Sunday, July 22, 9 am to 6pm - Coastal Harvest farm tour

Explore two delicious coastal harvests in one day! Visit Far West Fungi's indoor farm in Moss Landing to see firsthand the fascinating process of growing organic gourmet mushrooms. We'll grill freshly picked mushrooms to enjoy with lunch. Then walk the fields of Yerena Farms with Apolinar Yerena and learn about how he tends his 17 acres of organic strawberries, raspberries, tayberries, and blackberries near Castroville. Sample berries straight off the vine! The tour is $25 and includes lunch made with farmers' market ingredients. Click here to sign up >

We sincerely thank our new 2007 Farm Tour Sponsor, First National Bank of Northern California, for underwriting tour costs and Coach 21 for providing a discount on the bus charter fee.

Other upcoming tours:
Sunday, August 26, 9 am to 5 pm - Valley Orchard Tour
Visit Lagier Ranches and Hidden Star Orchards >

Sunday, September 16, 8:30 am to 5 pm - Milk and Honey Tour
Visit Spring Hill Jersey Cheese Co. and Marshall's Farm Natural Honey >

Listen and Learn - a new feature on the CUESA website

Can't make it to our 10:30 am Meet the Producer interviews every Saturday? Missed a lecture or panel discussion that you were interested in? A new page on the CUESA website allows you to download audio files of interviews and other educational programs. The page will continue to grow as we add new files. Click here to check it out >

Saturday, July 7 ~ Market to Table events

10:30 am - Meet the Farmer
Kirsten Olson of Hunter Orchards

11 am - Seasonal cooking demonstration
Mari Takahashi of Mari's Catering

Tuesday, July 10 ~ Easy Market Meals

11:45 am, 12:15 pm, 12:45 pm & 1:15 pm - Chef Sarah Henkin will demonstrate a recipe for gazpacho using the seasonal, regional ingredients that can be found at the Tuesday market. Every attendee leaves with a sample, a recipe and a suggested shopping list.

Saturday, July 14 ~ Market to Table events

10:30 am - Meet the Farmer
Apolinar Yerena of Yerena Farms

11 am - Seasonal cooking demonstration
Molly Watson of Sunset Magazine

All events take place in our Dacor teaching kitchen in the arcade north of the Ferry Building's clock tower unless otherwise noted.

Our new Easy Market Meals program, launched in May, has been a great success. Tuesday Market shoppers watch 20-minute cooking demonstrations and leave with a recipe, a shopping list, and a sample. Here are three recipes from the program developed by our Market Chef, Shanti Wilson, that highlight summer fruits.

Grilled Stone Fruit with Honey and Ricotta

1 tablespoon canola oil
2 plums, halved and pitted
2 peaches, halved and pitted
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
Honey, for drizzling

Heat a grill pan over high heat.  Brush pan lightly with canola oil.  Grill fruit, cut side down, until marked and softened, about 3 to 5 minutes.  Serve with a dollop of ricotta cheese and drizzle with honey.

Strawberry or Raspberry Vinaigrette

1 half pint fresh raspberries or strawberries
2 tablespoons sugar; add more to taste
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup raspberry vinegar
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
Salt and pepper, to taste

Puree the berries and sugar in a food processor or blender.  Place berry puree in a small bowl and whisk in remaining ingredients.  Cover and chill until ready to use.

Peach Chutney

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium shallot, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound peaches (about 2 1/2 cups), diced
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup dried cherries
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1. Melt the oil and butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.  Add the shallot and garlic, season with the salt and pepper, and cook until tender, about 2 minutes.

2. Add the peaches, brown sugar, cherries, and mustard.  Cook, stirring occasionally, until peaches release their juices and turn into a thick chunky sauce, about 8 minutes.

3. Cool and serve at room temperature with chicken, pork, tofu or a cheese plate. 

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This is the most up-to-date information about which sellers will and won't be attending the market as of Friday, when we send this letter. If there are no changes to a seller's status, they will not be listed. To find out which farmers regularly attend each market, click here. Please understand that there are often last minute changes--it's the nature of farming!

Saturday, July 7

In/Returning: Honeycrisp Farms
Out: The Apple Farm, June Taylor Co.

Tuesday, July 10

In/Returning: Ella Bella Farm, Hidden Star Orchards, Devoto Gardens
Out: Sutton's Protea (for the season)