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Facebook to open farmers' market on its Menlo Park campus

Fresh produce fans will have a new market to "like" when Facebook launches a weekly farmers' market Oct. 4 on its campus in Menlo Park. Facebook says the market will take place each Sunday year-round in its parking lot at 1 Hacker Way.

The inaugural market is set for Sunday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will feature a kid's zone, food trucks, cooking demos and bike tuneups, said Facebook spokesman Jamil Walker.

The first 200 families to arrive will receive $5 "MOOLA" dollars to be spent at the event, and the first 500 families to arrive will receive reusable shopping bags.

Guests planning to attend can access the farmers' market by entering the campus at Willow Road and Bayfront Expressway.

"The options for fresh produce are limited in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park," Mr. Walker noted in the announcement.

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In an email, he added, "We're committed to being an active and responsible neighbor and wanted to provide an additional outlet for the community to have access to fresh fruits and vegetables."

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Kate Bradshaw
   
Kate Bradshaw reports food news and feature stories all over the Peninsula, from south of San Francisco to north of San José. Since she began working with Embarcadero Media in 2015, she's reported on everything from Menlo Park's City Hall politics to Mountain View's education system. She has won awards from the California News Publishers Association for her coverage of local government, elections and land use reporting. Read more >>

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Facebook to open farmers' market on its Menlo Park campus

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Uploaded: Thu, Sep 17, 2015, 10:24 pm
Updated: Sun, Sep 20, 2015, 4:40 pm

Fresh produce fans will have a new market to "like" when Facebook launches a weekly farmers' market Oct. 4 on its campus in Menlo Park. Facebook says the market will take place each Sunday year-round in its parking lot at 1 Hacker Way.

The inaugural market is set for Sunday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will feature a kid's zone, food trucks, cooking demos and bike tuneups, said Facebook spokesman Jamil Walker.

The first 200 families to arrive will receive $5 "MOOLA" dollars to be spent at the event, and the first 500 families to arrive will receive reusable shopping bags.

Guests planning to attend can access the farmers' market by entering the campus at Willow Road and Bayfront Expressway.

"The options for fresh produce are limited in the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park," Mr. Walker noted in the announcement.

In an email, he added, "We're committed to being an active and responsible neighbor and wanted to provide an additional outlet for the community to have access to fresh fruits and vegetables."

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