| | CUESA's Weekly E-Letter | June 9, 2017 |
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| FEATURE
Taste the Sunshine: A Farmers Market Guide to Stone Fruit
| While Karl the Fog envelops the Bay Area, stone fruit brings a ray of sweet sunshine to the summer farmers market, in a rainbow of colors and flavors.
Between a freshly harvested farmers market peach and a common grocery store peach, you'll find a world of difference. In the grocery store distribution system, fruit is often picked early, before the sugars are able to fully develop, in order to withstand long-distance shipping and retail storage. This results in mealy peaches that lack flavor. In contrast, farmers market peaches are picked shortly before market, making them more perishable but also perfectly ripe, juicy, and ready to eat. |
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| | | PARTY WITH US
Last Chance for CUESA's Summer Celebration
| Sunday, June 11 | Don't miss the most delicious party of the season! Feast on unlimited fine food and drink at CUESA's Summer Celebration. 40 top restaurants and 20 bars and wineries will showcase the best of the season at this lavish walk-around tasting in the Ferry Building Marketplace. Proceeds support CUESA's educational programs. Tickets are going fast! Prices go up tomorrow.
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| | NEW VENDOR: SF
Smitten Ice Cream Returns to the Ferry Plaza
| Just in time for summer, Smitten will be returning to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturdays with churned-to-order ice cream. This Saturday, they'll be churning one of their newest seasonal flavors: Blueberry Lavender! Find them in the front plaza, and make sure to grab a pint of one of their classic flavors to take home.
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| | NEW VENDOR: OAKLAND
Welcome Happy Acre Farm to Jack London Square
| Hello, Happy Acre Farm! Helena and Matthew are first-generation farmers who grew up in Oakland, and now grow a variety of certified organic vegetables on their 2.5 acre farm in Sunol. Stop by their stand at Jack London Square Farmers Market on Sundays for tender lettuce mixes, collard greens, kale, and more.
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| | FARM EXPERIENCES
Join Us: The Berries & the Bees Farm Frolic
| Sunday, June 25 | If you want to get your M-bee-A in beekeeping AND pick some of the best berries grown in the Bay Area while supporting fair labor practices, join us for this south-of-the-city outing to Snyders Honey and Swanton Berry Farm! Round-trip bus transportation from SF and a farm-fresh lunch is included.
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| | EAT IN STYLE
Win a Year of Dining Out at the Bay's Hottest Spots | We're raffling off three sets of 12 gift certificates for dinner for two at the Bay Area's best restaurants, such as State Bird Provisions, The Slanted Door, Aster, Nopa, and Chez Panisse. Purchase $10 tickets at the CUESA Info Booth at the Ferry Plaza and Jack London Square Farmers Markets. Winners will be drawn at CUESA's Summer Celebration on Sunday; you need not be present to win.
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| | SEASONAL RECIPE
Gluten-Free Zucchini Pancakes with Minted Pea Dip
| The Family Chef, Amy Fothergill, captures the the seasonal cusp with summer squash, spring herbs, and English peas in a delicious latke-like package!
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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 | June 10 New! Smitten Ice Cream
Returning: Brookside Orchids, Green Gulch Farm (at last!), Triple J Cellars, Knoll Farms
Out: Mountain Ranch Organically Grown, Salt Point Meat Co., Volcano Kimchi
La Cocina pop-up: Don Bugito
Due to weather complications, Lucero Organic Farms has been delayed this year. They hope to return to market next week. Jack London Square Farmers Market: Sunday | June 11 New! Happy Acre Farms
Out: Casa Rosa Farms, Delicious Kettle Corn, Skyelark Ranch Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday | June 13 Out: Snyders Honey
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday | June 15 No changes |
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