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14 Things to Know about CalFresh

May is CalFresh Awareness Month, and ensuring that people have access to nutritious food is more urgent than ever. CalFresh EBT (or SNAP, as it is known federally) provides critical aid to help 5 million food-insecure Californians put healthy food on the table. However, as California faces a budget deficit, this successful statewide program is in danger of being completely cut, which would be devastating for food-insecure families and small and mid-sized family farms.

Learn about the latest updates to CalFresh and what you can do to protect and preserve California’s food safety net.

This Week's Picks

Apriums | Italian sausages | Anemones| Amethyst radishes | Nectarines | Yellow zucchini | Avocados | Torpedo onions | Mulberries | Arrowhead cabbage

Juneteenth on the Waterfront on June 1

Kick off a month of Juneteenth celebrations in San Francisco with a day of delicious food, crafts, and community at the Ferry Terminal Plaza and Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. New vendors recently announced!

Foodwise Summer Bash Lineup Announced

Join us at Foodwise Summer Bash on Sunday, July 14, 5:30-8pm. Celebrate our local food and farm community, and feast on unlimited food and drink from 45+ beloved Bay Area restaurants and beverage makers, all made with peak-summer farmers market produce.

CalFresh Giveaway at Mission Community Market

To close out CalFresh Awareness Month, Foodwise will be giving away Mission Community Market totes to the first 15 shoppers using CalFresh at Mission Community Market on Thursday, May 30. We will also be hosting a kids coloring activity and offering cost-conscious market-based recipes.

Work with Us! Foodwise Education Coordinator

Sustainability Service Corps is accepting applications for the AmeriCorps 11-month fellowship program, with Foodwise as a host partner site. The program offers a monthly stipend, healthcare benefits, UC Climate Stewards certification, and a $10,000 Education Award.

Smoky Kimchi Gazpacho

At the Foodwise Classroom, Aruna Lee, shared this recipe, featuring Volcano Kimchi's Smokeshow Kimchi, available at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Featured Vendors

Founder Tia Simone shares her love of San Francisco and New Orleans cuisine through artfully crafted Creole- and Cajun-inspired dishes on Thursdays.

Yeyen Gunawan produced her line of La Vie Wellness drinks and juice cleanses to share the benefits of raw food, juicing, and probiotics. Stop by on Saturdays.

Mission Community Market: Featured Vendors

Hummus Heaven works with California farms to bring their seasonally inspired hummus to the Mission on Thursday and the Ferry Plaza on weekdays.

In the Mission on Thursdays and at the Ferry Plaza on Tuesdays and Saturdays, visit Yerena Farms for strawberries and raspberries, with squash on the way.

Community Happenings

Black Restaurant Week | May 17-26 | Oakland and SF

The Park Market at Crane Cove | May 25 | SF

Tierra Vegetables Farm Dinner | May 25 | Santa Rosa

Foodwise Demo: Azikiwee Anderson, Rize Up Bakery | June 1 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Brownie and Princess Sims, The Final Sauce | June 1 | SF

Bayview Block Party at Gumbo Social | June 1 | SF

MoAD Chef-in-Residence Jocelyn Jackson Presents The Soul of Black Land | June 2 | SF

Downtown First Thursdays | June 6 | SF

Mandela Partners Summer Harvest Series | June 7 | Oakland

San Francisco Juneteenth Parade | June 8 | SF

Foodwise Volunteer Orientation at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market | June 8 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Micah Siva, NOSH | June 15 | SF

Foodwise Demo: Mario Ishii Hernandez, Frog Hollow Farm | June 15 | SF

Hella Juneteenth "The Cookout" at OMCA | June 19 | Oakland

Cookbook Fest | June 21-23 | Napa

The Organic Stone Fruit Jubilee and Small Farm Expo | June 22 | Kingsburg

Bhangra & Beats Night Market | July 12 | SF

Foodwise Summer Bash | July 14 | SF

Market Updates

This is the most up-to-date info about this week's seller attendance at the time of publication. Please check in at the Foodwise Info Booth for any last-minute changes.

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Saturday, 8am-2pm | May 25

La Cocina Pop-Up: Suyos

Mandela Partners Pop-Up:Hella Juiced

Returning: Devoto Gardens & Orchards, Everything Under the Sun, Saltwater Bakeshop, Tory Farms

Out: Capay Mills

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Tuesday, 10am-2pm | May 28

En2Action's Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: The Real Big Mamas

Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Thursday, 10am-2pm | May 30

En2Action's Ujamaa Kitchen Pop-Up: Wright's Delights

Mission Community Market: Thursday, 3pm-7pm | May 30

Returning: En Vie Naturals, Norte54

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