| Tomorrow! Celebrate Harvest Season and Local Black-Owned Businesses at Pop-Ups on the Plaza |
| Tomorrow, celebrate the harvest season with a day of fall festivities, family fun, and delicious food from local Black-owned food businesses at the Embarcadero Ferry Terminal Plaza (south of the Ferry Building) and Ferry Plaza Farmers Market! Pop-Ups on the Plaza is a new series of family-friendly seasonal events highlighting Bay Area Black-owned food businesses. In between grabbing delicious bites from fabulous food pop-ups including Peaches Patties, Tha M'fn Vegan, and Wanda's Cooking, stop by the Foodwise Kids tent for harvest-themed arts and crafts and visit the Foodwise Classroom for free cooking demos. Entry is free and open to the public, and Halloween costumes are encouraged! |
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| | | Tomorrow! Two Market to Table Cooking Demos |
| As part of tomorrow's Harvest Festival, join us for two demos at the Foodwise Classroom. At 10:30 am, learn how to make and decorate carrot cupcakes from Tina Stevens, baker and owner of A Girl Named Pinky. At 12:00 pm, Olivia Mecalco, chef and owner of Mi Comedor, will teach us how to make tamales for Día de los Muertos. |
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| | | Meet Our Team: Pablo Villarreal Gonzalez |
| Pablo Villarreal Gonzalez participated in our Foodwise Teens program as a high school student in fall 2021, then joined our staff as an Operations Assistant earlier this year. He says, "Even after the internship, the idea of helping out the local food community was important to me." |
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| | | Butternut Squash, Kale, and Crunchy Pepitas Tacos |
| Chef Telmo Faria, currently chef and owner of Uma Casa and previously chef at Tacolicious, shares a fall vege-forward taco recipe from the Tacolicious cookbook. |
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| Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors |
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Batter Bakery's Spooktacular Halloween Cookies Are Back
Baker Jen Musty is driven by a love of sharing old-fashioned treats, including cookies and cakes, with a modern twist and an emphasis on premium ingredients and seasonal produce. Stop by tomorrow to pick up festive cookies like Honey Vanilla Ghosts and Lavender Black Salt Bats. |
| Harvest Festival Pop-Up: Peaches Patties
Run by Chef Shani Jones, Peaches Patties is a Jamaican catering company that prides itself in using fresh ingredients and flavorful Jamaican spices. Find them on the Ferry Plaza tomorrow to try one of several flavors of Jamaican Patties, such as Curry Chicken, Rustic Mushroom, and Impossible Beef. |
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| Mission Community Market: Featured Vendors |
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Fresh Vegetables and Deals from Avila Family Farms
The Avilas have been farming in Watsonville since 2002, and they pride themselves on being small, family owned, and community oriented. Visit their stand on Thursday for a diverse offering of vegetables and dollar bags of seasonal produce. |
| Norte54 Returns Through the End of the Market Season
Baker Raquel Goldman offers modern Mexican baked goods focusing on traditional pan dulce (pastries), using seasonal produce and local organic ingredients. After a hiatus, Norte54 is back for the last two weeks of the market season. |
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