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Zucchini and Beyond: A Farmers Market Guide to Summer Squash

It’s officially summer, which means the explosion of summer squash at the farmers market is just beginning. More than just the common zucchini, summer squash varieties come in different shapes, sizes, and shades of yellow and green, some of which you can only find at the farmers market.

As we enter summer squash season, we’ve collected some common types you’ll cross paths with at the farmers market, along with some flavorful and creative ways to prepare them.

This Week's Picks

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Just 9 Days Until Foodwise Summer Bash on July 14

Foodwise Summer Bash just a little over a week away on Sunday, July 14! Have you got your tickets? Feast on unlimited food and drink from 45+ beloved Bay Area restaurants and beverage makers, all made with peak-summer farmers market produce, while supporting local farms, food access, and education.

Reserve your tickets now

Foodwise Talk: Reimagining San Francisco Green Spaces

Join Foodwise and Reimagining San Francisco at the California Academy of Sciences on Tuesday, August 6, to discuss the impact and importance of increasing our city’s climate-wise, biodiverse, and equitable green space.

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Volunteer of the Month: Kory Cogdill

Kory Cogdill (shown, left, with his partner Korey Reynolds) supports Foodwise on our Events Committee for events like Summer Bash. He says that the most rewarding part of volunteering is "the community I have found through Foodwise in all different ways—socially, professionally, and the resources around the Bay Area."

Meet Kory

Zucchini Cakes with a Cilantro Avocado Sauce

At the Foodwise Classroom, Maria Gonzalez of Green Thumb Farms shared this recipe using summer squash from the farmers market.

Try the recipe

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors

Mandela Partners Pop-Up: K.I.S. Juice

Popping up with Mandela Partners in July, visit K.I.S. (Keep It Simple) in the back plaza on Saturdays for organic, fresh pressed juice and ginger shots.

Meet K.I.S. Juice

Sunflowers and Summer Crops at Lonely Mountain Farm

Stop by Lonely Mountain Farm's stand on Saturdays for certified organic sunflowers, cranberry beans, and cucumbers, plus their dilly pickles.

Meet Lonely Mountain Farm

Mission Community Market: Featured Vendors

Foodwise Education Station: Seasonality Activity

Once a month, visit the Foodwise Education Station from 3 to 6 pm for free family activities. This Thursday, play a produce seasonality game.

Learn more

Celebrate Stone Fruit Season at Arata Farms

From his farm in Byron, farmer Michael Arata brings a bounty of figs and stone fruit to the Mission on Thursdays and to the Ferry Plaza on Saturdays.

Meet Arata Farms

Community Happenings

Local and Indigenous Land Practices Panel

| July 7 | SF

Prescott Night Market | July 11 | Oakland

Bhangra & Beats Night Market | July 12 | SF

"Urban Tides" Art Exhibition Opening Reception at the Ferry Building | July 12 | SF

Screen-Printing Demo and Poster Pop-Up | July 13 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Maria Zizka, The Hostess Handbook | July 27 | SF

Downtown First Thursdays | August 1 | SF

The Park Market at Crane Cove | July 27 | 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 | July 6

La Cocina Pop-Up: Tilin Tilin

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

Returning: Hodo, Old Dog Ranch

Out: Brooks & Daughters, Knoll Farms, Saltwater Bakery

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | July 9

Returning: Nucha Empanadas

En2Action/Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: Soul Ties

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | July 11

Market returns!

En2Action/Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: Wrights Delights

Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | July 11