We're creating the world's best new public market right here in San Diego and filling it with farmers, chefs, art and food. Read more
We're creating the world's best new public market right here in San Diego and filling it with farmers, chefs, art and food.
About this project
SAN DIEGO PUBLIC MARKET. It's time.
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Seattle has Pike Place Market, London has Borough Market, San Francisco has the Ferry Building and Barcelona has La Boqueria. It’s time San Diego, with its year-round growing season and vibrant food scene, got a public market of its own and you can Kickstart it into being right now!
WHO: You might think that the city or county would have established a public market years ago, or that they’d be donating a cool old building or a bunch of money. Sorry, no go. We're going to have to do it ourselves. Dale Steele has been chasing public properties and pitching politicians about a public market here for more than ten years. Civic budgets aren’t looking any brighter and we can’t wait for them any longer.
Catt White lives in San Diego’s food world and she starts and manages neighborhood farmers’ markets. You know her and her team from the Little Italy Mercato and markets in North Park and Pacific Beach.
Together, Dale and Catt (that's us) are clever, connected, creative and have the cojones, er, chutzpah to bring San Diego the Public Market it deserves. We could use a little help with the cash. That’s where you come in.
WHAT: We’ve leased a 92,000 square foot property near the harbor and Petco Park and are transforming more than 2 acres of funky warehouses,
cosmetically challenged office buildings and weed-filled open spaces into food halls and plazas. We’re filling a high-ceilinged former boiler factory with cheese making, salame curing, bread baking, chocolate tempering, coffee roasting artisans; vegetable growing, fruit picking, chicken raising farmers; street food from around the world and some of San Diego's coolest chefs turning out the hottest plates a sophisticated diner could desire.
WHAT: We’ll line the plazas two days a week with farmers’ day stalls overflowing with farm fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, chicken and grass fed beef, spiny local sea urchins and line caught fish, and a riot of colorful fresh flowers along with local honey, pastries, sea salts and pastas. Stick around after the market for Farm Family Dinners.
Other days we’ll fill those booths with aspiring local dressmakers and jewelry creators, candle makers and furniture crafters, surfboard shapers and pet portraitists. We’ll host craft beer tastings, clothes swaps, jewelry and koi and succulent shows.
We’ll move tents out of the way to fill those same plazas with music festivals, movie nights and quinceañeras,chef’s tasting events and art exhibits, and the occasional Chaldean Festival, Chinese New Year’s parade, Filipino fiesta or charity fundraiser. You can get married here, or celebrate your grandma’s 100th birthday.
We’re converting the old office spaces into a commercial kitchen, micro business incubator, and classrooms where kids and parents will learn to cook healthy dishes, chefs can expand their skills, and your special recipe can become your own small business with the help of experts and mentors and commercial cooking equipment. We’ll offer urban agriculture workshops and a farm lab where you’ll learn to plant, compost and harvest, and maybe even to appreciate worms.
WHEN: Development is already underway. We’re paying rent, weeding, patching walls, painting floors and marking parking spaces. Farmers are planting crops to bring to market. Local chefs and food artisans are touring the property, sketching out menus, and planning the shops they’ll build this winter and open next spring.
We need your help to fund contractors, sign fabricators, equipment purchases and planning department fees (that’s a big one) to keep the project moving at its brisk pace and let the weekly farmers’ markets open in late August. Yes. This month. We don’t mess around here.
WHY: In return for your support, we’ve assembled a slate of rewards you’ll find hard to resist, from t-shirts and heirloom seeds to personalized plaques, shopping sprees and parties on the plaza. And that’s on top of the reward of knowing that you helped create the San Diego Public Market, where all kinds of people will come together to shop, eat, learn and celebrate. And to dance.
That’s what happens at public markets, decade after decade.
If you’re familiar with Kickstarter, you know that we don’t get a cent of what’s pledged unless we reach or exceed our goal. That would slow us down and make us sad. So in addition to donating what you can, it’s a huge help if you spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, and by emailing your closest friends, co-workers and even that guy you met at Coachella. Heck, put a sign on the lawn. Tell everyone you know to pledge early and pledge often.
We can do this. We can build the San Diego Public Market. It's time, so choose your level of support and Kickstart San Diego into being an even greater place. Why wait? We want to say thank you right now!
FAQ
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We’re downtown in the Barrio Logan neighborhood, on National Avenue between Beardsley and Sigsbee, near Harbor Drive and the Convention Center, Petco Park, the new library, I-5 and a trolley stop.
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There is metered and unmetered parking in the area, and we are on a 2+ acre property and have some areas designated for parking. We are also working on a couple of nearby lots to increase parking.
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We love that so many of you want to be actively involved! Drop us an email at http://mailto:info@sdweeklymarkets.com, and include your contact number, and a little bit about your time and talent: what kinds of things do you like to do and what kind of days and times are you available. We’ll be putting together volunteer gatherings after our Kickstarter campaign ends next week.
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If you’re interested in the farmers’ markets starting in the next couple of weeks, you can complete the vendor application at http://www.sdweeklymarkets.com
If you’re interested in shop space, please email http://mailto:catt@sdweeklymarkets.com We will have an RFP available after our Kickstarter campaign closes and we will be showing the spaces then.
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We keep going! Kickstarter campaigns stay active until their end date, which in our case is next Friday, August 24th around 10 am. Many popular projects exceed their initial goals. In our case, additional funds will let us speed up the launch of the Food Hall and the Market Kitchen. We appreciate every donation and are amazed by your generous support and enthusiasm for this project!
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This is a huge project with an accelerated schedule. (we don't have a lot of patience, and we think now is the time.) The first phase is our weekly markets, and yes, they'll open in a few weeks. They'll look a lot like the neighborhood markets you're used to, with lots of farms and artisan food producers in tents, but they'll be under the high ceilings of the future San Diego Public Market Food Hall.
Next up, we'll have special events happening on various parts of the property: movie nights, Market maker dinners and more. We may add a food truck pod. If we reach our latest fundraising goals, we'll build the Market Kitchen this fall and have it open soon for classes and small business mentoring.
We'll be giving tours and leasing shop spaces throughout the fall. We've already seen a lot of interest from salumi, cheese and pasta makers, butchers, bakers, chefs and more. Construction will start in the Food Hall late this year for those permanent shops, and continue when the weekly markets move onto the plaza in February. We expect to open the Food Hall in late Spring, and that's only the (next) beginning...
Rewards
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Pledge $12 or more
179 backers
Thank you! You've helped plant the seed, and you'll receive a special packet of heirloom vegetable seeds to keep your love for the market growing.
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Pledge $25 or more
63 backers
Pack a lunch! Head to the San Diego Public Market and pick up your insulated lunch bag reward complete with an individual bottle of Temecula Olive Oil and freshly baked bread. We expect you'll keep coming back to shop for lunch every week. This reward must be picked up at the San Diego Public Market on a Wednesday in October or November.
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Pledge $30 or more
375 backers
Thanks for building the buzz! You'll receive heirloom seeds and a limited edition San Diego Public Market Farmers' Market t-shirt for joining the hive. Pick it up at the market and you'll also take a home a locally made beeswax candle.
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Pledge $55 or more
224 backers
Thanks for turning up the heat! You'll love your insulated San Diego Public Market shopping bag and personal invitation to a Chef's Tour of the market, complete with cooking demo, tasting and recipe cards, and a jar of our signature Jackie's Jam.
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Pledge $75 or more
75 backers
For our far-away friends. We'll send you a box of market goodies including heirloom seeds, our signature Jackie's jam, San Diego Public Market t-shirt, beeswax candle and insulated shopping bag. And we'll look forward to the day you make a visit!
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Pledge $95 or more
72 backers Limited (28 left of 100)
On with the Show! We'll SHOW our appreciation with 2 tickets for you to attend a Market Movie Night including reserved parking and seating, a trip to the chef-crafted snack bar, and a keepsake program. Choose an October, November or January date (first come, first choice).
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Pledge $150 or more
57 backers Limited (3 left of 60)
Join us for a Farmhand Dinner! You'll receive an invitation to join us at a Market Maker Dinner where our favorite farmers, vendors and chefs will team up to serve beautifully prepared local food in the Market Hall. Don't forget to take home your San Diego Public Market shopping bag at the end of the evening. (Your choice of November 2012 or January 2013 Dinner date.)
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Pledge $150 or more
10 backers All gone!
NEW! Our Market Maker Dinners sold out early so we're adding one more opportunity! You'll receive an invitation to join us at a Market Maker Dinner where our favorite farmers, vendors and chefs will team up to serve beautifully prepared local food in the Market Hall. Don't forget to take home your San Diego Public Market shopping bag at the end of the evening. New February 2013 dinner date!
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Pledge $150 or more
7 backers Limited (3 left of 10)
NEW! Our Market Maker Dinners sold out early so we're adding one more opportunity! You'll receive an invitation to join us at a Market Maker Dinner where our favorite farmers, vendors and chefs will team up to serve beautifully prepared local food in the Market Hall. Don't forget to take home your San Diego Public Market shopping bag at the end of the evening. New March 2013 dinner date!
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Pledge $250 or more
50 backers All gone!
You complete us! You'll receive an invitation for you and a guest to join us at a Market Maker Dinner where our favorite farmers, vendors and chefs will team up to serve beautifully prepared local food in the Market Hall. Don't forget to take home your San Diego Public Market shopping bag at the end of the evening. (Your choice of November 2012 or January 2013 Dinner date.)
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Pledge $250 or more
25 backers Limited (5 left of 30)
NEW! Our Market Maker Dinners sold out early so we're adding one more opportunity!
You'll receive an invitation for you and a guest to join us at a Market Maker Dinner where your favorite farmers, vendors and chefs will team up to serve beautifully prepared local food in the Market Hall. Don't forget to take home your San Diego Public Market shopping bag at the end of the evening. New February 2013 dinner date!Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $300 or more
4 backers Limited (16 left of 20)
Shop til you drop! You'll receive an insulated San Diego Public Market shopping bag and you and up to 19 other donors will get a 20 minute head start before other shoppers enter the San Diego Public Market Farmers' Market. Buy as much as you can fit in your bag in those 30 minutes; it's all on us! (Take your choice of selected dates in September and October.)
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Pledge $350 or more
8 backers Limited (2 left of 10)
We have a great pick-up line! You'll pick up a CSA box from Suzie's Farm and a San Diego Public Market Bag filled with specialties ranging from bread, cheese and olive oil to jam, chocolates and pasta every week for 10 weeks. Contents of box and bag will vary. Choose pickups Wednesdays or Sunday pickup.
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Pledge $500 or more
45 backers Limited (255 left of 300)
Join the Walk of Fame! Your name or dedication will be engraved on a Market Walk Market Walk stepping stone, leading to all the magical discoveries to be found in the halls and plazas of the new San Diego Public Market. This reward includes all the benefits of a one year Planters Membership, so you'll receive invitations to special members' events throughout the year. We'll send you an insulated market shopping bag next month to remind you to look for your name when you visit!
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Pledge $1,000 or more
10 backers All gone!
Join the Culinary Circus! You'll start with a complimentary registration for Vendor 101 class to get the basics of how to start your farmers' market business. Then we'll provide 3 months of weekly consulting by a Market Mentor, graphic design for your banner, and 2 months of free rent at the San Diego Public Farmers' Market when you're ready to launch. (Some restrictions apply: products must meet SDPM Vendor Guidelines.)
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Pledge $1,000 or more
2 backers Limited (2 left of 4)
Good Morning Sunshine! Bring 5 friends to tour the market with a local chef, then it's back to the Market Kitchen to learn to bake beautiful scones and breakfast pastries with fresh market fruit. You'll have breakfast with the chef, then take home a bag of signature San Diego Public Market coffee, and your own case of signature jam!
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Pledge $5,000 or more
1 backer All gone!
Get Married at the Market! Our Market Events coordinator will design a special wedding reception for up to 40 guests including food and beverages created by our chef partners with locally grown ingredients, festive decor, live music, party favors and professional photos. Choose a date in March, April, May or June 2013.
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Pledge $5,000 or more
0 backers Limited (5 left of 5)
SHOW us the love and we'll SHOW our appreciation with a Market Movie Night for you and 50 of your friends, including reserved parking and seating, a chef-crafted snack bar, and a keepsake program. Choose from November, December or January dates. And now, on with the show!
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Pledge $7,500 or more
1 backer All gone!
Party at the Market! Celebrate a birthday, special anniversary or other occasion. Our Market Events coordinator will design a special event for up to 50 guests including food and beverages created by our chef partners with locally grown ingredients, festive decor, live music, party favors and professional photos. Choose a date in March, April, May or June 2013.
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Pledge $10,000
2 backers All gone!
Cottage industry! We'll name one of the four charming houses designed as working studio spaces and located in the garden plaza after you or yours. Your name will be installed on the studio so you'll always have your own place at the San Diego Public Market, and you'll receive a matching work of art to keep at home to remind you to visit "your" cottage. This reward also includes all the perks of a Harvester Membership, including invitations to member-only events, VIP parking and your name listed on our website and on the Market Walk.
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Pledge $10,000
0 backers Limited (10 left of 10)
Picture yourself at the San Diego Public Market. Your fine art photographic portrait will hang beside those of our founding farmers and chefs on the wall of the Market Plaza, and you'll receive a framed version for your home. This reward also includes all the perks of a Harvester Membership, including invitations to member-only events, VIP parking and your name listed on our website and on the Market Walk.
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