| VIDEO: Farmers and Farmworkers Are Essential |
More than ever before, 2020 has brought home what is essential. Having farms close to your home is essential. Access to healthy food essential. Farmers markets are essential. And you are essential. When you donate to CUESA, you are uplifting these essential community needs and ensuring that the people who feed us can survive and thrive.
This month, we're focusing on local food heroes who are essential to building the sustainable and equitable food future we all need. In this new video from CUESA, meet Apolinar “Poli” Yerenaand his family in the fields of Yerena Farms near Highway 1 in Watsonville. They share what has been critical to them as their farm has nimbly adapted during this unprecedented year. |
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| | | Yes, We Are Open. Help Keep Farmers Markets Safe. |
| As the Bay Area enacts stay-at-home orders starting this Sunday, our farmers markets remain open as an essential business. Please do your part to keep your community safe at the farmers market. If you feel sick or are symptomatic, please stay home. Always wear a face covering, and keep six feet apart. Please review our12 Tips for Shopping the Farmers Market. Thank you for supporting our farmers, and stay safe! |
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| | | Holiday Schedule + Gift Guide |
| This holiday season, give the gift of good food while supporting local farmers and food makers. CUESA farmers markets are open throughout the holidays, except Saturday, December 26. Check out our holiday gift guide for 20+ delicious and distinctive gifts, stocking stuffers, and more. |
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| | | Thank you to everyone who gave so generously on #GivingTuesday! Together, we've raised $14,156 in support of local farms and healthy communities. Please help us reach our $35,000 goal by the end of the year to keep farmers markets thriving in the 2021 and beyond. |
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| | | CalFresh Benefits Matched Up to $20 This December |
| To meet the increased need for food access in our community, CUESA is boosting our Market Match limit from $10 to $20 per market day this month. That means you can double your CalFresh benefits up to $20 to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables with Market Match! Visit the CUESA Info Booth to learn more. |
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| | | Support Local Youth as a Foodwise Teens Intern |
| Support the next generation of food leaders! CUESA is seeking interns to help implement our Foodwise Teens youth development program in its new distance learning format next spring. Please apply by December 21. |
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| | | Latkes for All Eight Nights |
| Just time for Hanukkah, Evan Bloom of Wise Sons shares his latke recipe from the cookbook Eat Something. It guarantees ultra crispy latkes with a velvety interior (and also makes a tasty breakfast hash). Support Wise Sons at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturdays. |
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| Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday |
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New on Tuesdays! Four Star Seafood
Four Star Seafood offers a large variety of the freshest seafood available, working directly with local fishermen. With the pandemic, Four Star has pivoted from supplying to restaurants to selling directly to the public, via a new home delivery service and farmers markets. Welcome Four Star to the Ferry Plaza on Tuesdays, 10am-2pm! |
| Olsen Organic Farm Is Back for Citrus Season
Citrus season as arrived! Ken Olsen has been farming organically for more than 20 years foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, an area famous for its citrus production. Find Olsen Organic Farm with their juicy mandarins in the back plaza. |
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Holiday Cookie Demo with Crumble & Wisk
Tuesday, December 15, 5:30 pm | FREE Join Chronicle writer Janelle Bitker for a video chat and demo with Charles Farrier of Crumble & Whisk, in partnership with CUESA. Charles will demonstrate some holiday cookie recipes that are sure to be a hit. |
| Gather: Community Film Screening and Discussion
Wednesday, December 16, 6 pm | FREE Join CUESA for an online screening of Gather: The Fight to Revitalize Our Native Foodways. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Director Sanjay Rawal, and A-dae Briones, Executive Producer and Director of Programs at First Nations Development Institute. |
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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 | December 5 Returning: Arata Farms, Bariani Olive Oil, Batter Bakery, Devoto Orchards, Downtown Bakery, The Farmer's Wife, Fifth Crow Farm, G. L. Alfieri, Happy Quail Farms, Hodo, Lagier Ranches, Lonely Mountain Farm, Marla Bakery, McGinnis Ranch, Mountain Ranch, Nana Joes Granola, Olsen Organic Farm, Rolling Oaks Ranch, Volcano Kimchi, Wise Goat Organics Out: Craftsman and Wolves (permanently), Downtown Bakery, GG Farms (for the season), Kashiwase Farms (for the season), La Cocina Out until further notice: Allstar Organics, Hayes Street Grill, Little Apple Treats, Nicasio Valley Cheese Company, Old Dog Ranch Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | December 8 New! Four Star Seafood, Norte 54 Returning: McGinnis Ranch Out: Nahua Pizza (until January 8)
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | December 10 Out: Nahua Pizza (until January 8)
Mission Community Market: Thursday Closed for the season. We will return on March 11, 2021! |
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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 |
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