Dear customers and community partners,
Heart of the City Farmers’ Market understands the critical role it plays to provide food access for a vulnerable low-income urban food desert that lacks a supermarket. Too many low-income customers cannot afford produce in a City with the highest cost of living in the nation without our food access programs.
Like supermarkets and grocery stores, we will remain open to provide food during the Coronavirus pandemic until further notice and are taking action to protect customers, vendors, and staff:
No sampling will be allowed at vendor stands.
We have expanded our sanitizing and disinfecting procedures.
Non-essential programming has been cancelled until further notice, including the Biblio Bistro education program, on-site education outreach, and market tours.
The following essential food access programs at our information tent will remain open until further notice:
EBT will be accepted and Market Match incentive dollars distributed for fruit and vegetables.
Vouchers will be accepted for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, EatSF, Vouchers 4 Veggies, CHIVES, VeggieRx programs. Heart of the City Farmers’ Market’s $5 vouchers are also accepted.
Credit card and debit cards will be accepted.
Heart of the City Farmers’ Market staff members will receive additional paid sick time and will not come to work if they feel sick.
We will continue to ensure vendors follow all health department regulations and pay close attention to recommendations from the City and County of San Francisco as they develop.
Farmers’ markets offer shoppers a unique open-air environment to purchase staple foods, however we encourage customers to follow these CDC recommendations:
Wash all produce thoroughly before consumption and do not sample produce.
Stay home if you are coughing, have a fever, or feel sick and ask a friend or neighbor to shop for you.
Wash your hands with soap and water frequently for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer.
A handwashing station for community use is available near our market at the corner of Leavenworth and MacAllister Streets.
Sanitizer is available on the eastern boundary of our market next to the SF Pit Stop bathroom kiosk maintained by San Francisco Department of Public Works.
The San Francisco Public Library is closed until March 31.
Maintain “social distancing” behavior while shopping including keeping 6 feet of space between yourself and others.
Your food choices during the coming months will help protect our community’s smallest farmers from economic devastation. Even short market closures could put many of our small farm families and food businesses out of business. Farmers are already struggling due to drought, wildfire smoke, and labor shortage. We remain ever grateful to our customers for supporting small farm families and making our non-profit’s efforts possible.
Please take care of yourselves, stay well, and let’s help each other take care of our community.
Our best wishes for good health,
Heart of the City Farmers’ Market
