Foodwise

Support local Black entrepreneurs and #BuyBlack this holiday season at the Black Holiday Market on Saturday, December 7, from 9am-2pm! 🎁🛍️ Bring friends and family to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market for a day of delicious food, crafts, and community. ⛄️ The south arcade of the Ferry Building will be transformed for a special holiday market featuring 15+ Bay Area food makers and designers. Find thoughtful gifts and stocking stuffers for everyone on your list, like small-batch jams and sauces from That's My Jam, self-care essentials from Ice Body, classic desserts from A Girl Named Pinky, and more. Entry is free and open to the public, with products available for purchase. ➡️ Visit foodwise.org/events for details! 🌟Participating Vendors: A Girl Named Pinky, Avocurl, Be Dope in Real Life, Belle Noire Accessories, Bismillah Boutique, Bruthas Honey, Chef Sarah Germany, CIK Apparel, Cocoacentric, En Vie Naturals, The Final Sauce, Greetings From Pearl, Hey Carter! Books, Ice Body, That's My Jam 🌉 Black Holiday Market is part of #PopUpsonthePlaza, a series of quarterly events celebrating Bay Area Black entrepreneurs, brought to you by Foodwise, Port of San Francisco, SF Human Rights Comission, SF Dream Keeper Initiative, and the Ferry Building, in partnership with In The Black Shop, La Cocina - Nonprofit Kitchen Incubator and Mandela Partners #blackbusiness #holidayshopping #farmersmarkets #buildingequity

Thank you to Damon and Shilpa at Florence Fang Community Farm for giving a tour and an insightful lesson to a group of #FoodwiseTeens! 📝 In October, students from John O'Connell High School took a trip to Florence Fang Farm, where they got a lesson on the ways that our environment helps us (and the ways we can help our environment) while exploring the diverse crops that thrive on the farm. 🌱 While they were there, they also helped out by pulling some weeds! Florence Fang Farm, located in the Bayview, is the largest community farm in San Francisco. 🌁 Their natural farming techniques promote food sovereignty among communities of color and encourage everyone to foster healthy living habits. ⭐#FoodwiseTeens is a paid youth development program where teens become change agents for a sustainable, equitable, and nourishing food future. Through hands-on experiences in the garden, in the kitchen, and at the farmers market, students learn about food justice, develop important life and job skills, and build community together. 🔗 Want to get involved with our education programs? Go to foodwise.org/programs to learn more. #foodwise #education #farmersmarkets #community #ferryplazafarmersmarket #farmersmarket #sffarmersmarket #localfood #eatlocal #lovelocalca #foodeducation #bayareaeats #sffood #ferrybuilding #ferrybuildingsf

We were so grateful to work with our Events Interns Anna Haubrich and Samantha Kaplan on our Summer Bash this year! Thank you both for all of your fantastic work.

💬 "What truly inspires me about the work I do is the potential to create lasting change by empowering young people. Seeing students make connections between the food they eat, the land it comes from, and the systems that impact their communities is incredibly motivating." Meet Marcelo Clark, who joined us in May 2024 as Foodwise’s Youth Education Manager, overseeing our #FoodwiseKids and #FoodwiseTeens programs. Foodwise Teens is a paid youth development program where San Francisco Unified School District high school students become change agents for a sustainable, equitable, and nourishing food future. 🔗 Visit foodwise.org or visit the link in our bio to meet Marcelo. #foodwise #education #farmersmarkets #community #ferryplazafarmersmarket #farmersmarket #sffarmersmarket #localfood #eatlocal #lovelocalca #foodeducation #bayareaeats #sffood #ferrybuilding #ferrybuildingsf #youtheducation #sfusd #foodjustice

We're hiring! 📢 Foodwise is seeking a Development Coordinator who is passionate about farmers markets, education, and community, and skilled in Salesforce, with some experience in office administration, fundraising, and volunteer management. Does this sound like you? 🔗 Visit foodwise.org/jobs to learn more and apply by October 14.

Partner Spotlight! 🌟 Foodwise is honored to partner with Oakland Bloom and their incredible community of chefs at Foodwise farmers markets through our #BuildingEquity program. 🌺 Oakland Bloom launched in 2015, with a focus on providing training and opportunities for Bay Area immigrant and refugee food entrepreneurs. Almost a decade later, the organization continues to advance economic equity in the food industry, while also reimagining what that industry can be. “A lot of what we do is really about designing different pathways for business ownership for the population we serve, which is poor, working-class, migrant, and BIPOC chefs,” says Claudia Luz Suarez, Program Director for their Open Test Kitchen incubator program and co-founder of Café con Cariño. 🔗 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gntHRR_Z 📣 Be sure to try Café con Cariño's cold brew and Quesadilla Salvadoreña and Asukar Palestinian Cuban Fusion's spice blends, hummus, and empanadas at the Oakland Bloom tent at @missionmercado on Thursdays. And stop by Oakland Bloom’s new OTK restaurant at 528 8th Street in Oakland, opening this Saturday, September 7!

Join us in supporting local farms and thriving communities at Foodwise Sunday Supper: A Farm to City Feast, at the Ferry Building on October 20! 🥂✨ Enjoy an abundant walkaround reception and elegant four-course dinner, featuring 30 top restaurants and the freshest fall produce. Proceeds provide vital funds for Foodwise farmers markets, food access initiatives, and education programs. Details and tickets: https://lnkd.in/gwZsviMq

Make new friends, gain valuable skills, and give back by volunteering with Foodwise! 🙌 Join us at our online volunteer orientation next Wednesday, September 4, at 6pm, to learn how you can get involved in your local food community. Foodwise depends on dedicated volunteers to support our farmers markets, our #FoodwiseKids and #FoodwiseDemos education programs, and special events like #FoodwiseSummerBash and #FoodwiseSundaySupper. 🔗 RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gDwu2K5W

Celebrate local Black-owned businesses and feast your way into fall at Foodwise’s Fall Kickoff on September 28! 🍂🍎 Join us for a day of delicious food, crafts, and community at the Embarcadero Ferry Terminal Plaza and Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. Along with grabbing delicious bites, enjoy music, harvest-themed family activities, and In the Black craft market, plus seasonal cooking demos. Entry and activities are free, with food and drink available for purchase. 🔗 Visit https://lnkd.in/g8PiZhdw for details! Fall Kickoff is part of #PopUpsonthePlaza, a series of events celebrating Bay Area Black entrepreneurs, brought to you by @Foodwise’s #BuildingEquity program, Port of San Francisco, San Francisco Human Rights Commission, Dream Keeper Initiative, and the Ferry Building.

"The thing I feel most proud of is my social and customer service skills," says Foodwise Teen Max Hildalgo, who worked at @mcginnisranch at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market this summer. 🍓 "Participating in the fellowship has helped me feel more empowered to participate in my community. It kind of opened my eyes and helped me see that even though I’m just one person I can still make a difference." This summer, 16 high school students worked jobs in the farmers market as part of our #FoodwiseTeens Summer Fellowship program. You may have met some of them, assisting customers at the Foodwise Info Booth, leading summer camp field trips for our #FoodwiseKids program, and supporting local farmers and food makers in the market. While building their resumes, students expanded their food knowledge, grew in leadership and confidence, and felt a sense of belonging and empowerment as active participants in their city and their local food system. Five of our Foodwise Teens shared what they’re most proud of and what they’ll carry with them from working in the farmers market. 🔗 Read their reflections: https://lnkd.in/gqqbNEYP 📣 Support free food education for San Francisco youth! Donate now to our Back to School campaign: foodwise.org/backtoschool