We’re a group of volunteers that runs the downtown Palo Alto Farmers’ Market. We’re a working board, which means that a rotating group of us is actually down at the Market every week, running the show. We also meet monthly to make policy and logistics decisions about the Market. Most of us spend 6-10 hours a month helping the Market run smoothly.

But most importantly? We on the board love food - growing it, buying it, breaking it down, making it, baking it, researching it, tasting it, talking about it - and working to bring the best foods we can find to the Market. Our board members make plum jam, pulled pork, caramels, parathas, paella, tamales, kale salad, home made linguini, whole wheat bread. Some grill a mean pork chop or make a great bahn mi or awesome brownies. We exchange recipes and have potlucks and we cook up a big buffet luncheon every year to say thank you to our Market farmers and food artisans.

Does this sound like the kind of food community you’d enjo...