This story aired in the June 19, 2023 episode of Crosscurrents.
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Earlier this month, a farmers market featuring 15 Black-owned businesses opened in Bayview-Hunters Point at the new Southeast Community Center at 1550 Evans Avenue. It’s just a short distance away from the Dogpatch, Potrero Hill, Portola, Visitacion Valley and our own studios.
Organizers see the market as an opportunity for community-based merchants to sell their wares to a population that has long been underserved while providing economic stimulation to the neighborhood.
KALW’s Sunni Khalid spoke to urban farmers Isaiah Powell and Danielle Calibird-Fernandez, the president and director of Dragonspunk, who helped spearhead the creation of the Bayview Farmer’s Market.
