Why Bring Kids and Teens to the Farmers Market? An Educator’s Perspective

August 14, 2025

Why does Foodwise prioritize youth as important members of our farmers market community? We spoke with Erica Tate to answer this question from an educator’s perspective.

Meet the Fourth-Generation Farm Behind This Popular Cider Brand

August 8, 2025

Far West Cider offers hard ciders made only with the apples from the Chinchiolo family’s farm, Lucky You Orchards.

Cool as a Cuke: A Farmers Market Guide to Cucumbers

August 1, 2025

At the farmers market, there is no shortage of cooling cucumbers, with varieties for pickling, slicing, and everything in between.

Squash, Melons, and More: A Farmers Market Guide to Cucurbits

July 30, 2025

Learn more about cucurbits at the farmers market. Check out our guides to some common cucurbit categories.

Izzy and Wooks: Filipino American Fusion Food Rooted in the Bay Area

July 25, 2025

At Izzy and Wooks, try Manuel and Cheryl Ramirez’s Filipino American fusion smash burgers, fried chicken sandwiches, and more.

Celebrating 15 Years of Mission Community Market

July 17, 2025

Mission Community Market celebrates a decade of local food, the arts, and community building in San Francisco’s Mission District.

From Brandywine to Green Zebra: A Farmers Market Guide to Tomatoes

July 3, 2025

Make the most of peak tomato season with these tips.

Stemple Creek Ranch Brings Grass-Fed Beef to the Ferry Plaza

July 2, 2025

Fourth-generation farmer Loren Poncia raises healthy cattle, lamb, and soil in Marin.

Kim Leonard poses while smelling one of En Vie Naturals aromatherapy products at Foodwise's farmers market in San Francisco

LGBTQ+ Owned Bay Area Businesses to Celebrate at the Farmers Market

June 27, 2025

Meet three LGBTQ business owners that you can celebrate and support at both the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and the Mission Community Market.

Intern Spotlight: Maggie Chang and Elijah Siegel

June 26, 2025

Meet Culinary Program Interns Elijah Siegel and Maggie Chang, who helped launch our new Seasonal Spotlight program.

rows of brightly colored stone fruit

Taste the Sunshine: A Farmers Market Guide to Stone Fruit

June 12, 2025

While Karl the Fog envelops the Bay Area, cherries, peaches, and other stone fruit brings a ray of sweet sunshine to the farmers market.

Meet 23 Black Bay Area Entrepreneurs at Juneteenth on the Waterfront

June 6, 2025

Meet the 23 local Black food and craft makers who will set up shop at Juneteenth on the Waterfront.