Pacific Coast Farmers Market launches contest

farmers-marketPacific Coast Farmers Market Association (PCFMA), which comes to Martinez every Sunday, will celebrate National Farmers Market Week Aug. 7-13. They’re asking the public to join them, along with the USDA and farmers markets across the country, in the first annual #myPCFMAplate Recipe Contest.

Contestants will have a chance to win the grand prize of a harvest dinner for two on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Ballentine Vineyards in Napa Valley, as well as a gift certificate from Bed&Breakfast.com for a one-night stay at a location of the winner’s choice.

To participate, contestants are asked to prepare a fresh and simple dish using in-season farmers market produce, to snap a photo of what they have made, and to share why they chose this recipe to represent their PCFMA farmers market.

Contestants can submit their complete written recipe, photo, story, and the name of their local PCFMA market to myPCFMAplate@pcfma.org. Entry forms can also be picked up at one of 58 PCFMA farmers markets, including the Sunday market in Martinez. Recipe winners will be chosen after a series of tastings by PCFMA staff.

In addition, PCFMA welcomes contestants to share their recipes by posting it on their public Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter page using #myPCFMAplate. Posts should include the farmers market’s geotag or the name of the farmers market in the caption. Each post should also tag PCFMA’s Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter account.

Second prize is dinner for two at one of the three following restaurants of the winner’s choice: Nopa (San Francisco), the Restaurant at Wente Vineyards (Livermore), or the Grange (Sacramento). Each restaurant features a menu committed to serving fresh, local ingredients, all provided by local farmers and ranchers. Third prize includes $50 in “Carrot Cash” (good at any PCFMA farmers market) and a reusable market bag filled with fresh seasonal produce.

Founded in 1988, Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association is a 501(c)(5) nonprofit organization based in Concord that pursues its mission to “empower California farmers to be enormously successful in Bay Area communities” by operating certified farmers markets in seven San Francisco Bay Area counties. All PCFMA farmers markets accept WIC FMNP coupons, Senior FMNP checks, CalFresh EBT, and offer Market Match benefits. Market Match allows CalFresh shoppers to receive up to $10 in free produce per day when using their CalFresh benefits at the farmers market.

For more information on the #myPCFMAplate Recipe Contest, or to find more farmers market in the area, contact Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association at (800) 949-FARM or visit pcfma.org. For complete contest rules, visit pcfma.org/contestrules.

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