| | CUESA's Weekly E-Letter | December 2, 2016 |
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| FEATURE
Gifts from Our Foodshed: CUESA's Farmers Market Holiday Guide
| | This holiday season, give the gift of good food while supporting local farmers and food crafters in our community. At CUESA's Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and Jack London Square Farmers Market, you'll find the makings for wholesome winter feasts, along with unique gifts that nourish the body, the earth, and our local community. As the days turn cold and rainy, farmers market vendors count on loyal customers like you to help sustain their businesses year-round. We've gathered some ideas for delicious and distinctive stocking stuffers and host gifts, as well as fixings for creating a sustainably sourced goodie basket for someone you love. These are gifts with real people and stories behind them. Shopping at the farmers market, you can meet the makers, learn about their crafts, and know that you're helping family farmers and small food businesses thrive. In this time of gratitude, we thank you for supporting our local farmers and food makers throughout the year. Happy holidays from CUESA! |
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| | | GIVE BACK
Help Us Reach Our Year-End Fundraising Goal | Thank you to everyone who gave so generously to CUESA's #GivingTuesday campaign this week! Your donations help us grow and deepen important programs that keep farming viable, grow healthy kids, empower youth, and build community. Your support helped us raise $3,030 in 24 hours! We need to raise $25,000 by the end of the year, so please spread the word and donate today to support healthy food, farms, and families.
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| | SUPPORT YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Schoolyard to Market: John O'Connell High School at the Ferry Plaza
| Tomorrow | Schoolyard to Market is back for the fall season! Local high school students are bringing their school garden produce to market. Support garden-based learning and edible education by shopping at the Schoolyard to Market booth. Tomorrow, John O'Connell High School students will be selling veggies, herbs, bouquets, and herbal salts at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.
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| | POP-UP VENDOR
Capay Mills Brings Local Flour to the Ferry Plaza
| Hey, holiday bakers and chefs! CUESA is excited to welcome Capay Mills to the winter Ferry Plaza Farmers Market lineup. Partnering with small local farmers to reintroduce sustainably grown varietal and heirloom grains to our food system, Capay Mills offers fresh, stone-ground, whole grain flour in 10 varieties, as well as granulated sourdough starter, sourdough bread kits, "Rumsey's Finest" whole grain buttermilk pancake and waffle mix, and more. Find them in the back plaza starting tomorrow.
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| | GUEST VENDOR
La Cocina Spotlight:
Neo Cocoa
| La Cocina, a nonprofit food business incubator for low-income culinary entrepreneurs, is showcasing Neo Cocoa at their Ferry Plaza Farmers Market booth on Saturdays this month. Christine Doerr adds flavor twists on traditional European-style truffles, creating bold yet delicate confections. Find her booth in the south driveway tomorrow.
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| | SEASONAL RECIPE
Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Sage Brown Butter
| Nothing says warming winter comfort food like butternut squash and sage brown butter. Try making this gnocchi recipe from chef Tyler Warner of Precita Park Cafe using locally milled flour from Capay Mills (new at the Ferry Plaza on Saturdays).
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Upcoming CUESA Programs
All programs are free unless otherwise noted.
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, SF
Programs take place in the CUESA Classroom, south of the clock tower, behind the Info Booth.
Market to Table Demo & Book Signing: Liz Alpern & Jeffrey Yoskowitz, The Gefilteria (cookbooks available for purchase) | Saturday, December 3 | 10:30 am
Market to Table Demo & Book Signing: Michelle McKenzie, 18 Reasons (cookbooks available for purchase) | Saturday, December 10 | 10:30 am
Natural Dye Demo & Book Signing: Sasha Duerr, Permacouture Institute | Saturday, December 10 | 12:00 pm
Jack London Square Farmers Market, Oakland
Find us adjacent to the CUESA Info Booth near the Broadway entrance to the farmers market.
Market to Table Demo: Rick Kellner, Feel Good Bakery | Sunday, December 4 | 11:00 am
Market to Table Demo: Peter Jackson, Boucherie | Sunday, December 11 | 11:00 am
See our full calendar » |
Market Update
This is the most up-to-date info about this week's seller attendance at the time of publication. Please stop by the CUESA Info Booth for a market map or check online for any last-minute changes.
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday | December 3
Returning: Bariani, Batter Bakery, Capay Mills (new!), Crumble & Whisk, Della Fattoria, Devoto Gardens, Everything Under the Sun, Far West Fungi, The Farmer's Wife, G.L. Alfieri, Girl Friday Zeppole, Happy Quail Farm, Hayes St. Grill, Highwire Coffee, Hog Island Oyster Co., Jamnation, La Cocina, Lagier Ranches, Lucero Organic Farms, Massa Organics, Mountain Ranch Organically Grown, Old Dog Ranch, Olsen Organic Farm, Root Down Farm, Saint Benoit Creamery, Three Babes Bakeshop, Tomales Farmstead Creamery Out: Apple Farm (for the season)
Jack London Square Farmers Market: Sunday | December 4
Returning: Casa Rosa Farms, Stepladder Ranch (new!)
Out: Skyelark Ranch
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday | December 6
Returning: Snyders Honey, Marin Gourmet, Stepladder Ranch (new!), Three Babes Bakeshop
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday | December 8
Returning: Everything Under the Sun
Out: Capay Organic (for the season), Lonely Mountain Farm (for the season), Tory Farms (for the season)
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