http://www.yumsugar.com To die for. en http://www.yumsugar.com/3470364 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/3470364"><img width=160 height=120 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/192/1922195/29_2009/45afe97d6bd9eb35_korean_tacos.large.JPG'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/3470364'></a> </div> I'm completely serious when I tell people that the <a href="http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers_market.php">Ferry Plaza farmers market</a> is a major reason why I live in San Francisco - it would not be an overstatement to say that the first time I went there, it changed my view of eating. So I could barely contain my excitement when the market's organizer, the Center For Urban Education and Sustainable Agriculture, or CUESA, announced it would be instituting a <a href="http://www.cuesa.org/markets/days/thursday.php">Thursday farmers market</a> with an emphasis on artisanal street food. I took a trip over during my lunch break to see what the hype was all about. Learn more about the street food market - only in its second week of existence! - when you read on. <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/3470364?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.yumsugar.com/3470364#comment san francisco slow food street food farmers markets farmhouse culture Ferry Plaza Farmers Market 4505 Meats San Francisco Lox Sandwich Roli Roti Tacolicious Namu Korean Tacos Scream Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:30:45 -0700 YumSugar http://www.yumsugar.com/3470364 http://www.yumsugar.com/1907417 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/1907417"><img width=160 height=143 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15259/36_2008/IMG_3104.preview.large.JPG'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/1907417'></a> </div> One of the main events of last weekend's <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/tag/2008+slow+food+nation">Slow Food Nation</a> was the Marketplace, a farmers market where the public could buy produce directly from producers. Farmers from 30 different counties in California were on-hand to sell everything from mushrooms to vinegar. Check out some of my favorite moments here. <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/1907417?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.yumsugar.com/1907417#comment san francisco events festivals slow food slideshow farmers markets 2008 Slow Food Nation organic pastures dairy farmhouse culture California Vegetable Specialties J&P organics Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:30:25 -0700 YumSugar http://www.yumsugar.com/1907417