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the old fashioned county fair gets a uniquely San Francisco spin. We've partnered with the SF Giants to introduce city dwellers to the wonders of urban agriculture/urban homesteading at the first ever Urban Eats program promoting and recognizing local homegrown and homemade foods. CUESA also will be organizing a series of live cooking, preserving and urban food production demonstrations for fair participants to enjoy.
When: Sunday June 20 from noon - 6:00 pm
Where: McCovey Cove (across the bridge from AT&T Park), near the corner of 3rd Street and Channel
Schedule of Events
1:00 - 3:00 Summer Fruit Tasting (taste 8 varieties of berries and stone fruit)
12:00 - 12:30 Cherry Pit Spitting Contest
12:30 - 1:00 Urban beekeeping demonstration
with Paul Koski, San Francisco Beekeepers Association
1:00 - 1:30 Fathers Day Cooking Demonstration (for parents and kids)
Charlie Kleinman and Matt Wexler (with his son Cruz) Wexler's
1:30 - 2:00 Container Gardening
Catherine Butler, Urban Edibles
2:00 - 2:30 Cooking Demonstration
Margo True, Sunset Magazine
2:30-3:00 Backyard Chickens
Paul Glowaski, Urban Eggs
3:00 - 3:30 Fathers Day Cooking Demonstration (for parents and kids)
Jill Klein, Parties that Cook
3:30 - 4:00 Easy Home Composting
Amy Kessler, Garden for the Environment
4:00 - 4:30 Cooking Demonstration
Antelmo Faria, Tacolicious
4:30 - 5:00 Home Mushroom Cultivation
Kyle Garrone, Far West Fungi
How can you participate? Enter a contest
If you're an amateur home gardener or cook based in San Francisco, you could show us your stuff and enter to win a ribbon in the categories below. The winner in each categry will receive two tickets to a San Francisco Giants game.
- Single garden-grown item
Any homegrown edible fruit, vegetable or herb (includes information on growing practices)
- Garden Basket (for groups)
Filled with homegrown fruit, vegetables and/or herbs (includes information on growing practices)
- Honey
Home-extracted, any nectar source
- Eggs
From home-raised hen, any breed
Picnic Basket
One entrée, two side dishes, one dessert, and one homemade beverage made with local and seasonalingredients (serves two).
- Preserved Foods
Locally sourced foods that have been canned, pickled, fermented
or dried.
- Fruit Pies
made with local seasonal fruit
See the complete contest rules. Download an application form. The deadline is June 11.
Display your organization's food and agriculture work
Tabletop displays are intended to promote and provide information on organizations, agencies, institutions or businesses that work on sustainable food and agriculture issues. Read the rules. Download an application form.
About the Giants County Fair
The Giants County Fair will take place June 11-20 at McCovey Cove (across the bridge from AT&T Park). Featuring midway games, fair food, music, and over 20 carnival rides including the Ferris Wheel, Bumper Cars, and Super-Swings, the Giants County Fair will be better than ever! Last year over 40,000 people visited the Fair and this year looks to be even bigger. The Urban Eats tent will be open to the public from 12-6 pm on June 20 and will be located near the corner of 3rd Street and Channel. General Admission is free. Read more.
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