Foodwise | September 22, 2023 | View as Webpage

Happy autumn equinox! Tomorrow at Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Fall Kickoff, join Foodwise and 25+ Black-owned businesses in kicking off the harvest season with a day of delicious food, community, and family fun at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and adjacent Ferry Terminal Plaza (just south of the Ferry Building). Entry is free, with food and drinks for purchase.

Meet and support talented Bay Area Black food makers and craft designers, including participants in Foodwise's Building Equity program. Stock up on seasonal specialties, such as fall sweet treats from A Girl Named Pinky and Wright's Delights; preserves from Sam's Gourmet Jams, That's My Jam, and Evolution Hot Sauce; and more. Don't miss the In the Black pop-up craft market in the front plaza, as well as free cooking demos and fall-themed family activities.

See the full lineup and watch this teaser video to meet some of our featured entrepreneurs and get a sneak peek at their delicious offerings. See you tomorrow!

This Week's Picks

Broccoli greens | Sorrel | Ashmead's Kernel apples | Gwen avocados| Raspberries | Portobello mushrooms| Barhi dates | Dahlias | Italia muscat grapes | Quail eggs

Tomorrow! Foodwise Demos: Sukulenta SF & Pierre Thiam

As part of Pop-Ups on the Plaza: Fall Kickoff, join us at the Foodwise Classroom for two cooking demos: Angélica Mena, founder of Sukulenta SF, at 10:30 am, and Pierre Thiam, author of the new cookbook Simply West African, at 12:00 pm. Free recipes and samples for all!

Reserve Your Seat at Foodwise Sunday Supper on October 15

Support local farms, food access, and youth education, and do it deliciously at our Sunday Supper fundraising gala! Join Foodwise at the Ferry Building for an abundant reception and four-course feast prepared by 30 of the Bay Area's best restaurants, showcasing the bounty of the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.

Chocolate Salami

Charcuterie or confectionary? At the Foodwise Classroom, Malena Lopez-Maggi, chocolatier and founder of The Xocolate Bar, shared this trompe l'oeil meatless "salami," including nuts and cookies from the farmers market.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors

Lifelong farmer Grant Brians has been farming organically since 1976. Visit his stand on Saturdays for a wide variety of organic veggies and herbs, including chef favorites like baby fenugreek greens, De Milpa tomatillos, and Bumblebee cherry tomatoes. Learn how you can support Heirloom Organic Gardens to continue farming.

Farmer Joy Dolcini offers pasture-raised duck and chicken eggs, along with honey and ground beef and pork from her family’s sixth-generation farm in West Marin County’s Chileno Valley. For the next couple of months at her Saturday stand, she will have quail eggs, too!

Mission Community Market: Featured Vendors

Nilda, nicknamed “Nucha" by her family, grew up making Argentine empanadas and taught her son, Ruben, the family recipe. Stop by the Mission market on Thursday for their empanadas, baked and stuffed with delicious, locally based ingredients.

Flavorful fresh shelling beans cook more quickly than dried beans, and are available for a limited time at the farmers market. Find them at Iacopi Farms at the Mission Community Market on Thursdays, or the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturdays.

Community Happenings

SF Cheese Fest at the Ferry Building | September 23 | SF

La Cocina's Tacolado 2023 | September 24 | SF

Rooted in Sustainability: The Power of Urban Gardening (Acterra Lecture) | September 26 | SF

Sukkot Pop-Up with JCCSF | September 30 | SF

For the Culture: Phenomenal Black Women and Femmes in Food at MoAD | September 30 | SF

The Art of Eating: The Life of M.F.K. Fisher San Francisco Film Premiere and Benefit | October 1 | San Francisco (plus other film screening dates and locations)

Foodwise Demo: Aaron Escalada, Abacá | October 7 | 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 | September 23

La Cocina Pop-Up: Origen

Mandela Partners Pop-Up:Chef Sarah Germany

New location: Winters Fruit Tree (in front of the Ferry Terminal Plaza, along the Embarcadero)

Returning: Capay Mills (every other week), Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company

Out: Downtown Bakery

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | September 26

SF Black Wallstreet Pop-Up:Mo'Raysha's

Returning: Yummy Honey

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | September 28

En2Action's Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: Lil' Alijo Catering & Events

SF Black Wallstreet Pop-Up:Sukulenta SF

Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | September 28

Returning: Bolita, Delightful Foods, Far West Fungi

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