pie at Delightful Foods
Bilal Sabir fell in love with baking as a child, and has been doing it ever since. He now owns and runs Delightful Foods with his wife, Rafia, and their children. At the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturday and Mission Community Market on Thursday, they offer 19 flavors of handcrafted pie! |
| Fresh Woodear Is in Season at Far West Fungi
Far West Fungi is a family farm, run by John and Toby Garrone and their sons. Visit their stand at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturday or Mission Community Market on Thursday for a rotating mix of specialty mushrooms. The farm is now harvesting fresh Woodear, a rare treat! |
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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 Foodwise Info Booth for any last-minute changes.
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, 8am-2pm | August 6 La Cocina Pop-Up: Buko Bakes Returning: Alexandre Family Farm,D.R.E.A.M. Doughnuts, Knoll Farm, Namu, Nusa, Old Dog Ranch, Tory Farm Out: Bocadito (on temporary hiatus until the fall), Crumble & Whisk, Downtown Bakery, Everything Under the Sun, Kitiya, The Farmer's Wife
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | August 9 Returning: Frog Hollow Bakery, Nahua Pizza Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | August 11 En2Action's Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: Gourmonade Lemonade Stand Returning: Gumbo Social, La Vie Wellness Out: LoJo's Tacos
Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | August 11 Returning: Far West Fungi, Hale's Apple Farm Out: Papa's Dumpling |
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