| | CUESA's Weekly E-Letter | May 4, 2018 |
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| FEATURE
Cultivating Food Justice at Green Thumb Organics
| As a fourth-generation farmer, Rudy Jimenez has farming in his blood. Growing up in Salinas, California, Rudy's father, who had been working on a conventional farm for 30 years, gave him a choice: either go to school, or you are going to end up in the fields.
Farmworkers at conventional farms work 43 to 53 hours a week on average, and about 25 percent of farmworkers are living with total family incomes well under the federal poverty line.
"I thought to myself 'I don't want to end up in the fields.' But I also didn't want to go to school," Rudy says. "I had an entrepreneurial spirit since I was a kid. I used to help my mom promote healthy food, and we would go from door to door trying to sell food."
Rudy made a decision to stay in agriculture, but to do it his own way. He now runs Green Thumb Organics, a three-acre certified organic farm in east Salinas, while offering health education programs for children of farmworkers in the area. |
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| | | SUPPORT LOCAL STUDENTS
Schoolyard to Market:
Life Learning Academy | Tuesday, May 8 | Support youth entrepreneurs by shopping at the Schoolyard to Market booth at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market! Next Tuesday, Life Learning Academy students will sell herbs, honey, handmade shrubs, and other products from their school garden.
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| | BACK TO THE LAND
New Farm Tour! 40 Years, 4 Generations: A Farm Foray
| Friday, May 18 | CUESA's farm tours are back! Celebrate spring with a day trip to two coastal organic farms in Marin that have big plans for the future: Star Route Farms and Gospel Flat Farm in Bolinas. Tickets include round-trip transportation and a picnic lunch on the farm.
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| | HOT TICKET Join Us for CUESA's 25th Birthday Bash!
| Sunday, June 10 | Join CUESA for a spectacular evening celebrating 25 years of nourishing our community through world-class farmers markets, groundbreaking education programs, and sustainably grown food. Enjoy unlimited food and drink, impeccably crafted by 40 restaurants and 20 bars and wineries. Ticket prices go up tomorrow! Get your early bird tickets now.
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| | SEASONAL RECIPE
Chimichurri Sauce | This recipe from Juan Torres of Lolinda demonstrates the versatility of this famous steak sauce. It would pair well with asparagus, beets, cauliflower, or broccoli rabe in the spring.
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Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday
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| | OUR COMMUNITY
New at the Ferry Plaza:
Beber Almondmilk | Tomorrow meet Beber Almondmilk, one of latest additions to the Saturday Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Beber makes almond milk with only two ingredients: organic California almonds and purified water. No preservatives, no thickeners, and no pasteurization.
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Jack London Square Farmers Market: Sunday
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| | OUR FARMERS
Gotelli Farms Is Back for Cherry Season!
| Gotelli Farms returns to CUESA's markets for cherry season, offering Brooks, Rainier, and other varieties. You can now find them at Jack London Square on Sundays, and Mission Community Market and the Ferry Plaza on Thursdays.
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Mission Community Market: Thursday
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| | NEW VENDOR
New at Mission Community Market: Steadfast Herbs | | Join us in welcoming Steadfast Herbs to Mission Community Market! Steadfast Herbs support folks in taking care of themselves and each other through handmade tinctures, teas, and salves from herbs grown in Pescadero. | | |
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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 | May 5
Returning: Blossom Bluff Orchards, Della Fattoria, Lucero Organic Farm, Mountain Ranch Organically Grown, Triple Delight Blueberries Out: Old Dog Ranch New! Beber Almondmilk, Capay Valley Meat Collective
Jack London Square Farmers Market: Sunday | May 6
Returning: Gotelli Farms Out: The Sharp Brothers Community Tent: Friends of the Oakland Public Library
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday | May 8 Returning: K&J Orchards, Triple Delight Blueberries, Sun Tracker Farm, Snyders Honey
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday | May 10 Returning: Triple Delight Blueberries
Mission Community Market: Thursday | May 10
Returning: Triple Delight Blueberries
New! Gotelli Farms, Steadfast Herbs
Music: Monica Fimbrez (4-6 pm), Trio Cambio (6-8pm) |
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