San Mateo Library Offers October 28 Farmers Market Cooking Class With CalFresh and WIC Information

SAN MATEO — October 26, 2026. Residents looking for affordable food ideas have an upcoming cooking demonstration at the San Mateo Main Library on Wednesday, October 28, from 6 to 7 p.m. The program, Eat with the Seasons: Farmers’ Market Education, is being presented by the Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association.

Cooking demonstrations and food-access programs

Participants can watch a live demonstration using fresh seasonal farmers-market produce and learn ways to prepare reasonably priced meals. The workshop also covers how food-access programs work, including CalFresh, Market Match, the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) and WIC. These programs have different eligibility requirements and benefits; attending the event does not automatically enroll a person in any of them.

The city says attendees will receive a recipe card and a farmers-market coupon. This is useful for households interested in making fresh produce more affordable, though the announcement does not specify the coupon’s monetary amount or whether it may be redeemed at any market.

Where to go and how to register

The event is scheduled in the Oak Room at the Main Library, on the first floor. Registration is required, so residents should use the program’s registration link on the city’s official adult library programs page before traveling.

The demonstration is not a general free-food distribution site or medical nutrition consultation. Verify details and accessibility with the library.

Primary source: City of San Mateo official October 2026 event calendar.

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