| From Brandywine to Green Zebra: A Farmers Market Guide to Tomatoes |
With tomato season in full swing, thereās a lot to love about the rainbow of variety you can find only at farmers markets. Solid, striped, or speckled and in red, yellow, green, purple, and every shade in between, tomatoes present an overwhelming choices, while the names of the varieties are as intriguing as they are colorful: Black Prince, Early Girl, Mortgage Lifter, Green Zebra, Ivory Pear, and Pineapple.
So amid all the variety, which tomatoes do you pick and what do you do with them? Here are some tips to help you navigate this juicy dilemma and make the most of peak tomato season. |
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| | | We're Hiring! Education Coordinator |
| Are you passionate about food and working with kids? Join our team! CUESA is seeking a passionate Education Coordinator to support Foodwise Kids & Families, a program that nurtures childrenās love for fruits and vegetables, teaches them to prepare healthy, seasonal foods, and raises their awareness of their role in a sustainable food system. Apply by August 6. |
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| | | Internship Opportunities: Nurture Youth with Foodwise Kids and Foodwise Teens |
| Support the next generation of food leaders! CUESA is seeking interns to assist in our Foodwise Kids and Foodwise Teens programs this fall. Interns will receive a stipend, in addition to the option of receiving academic credit. Apply by August 13. |
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| | | Get an Extra $5 in Free Produce with CalFresh |
| This July, CalFresh shoppers can receive a $5 coupon to spend on fruits and veggies at CUESA's farmers markets, with support from Whole Foods Market's Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program. This coupon is in addition to Market Match! Stop by the Info Booth to learn more and pick up your $5 coupon (one per shopper per market day), valid at any of CUESA's farmers markets. |
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| | | Recipe + Video: Watermelon Fruit Salad Bowl |
| Play with your food! Cooking instructor and author of the cookbook Cooking Together Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff shares a fun kid-friendly recipe that uses the whole watermelon and a whole lotta summer fruit. |
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| Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday |
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Tomato Time at Everything Under the Sun
Tomato season is picking up at Everything Under the Sun Farms! Stop by farmer Bill Crepps' booth at the Ferry Plaza on Tuesdays and Saturdays for Sweet 100, Sungold, and Indigo cherry tomatoes, Early Girls, and heirlooms galoreābefore the chefs snap them all up! |
| Summer Flavors at The Pasta Shop
Made daily in their Oakland kitchen, The Pasta Shop's specialty pastas and handcrafted sauces are the delicious result of fresh local ingredients combined with time-tested recipes. Stop by their booth for summer ravioli flavors including Roasted Zucchini, Peppers & Three Cheese; Summer Squash & Corn; Mozzarella, Tomato & Basil; and more. |
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| Mission Community Market: Thursday |
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Back for the Season! Hale's Apple Farm
Hale's Apple Farm is back at Mission Community Market with the season's first apples! Farmer Dave Hale is one of the few remaining farmers in Sebastopol who continues to honor the tradition of apple farming in the area, growing a variety of flavorful heirloom apples with care and pride. |
| RoliRoti Chicken at Mission Community Market
Avoid the long lines at RoliRoti on Saturdays by visiting the Mission Community Market on Thursdays for their deliciously famous spit-roasted chicken. All of RoliRotiās chickens are free range, raised without antibiotics, and non-GMO, and cooked simply with salt, pepper, and rosemary. |
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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 CUESA Info Booth for any last-minute changes. Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, 8am-2pm | July 24 Returning: Capay Mills, Nana Joes Granola
Bocadito, Downtown Bakery, Mountain Ranch La Cocina Pop-Up: Crisps & Crackles Mandela Partners Pop-Up: LoJo's Tacos Out: Knoll Farms, Rolling Oaks Ranch (until further notice), Yerba Buena Tea Co.
ļ»æFerry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | July 27 Returning: Nahua Pizza
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | July 29 Out: Crumble & Whisk ļ»æ Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | July 29 Returning: Hale's Apple Farm Mandela Partners Pop-Up: Pimpin Chkn Out: Far West Fungi, Tamalitos |
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Ferry Plaza Farmers Market | Sat 8am-2pm | Tue & Thu 10am-2pm | 1 Ferry Building, San Francisco Mission Community Market | Thu 3-7pm | 22nd & Bartlett, San Francisco Ramaytush Ohlone Land |
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