CUESA's Weekly E-Letter | July 6, 2018
FEATURE
2018 Guide to Summer Farm Adventures
Craving a delicious excuse to get out of the city and back to the land? Pick perfectly ripe strawberries, pet baby goats, or shuck freshly harvested oysters by the bay, while meeting the people behind your food on a weekend farm adventure.

We've collected some upcoming farm events to fill your weekends with dirt-under-the-fingernails delight this summer and fall. 
MARKET FLAVORS
This Week's Picks
OAKLAND
CUESA's Summer Jam & Preserves Contest
Sunday, July 15 | Enjoy a day of family-friendly summer fun at CUESA's Summer Jam at the Jack London Square Farmers Market next Sunday! If you're a amateur preserve maker, dig out your favorite recipe and enter your best in our Summer Preserves Contest. We'll also have People's Choice Preserves Judging, plus a jam making demo.
HOT TICKET
Party Under the Palms: Summer Cocktails of the Farmers Market
Wednesday, August 1 | Unwind under the palm trees at Jack London Square with the coolest craft cocktails as CUESA and the United States Bartenders Guild present the second annual Oakland edition of the popular Cocktails of the Farmers Market fundraiser.
EVENING TALK
New! The Future of Food: Recentering Our Origins
Monday, July 30 | Join CUESA as some of the Bay Area's premiere food change makers share stories about their paths and how they're working to recenter their heritage in agriculture, food media, and politics.
TASTY TACOS FOR GOOD
Tacolicious' Guest Chef Tacos Series
Thursdays | Tacolicious's Summer Guest Chef Taco Series continues! Visit the T-lish stand on Thursdays to enjoy tasty tacos made by the Bay Area's hottest chefs. Next week will feature a buttermilk fried chicken taco by Chris Cosentino of Cockscomb. Proceeds from the tacos benefit CUESA's Schoolyard to Market program.
SEASONAL RECIPE
Elote Roasted Corn Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Sprouts and Seeds
Bring this elote salad to your next summer BBQ! Chef Brandon Rice of Rich Table shares a recipe for a roasted corn salad featuring sprouts from Brooks & Daughters, topped with a Cotija aioli. 
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday
LA COCINA POP-UP VENDOR
Teranga Juice
Teranga is a beverage company that uses the baobab superfood as the base for most of its drinks, shots, and popsicles. Visit Teranga Juice at the La Cocina pop-up stand at the Ferry Plaza on Saturdays in July.
MARKET TO TABLE
Upcoming Programs 
 

Jack London Square Farmers Market: Sunday
FEATURED SELLER
Big Paw Oil Company
Big Paw began when a basset hound named Tia stumbled upon a large field of sage on a Napa Valley hike. Tia's discovery inspired her owner to found the business Big Paw Olive Oil Company, creating a series of flavored olive oils and infusions that now number more than 20.
MARKET TO TABLE
Upcoming Programs
The Food Shed: Biodiversity | Sunday, July 8 
| 11:00 am 

Summer Jam at Jack London Square Farmers Market | Sunday, July 15 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Summer Preserves Contest (rules and entry form here) | Sunday, July 15 | Entries due 10:00 - 11:00 am
Mission Community Market: Thursday
FEATURED SELLER
Happy Boy Farms
Farm-owner Greg Beccio has been growing organically for over 20 years on the central coast. Happy Boy's signature summer crops include pre-washed baby mixed salad greens with edible flowers, specialty melons, and heirloom and dry-farmed tomatoes. 
MARKET TO TABLE & LIVE MUSIC
Upcoming Programs
| Thursday, July 12| 6:00 pm

Music: Manos Lindas | Thursday, July 12 | 4-6 pm

Music: Cambia | Thursday, July 12 | 6-8 pm
Community Happenings
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.
 
Out: Capay Mills, Crumble & Whisk, Knoll Farms, Marla Bakery, Mountain Ranch Organically Grown
La Cocina Pop-up for July: Teranga Juice

New! Morris Grassfed
Returning: Beast Oakland, The Sharp Brothers
Out: Gotelli Farms (out for the season), Heartistry

Returning: Marla Barkery, Snyders Honey
Out: Triple Delight Blueberries (out for the season)

Returning: Rojas Family Farm
Out: Triple Delight Blueberries (out for the season)

Mission Community Market: Thursday | July 12
Returning: Marla Bakery, Medrano's Flowers, Mi Morena, Volcano Kimchi
Out: Alejandro's Trade, Iacopi Farms
Music: Manos Lindas (4-6 pm),  Cambia (6-8pm)