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Last Chance! Join Us at Foodwise Sunday Supper for a Farm-Fresh Feast on October 20

Foodwise Sunday Supper is this Sunday, October 20, and we have just a few tickets left! Experience the Ferry Building as it comes alive for an unforgettable night of community, inspiration, and delicious food. Enjoy a delicious reception and feast prepared by 30 of the Bay Area's top chefs, using the freshest ingredients from our Ferry Plaza and Mission farmers. Bid on exclusive live auction packages ranging from a ranch adventure for you and your friends in Tomales Bay to a private lunch with Chefs Tyler Florence and Daniel Capra at the Beaulieu Garden in Napa Valley. And it's all for a good cause! Support the farmers market you love, community food access, and youth education for San Francisco youth, and do it deliciously.

This Week's Picks

Pomegranates | Rainbow chard | Dahlias | Sugar Pie pumpkins | Heavy cream| Spaghetti squash | Sunchokes | Ground pork | Spinach | Cranberry beans

Celebrate Sukkot and the Fall Harvest with JCCSF

Tomorrow, JCCSF will return to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market with a gorgeous community sukkah. Make your way to the back plaza to celebrate and learn about Sukkot, an annual Jewish festival honoring the fall harvest.

Celebrate Día de los Muertos and Halloween at Mission Community Market

Join us for Día de los Muertos and Halloween at the Mission Community Market. Bring the kids in costume for family festivities and crafts on October 31 from 3 to 7 pm.

Vote Yes on Prop 4: Support Local Farmers

Proposition 4 offers crucial support to California's small family farms to help them overcome extreme weather events like floods, heat waves, and drought, and continue providing healthy, locally grown food for our communities. Vote yes for a safer, more resilient California.

Stuffed Zucchini Cups with Goat Cheese & Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Chef Terry Betts demonstrated this easy recipe for zucchini cups from Kitchen on Fire founder Olive Said. Turn a few small zucchini into a savory snack with goat cheese, chopped tomatoes, and your favorite herb blend.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors

Vicktor Stevenson creates seasonal lemonades flavored with pumpkin spice and other uncommon, delicious blends. Discover a unique new version of this well-loved drink and visit Gourmonade on Saturdays in the south front plaza.

Jamaican patties have a sweet, flaky crust and are loaded with seasoned beef, chicken, or vegetables. Chef Shani Jones is now serving this classic snack at the south front plaza in the farmers market on Saturdays, both in warm and take-home options.

Mission Community Market: Featured Vendors

Sweet Pan de Muerto and Pan Dulce at Norte 54

Raquel Goldman bakes popular, seasonal pan dulce, sourcing fresh fruit from local farmers. Get your fix of her sweet pastries on Thursdays at the Mission Community Market, and look for Día de los Muertos specials like Pan de Muerto until October 31.

Mission Lotería combines local art, small businesses, and a love for Lotería with imagery inspired by the Mission District of San Francisco. Stop by on October 26 and 31 at Mission Community Market to pick up a tabla (game board) and learn more.

Community Happenings

Bites & Ballots | October 22 | SF

In preparation for Election Day on November 5, come hear what Mayoral and Supervisor candidates have to say about food sovereignty, food justice, and the future of food access in San Francisco at this free presentation organized by the Food and Agriculture Action Coalition Toward Sovereignty (FAACTS).

Lucero Organic Farms Harvest Festival | October 19 | Galt

Shipyard Open Studios Food and Music | October 19-20 | SF

Ferry Building Mushroom Festival | October 24-27 | SF

Cultiva Artistic Cuisine Restaurant Grand Opening (brought to you by the team at Green Thumb Farms) | October 25 | San Juan Bautista

Foodwise Demo: Maria Finn, Forage. Gather. Feast.| October 26 | SF

Trick-or-Treat at the Ferry Building | October 27 | SF

Food and Country Screening with Post-Film Discussion | October 29 | Oakland

SF International Tea Festival | November 2 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Tu David Phu and Soleil Ho, The Memory of Taste| November 9 | SF

Slow Food East Bay's Grains Fest | November 10 | Alameda

Foodwise Demo: Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh and Lisa Kyung Gross, The League of Kitchens Cookbook | November 16 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Clarice Lam, Breaking Bao | November 16 | 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 | October 19

La Cocina Pop-Up: Pass The Sauced

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

Returning: Bariani Olive Oil, Chef Sarah Germany, Gumbo Social, Kuali, The Farmer's Wife, Wise Goat Organics

Out: Arata Farms (out for the season)

New: Baby Bean Pie (front plaza), Gourmonade (front plaza), Peaches Patties (front plaza), PixlCat Coffee (front plaza)

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | October 22

En2Action/Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: Soul Ties Catering

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | October 24

En2Action/Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: Mekem's Kitchen

Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | October 24

Oakland Bloom Pop-Ups: Asúkar, Café con Cariño

Out: Arata Farms (out for the season)

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