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🌱👩🏽‍🌾We're fostering connections between farmers & communities

08/29/2026

🌲☀️Two weeks ago, the entire Fresh Approach team gathered at the Sequoia Lodge in Oakland for our first-ever Summer Retreat!⁠
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Staff were joined by our Board of Directors (BOD) and Community Advisory Board (CAB) to discuss our recently completed strategic report and how we might start working towards those goals.⁠
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🍽️Discussions were led with curiosity and care, as the ice was broken with fun and engaging activities to get to know each other. From a fun bingo activity to a very serious "Fresh Approach No-Cook Chopped" competition.⁠
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✨️"The retreat was a fantastic opportunity to connect in person with our colleagues, Community Advisory Board, and Board of Directors to align on our strategic goals. At a time when thousands of Californians face losing CalFresh benefits, stepping back together to focus on the big-picture provided me with renewed energy to support our communities and farmers during such a turbulent time," shares Kate, Development Specialist.✨️⁠
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💚We hope to make this an annual tradition: a space where professional goals can be discussed, alongside fun activities to help us build bonds and lasting memories!

08/24/2026

🥬 Every Tuesday, patients at Pittsburg Health Center walk out of an appointment and straight into fresh, local produce. 🥬⁠
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That's not by accident. Our new Mobile Farmers' Market stop is part of a bigger idea: what if food access was built right into healthcare, not bolted on afterward?⁠
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We're already seeing it take root. A regular customer waits an extra 30 minutes after her clinic visit just to shop, then catches the bus home with a week's worth of produce. Staff members like Denise have swapped their old grocery runs for fresh cucumbers, Thai basil, and Concord grapes, sourced from farms within 200 miles of the Bay Area.⁠
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Paired with VeggieRx Nutrition Classes and Vouchers, our team is building toward something we call a "mobile food pharmacy," where healthy eating gets prescribed as easily as medication.⁠
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Read the full story on how this stop is connecting food and healthcare, one visit at a time: https://www.freshapproach.org/from-clinic-to-farmers-market-what-food-as-medicine-looks-like-in-pittsburg/
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🌱 Fresh produce. Real relationships. A new model for what care can look like.

08/22/2026

🌱Grass to Garden Transformations🌱⁠
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🌻Learn how to transform a water hungry lawn into a thriving native landscape!⁠
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Join Brian Tatsuta from Grassroots Ecology and Fresh Approach in learning how to convert your grass lawn into a biologically diverse native meadow. ⁠
🌱Learn different methods for removing existing plant material⁠
🌱Learn how to prep the space for new plants, ⁠
🌱Learn about the variety of native California plants and where to acquire them and the maintenance needed after installation. ⁠
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📅 Saturday, September 5⁠
📍 East Palo Alto Community Garden ⁠
⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM⁠
🎗️ RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grass-to-garden-transformations-transformaciones-de-cesped-a-jardin-tickets-1990841567721

08/21/2026

💚Curious about the one-of-a-kind experiences and items from our auction for feast & flourish?!⁠
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📅Saturday, September 19th, 5:00 - 8:00 PM⁠
📍East Palo Alto Community Garden | 230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto⁠
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Some featured items include…⁠
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🌻Intimate garden tea party in the Santa Cruz Mountains⁠
🌻Four-night stay at sunny Pinehurst Retreat for a golfing getaway⁠
🌻Family membership + private docent-led garden tour at Filoli Gardens⁠
🌻Local fishing opportunity in Half Moon Bay with Wild Wes Saltwater Sportfishing⁠
🌻Outstanding in the Field’s Farm-to-Table Dinner with an exclusive wine tasting at Beltane Ranch⁠
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✨️We can't wait to feast & flourish with you!✨️⁠
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➡️Learn more & buy tickets here: https://givebutter.com/c/feast_flourish
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🌱With YOUR ticket purchase and engagement in our auction, together we can continue to nourish our thriving community garden and provide more nourishing food options for East Palo Alto!⁠
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P.S. We deeply appreciate our in-kind sponsors and donors, | | F&M Bank | | |

08/15/2026

🍓✨Jam making, community, and the science of preservation!⁠
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Last week we had the pleasure of hosting an incredible jam-making workshop with the UC Master Food Preservers of San Mateo & San Francisco Counties. Together we learned how just three ingredients fruit, pectin, and sugar come together to create something delicious and long-lasting. ⁠
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🍓Did you know that store-bought jam must contain much more sugar to keep it shelf-stable?⁠
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The UC Master Food Preserver Program helps keep Californians safe and well by sharing research-based practices for preserving food at home, helping folks reduce food waste, strengthening food security, and making sure each gardener can make their harvest last as long as possible.⁠
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As Master Food Preserver Twila Guthrie put it: 💬 "In times of abundance, preserving your food will carry you through times of lean."⁠
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➡️Missed the workshop? Sign up for our monthly newsletter for all of the community garden updates! 🌱⁠

https://freshapproach.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=48464793c809cbf2d03745263&id=78241747b0

08/14/2026

💚Don’t forget to buy tickets for feast & flourish: join us for a garden dinner to support Fresh Approach’s efforts to provide more nourishing food options for East Palo Alto!⁠
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📅Saturday, September 19th, 5:00 - 8:00 PM⁠
📍East Palo Alto Community Garden | 230 Demeter St, East Palo Alto⁠
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🎉A Festive Evening Filled with Food, Fun, and Impact...⁠
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🌻Dance in the field under twinkling lights with live music⁠
🌻Walk through our community garden on a treasure hunt⁠
🌻Taste fresh stone fruit at our Mobile Farmers' Market⁠
🌻Plant some seeds or grab a paint brush for water coloring⁠
🌻Discover special items and experiences to bid on during our live auction⁠
🌻Experience our nutrition programming with a live cooking demonstration⁠
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✨️We can't wait to feast & flourish with you!✨️⁠
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➡️Learn more & buy tickets here: https://givebutter.com/c/feast_flourish
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🌱With YOUR ticket purchase, together we can continue to nourish our thriving community garden and provide more nourishing food options for East Palo Alto!⁠
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P.S. We deeply appreciate our in-kind sponsors and donors, | | F&M Bank

08/12/2026

🍈✨ Looking for some nourishing ways to beat the heat with a hydrating treat?⁠
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We set up a cooking demo at the Alameda Farmers' Market to show how honeydew melon, cucumber, and mint come together for a refreshing, hydrating snack: ⁠
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💧Honeydew and cucumber are both packed with water content to help you stay hydrated, while also being rich in vitamin C and potassium⁠
💧Fresh mint adds a boost of antioxidants and aids digestion. ⁠
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It's a simple, budget friendly way to cool down and nourish your body at the same time!⁠
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➡️Interested to learn more about nutrition and wellness? Don't forget- San Francisco and Santa Clara County residents with Medi-Cal through Anthem can register for our upcoming VeggieRx Nutrition Classes beginning in September! ⁠
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🔗 Learn more & register here: https://www.tfaforms.com/5136622

08/10/2026

Our newsletters provide you with all the nourishing Fresh Approach updates, including farmers’ market schedules, monthly gardening workshops, volunteer and team building opportunities, seasonal recipes, and stories of impact!⁠
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➡️Sign-up here: https://shorturl.at/elHa1

08/07/2026

🌾❤️ This National Farmers' Market Week, we're giving a shoutout to a true Richmond institution, the Richmond Certified Farmers' Market!

Since 1983, this market has been a cornerstone of the Richmond community, providing access to fresh produce, hot foods, and a family environment that keeps people coming back. Since 2019, Fresh Approach has been proud to partner with the market to bring Market Match to Richmond shoppers — up to an extra $15 for fruits & veggies when you use your CalFresh/EBT card.

Last year, 4,300 shoppers visited the Richmond Civic Center, redeeming $132,000 in Fruit & Veggie Savings incentives and generating $129,800 in direct payments to farmers. 💚

Head to the Richmond Certified Farmers' Market today and support your local food community!

🌱Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA
📅 Fridays, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Year-Round

Learn more: https://www.freshapproach.org/richmond-certified-farmers-market/

08/05/2026

🌿🫶 This National Farmers' Market Week, we're celebrating the market we built — together with the East Palo Alto community.⁠
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The East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market was founded to ensure affordable, culturally-relevant food is accessible to EPA residents, while supporting small family farms and strengthening local connections. ⁠
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Nine years in, shopper Yazmin Garcia put it best:⁠
💬 "I feel at home."⁠
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Last year, 7,200 shoppers visited us at Bloomhouse, redeeming $88,300 in Fruit & Veggie Savings incentives and generating $164,300 in direct payments to our farmers.⁠
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Come shop with us and see what community-centered food access looks like!⁠
🌱Bloomhouse, 2555 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto⁠
📅 Wednesdays, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM | April through November⁠
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➡️Learn more: https://www.freshapproach.org/east-palo-alto-community-farmers-market/

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