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Farm-to-Fork Festival returns to Capitol Mall


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BY Debbie Arrington PUBLISHED SEP 24, 2019

Family-friendly and free, the two-day Farm-to-Fork Festival begins Friday afternoon and runs through 6 p.m. Saturday. (Photos: Kathy Morrison)

Two days of food, fun and music fill free event

It’s Farm-to-Fork Week! Time to celebrate the bounty of the Sacramento region.

The annual street festival on the Capitol Mall kicks off Friday evening, Sept. 27, from 4 to 9 p.m. The fun, food and music continue Saturday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.

Stroll Capitol Mall on Friday night for food, beverages and
music.
Friday is devoted to free music and strolling with more than a mile of local food, regional wine, craft beer and other food-related vendors along Capitol Mall.

Saturday, the concerts continue along with a full slate of cooking and farm-related demonstrations.

Among the highlights of Saturday’s demonstration schedule are:

* At 11 a.m., learn flower arranging from Susi Destafani of Nugget Markets and a flower farmer from Full Belly Farm. Audience members will get to build their own bouquets and arrangements to take home.

* At noon, chef Jet Aguirre will show how plants can make a meal during the UC Davis Health cooking demonstration. On the menu: yam cakes, butternut squash and quinoa patty, red beet puree, mushrooms, tri-color cauliflower and fig gastrique.

* At 1 p.m., find out how to make a perfect cup of coffee with Nugget Markets’ Marcie Smith. She’ll cover bean selection, grinding and brew methods as well as share a simple recipe for making cold brew at home.

Also watch sous chefs and butchers compete in two separate challenges s well as other cooking demonstrations. Enter the festival at Fourth and N streets, Fifth and L streets, and Seventh and Capitol Mall.

For a full schedule, click on: www.farmtofork.com .


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