Activities

Take a guided walk from the Conference location to the popular CUESA Farmer's Market at the historic and recently restored Ferry Building.

A huge array of artisan foods, locally produced, organic, free-range, are to be had at the Farmer's Market. Bring the family, get some delicious food and find a place to relax and eat along the Embarcadero boardwalk or in local parks lining the waterfront.

Meet for the walk in the front plaza of the Moscone Center on Tuesday at 12 noon on the right as you exit the building.

For more info on the Farmer's Market: http://www.cuesa.org/markets/

Don't miss the first-ever Goat Festival - A Celebration of All Things Goat! with http://CUESA.org (the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture) and http://SuperGoat.org at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in San Francisco.

Goat Festival Schedule of Events:

Ongoing from 10 am - 1 pm:
Enjoy free samples of delicious and nutritious, award-winning goat's milk cheeses, yogurts, kefirs and ice creams
* Watch cooking demonstrations by leading chefs and authors featuring goat's milk goodies
* Meet "The Goat Girls" -- founding members of consumer education group http://SuperGoat.org -- all successful, sustainable, women-owned and operated goat businesses based in Northern California
* Bring the kids to play with Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery's "kids" -- pet adorable baby goats in the south driveway near the Sur La Table store

10-11 am:
* Goat education presentations in the cooking demo area by The Goat Girls: Jennifer Bice of Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery; Mary Keehn of Cypress Grove Chevre in Arcata, CA; and Laura Howard ("Lay-loo") of Laloo's Goat Milk Ice Cream in Petaluma, CA; learn why goat's milk is good for you and OUR planet during this informative taste & talk

11-11:45 am:
* Cooking Demo with Chef Mark Dommen of One Market Restaurant

11:45 am-12:30 pm:
* Cooking Demo by Maggie Foard, author of Goat Cheese

12:30-1 pm:
* Talk, interview and book reading by Gordon Edgar, Author of Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge

Why celebrate all things goat?

Call it the other white milk, but goat's milk is actually the milk of choice for many. In fact, most of the milk used throughout the world comes from goats - and with good reason. Not only does goat's milk taste great, it is as close to a perfect food as possible in nature with a chemical structure that is amazingly similar to mother's milk. Goat's milk has more calcium, Vitamins A & B6 and minerals than milk from cows and it's naturally low in lactose.

Goats are good for OUR planet too. Their smaller size means that goats literally leave a smaller carbon "hoof" print making them earth-friendly. Learn more about why goat's milk is good for you and why goats are "green" at http://www.SuperGoat.org

A Dateline NBC report from the Blue Zone of Ikaria Greece revealed GOAT'S MILK as "Secret #1 For Living a Healthier, Happier Life." Dr. Oz has also reported on goat's milk as an anti-aging food.

A March 16 http://Alternet.org story asks "Is Goat the New Cow? Why American Foodies and Environmentalists Are Reviving the Old-World Staple" and recommends goat as "a great way for people to eat locally grown, humanely raised, tasty foods. And unlike the cattle industries, there aren't any massive, industrialized goat farms."

The Venue:
1 Ferry Building
Suite 50
San Francisco, CA

FREE

The Great Taste Off: France vs. California. Which is better, a Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, or a Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine from Bordeaux, France? Come and see for yourself in this 90-minute workshop led by Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis, aka grape goddess. The cost of this class/workshop is $60.

The Venue:
The Wine School at San Francisco Wine Center
757 Bryant Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Tickets: http://www.localwineevents.com/events/detail/305402

Join the San Francisco Zoo for a very special Sesame Street Live Meet & Greet at the Zoo. Bring your child to meet these three Sesame Street Live characters. Enjoy games, prizes and more.

The Venue:
San Francisco Zoo
Sloat Blvd. at the Great Hwy.
San Francisco, CA 94132

To purchase tickets in advance, you can search on ticketmaster, or purchase them at the Zoo when you get there.