Thanksgiving Farmers Market Pop-Up, Cooking Demos & DIY | Mission Rock

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Farmers Market Pop-Up, Cooking Demos & DIY Workshops | Mission Rock

CUESA (Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture), the nonprofit operator of the acclaimed Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, has launched a series of farmers market pop-ups at The Yard at Mission Rock, across from AT&T Park.

Explore a curated selection of 10-15 food crafters and 5 restaurants, along with cooking demonstrations by local chefs, seasonal produce tastings, and hands-on activities related to DIY kitchen skills. Each market will feature a unique theme highlighting the bounty of the local harvest and the holidays.

CUESA Mission Rock Farmers Market Pop-Ups
Sundays, September-December 2015 | 10 am to 2 pm
The Yard at Mission Rock, 3rd St. and Terry Francois Blvd., SF
FREE

2015 Seasonal Themes

September 27: Preservation Celebration
Pickle and preserve the last of the summer’s bounty to savor year-round.

October 25: Harvest Festival
Celebrate the fall harvest with apple cider pressing and more.

November 22: Thanksgiving Market
Get all the fixings for a truly farm-fresh feast.

December 20: Holiday Hoedown
Give the gift of good food while supporting local farmers and food crafters.

Launched earlier this year by the San Francisco Giants, The Yard at Mission Rock is a pop-up village constructed out of recycled shipping containers that houses local establishments such as Anchor Brewing, Peet’s Coffee, The North Face, and Off the Grid.

Sunday, November 22, 2015
Farmers Market Pop-Up, Cooking Demos & DIY Workshops | Mission Rock

At the “Thanksgiving Market” on November 22 will feature the following demos and activities:

• Bike Blender Stone Soup: Bring the kids to help make pedal-powered soup! CUESA will supply the precooked produce, warm veggie broth, and bike blender, and you’ll bring the human energy for fun and delicious communal soup-making.
• Smoked turkey cooking demo with chef John Fink of The Whole Beast.
• Lactofermented relish demo with Karen Diggs of Kraut Source.
• “Honoring Food Traditions and Establishing New Ones”: Discussion and book signing with local authors Louella Hill, Bryant Terry, Dana Velden, and Duggan McDonnell, with books for sale by Omnivore Books.

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