Skip to content
CapRadio

CapRadio

signal status listen live donate
listen live donate signal status
listen live donate signal status
  • News
    • topics
    • State Government
    • Environment
    • Health Care
    • Race and Equity
    • Business
    • Arts and Lifestyle
    • Food and Sustainability
    • PolitiFact California
  • Music
    • genres
    • Classical
    • Jazz
    • Eclectic
    • Daily Playlist
  • Programs + Podcasts
    • news
    • Morning Edition
    • All Things Considered
    • Marketplace
    • Insight With Vicki Gonzalez
    • music
    • Acid Jazz
    • At the Opera
    • Classical Music
    • Connections
    • Excellence in Jazz
    • Hey, Listen!
    • K-ZAP on CapRadio
    • Mick Martin's Blues Party
    • Programs A-Z
    • Podcast Directory
  • Schedules
    • News
    • Music
    • ClassicalStream
    • JazzStream
    • Weekly Schedule
    • Daily Playlist
  • Community
    • Events Calendar
    • CapRadio Garden
    • CapRadio Reads
    • Ticket Giveaways
  • Support
    • Evergreen Gift
    • One-Time Gift
    • Corporate Support
    • Vehicle Donation
    • Stock Gift
    • Legacy Gift
    • Endowment Gift
    • Benefits
    • Member FAQ
    • e‑Newsletter
    • Drawing Winners
    • Thank You Gifts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Close Menu
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 
 We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter 

Sacramento’s Farm-To-Fork Week Now Two Weeks

  •  Ed Joyce 
Friday, July 18, 2014 | Sacramento, CA
Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio
 

Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

After the success of last year's Farm-to-Fork Celebration in Sacramento, the free festival is expanding to two weeks this year.

The Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau said Friday the community response to the event was overwhelming, with 25,000 people attending the free festival on Capitol Mall.

The Farm-to-Fork Week will now stretch from Sept. 13 to Sept. 28.

“The event includes a restaurant week, a wine event and the festival on the Capitol Mall is back,” said Mike Testa, senior vice president with the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau. “The festival includes farmers, animals, food trucks and microbrews.”

Testa said there will also be farm tours, dinners on farms and specials at area restaurants during the two week event.

Testa says the event is also about education.

"We want to be a leader not only in food but everything that comes with it,” said Testa. “So when you talk about Farm-to-Fork-to-Farm and the recycling aspect of food that's one thing that this region should be leading the nation in because the details are applicable to every city in this country.”

Testa said the Farm-to-Fork Celebration is part of a year-round effort to promote California as the largest agriculture producing state in the U.S., with many of the crops produced in the Sacramento region. 

He said 600 tickets for a dinner at the Tower Bridge last year sold out in six hours. Testa said tickets for this year’s dinner go on sale Monday and the money helps fund the free events at the celebration.


Follow us for more stories like this

CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you.  As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today.

Donate Today  

    Related Stories

  • Bob Moffitt

    Farm-to-Fork Exceeds Expectations

    Tuesday, October 22, 2013
    Attendance at Sacramento's first Farm-to-Fork week was nearly double what organizers had predicted.
  • Farm-to-Fork Week Cattle Drive Crosses Tower Bridge

    Monday, September 23, 2013
    The city that used to resent being called a "cow town" sponsored a small cattle drive today as part of the marketing of Farm-to-Fork events this week.
  • Farm-To-Fork Week Starts With Banquet On A Bridge

    Friday, September 20, 2013
    It’s been nearly a year since Mayor Kevin Johnson proclaimed Sacramento “America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital.”

Ed Joyce

Former All Things Considered Anchor & Reporter

Ed Joyce is a former reporter and All Things Considered news anchor at Capital Public Radio. Ed is a veteran journalist with experience in a variety of news positions across all media platforms, including radio, television, web and print.   Read Full Bio 

Sign up for ReCap and never miss the top stories

Delivered to your inbox every Friday.

 

Check out a sample ReCap newsletter.

Thanks for subscribing!

Thank you for signing up for the ReCap newsletter! We'll send you an email each Friday with the top stories from CapRadio.

Browse all newsletters

More Stories

Courtesty of University of the Pacific

Cancer patients who take opioids often struggle with constipation. These Stockton-based researchers may have a solution.

August 12, 2022

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

Longest triple-digit heatwave of the year arrives in Sacramento this week

August 15, 2022

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

It takes a village for Black youth in North Sacramento

August 12, 2022

Most Viewed

Stalled U.S. Forest Service project could have protected California town from Caldor Fire destruction

California coronavirus updates: WHO renames monkeypox subvariants away from regional signifiers

Abortion is still legal in California. Here are answers to questions about access in the state.

Who is Harriet Hageman, the woman who beat Liz Cheney in the Wyoming House race?

Northern California wildfires: Where to find updates on air quality, evacuations, and official information

We Get Support From:
Become a Supporter

Most Viewed

Stalled U.S. Forest Service project could have protected California town from Caldor Fire destruction

California coronavirus updates: WHO renames monkeypox subvariants away from regional signifiers

Abortion is still legal in California. Here are answers to questions about access in the state.

Who is Harriet Hageman, the woman who beat Liz Cheney in the Wyoming House race?

Northern California wildfires: Where to find updates on air quality, evacuations, and official information

Back to Top

  • CapRadio

    7055 Folsom Boulevard
    Sacramento, CA 95826-2625

    • (916) 278-8900
    • Toll-free (877) 480-5900
    • Email Us
    • Submit a News Tip
  • Contact Us

  • About Us

    • Contact Us / Feedback
    • Coverage
    • Directions
    • Careers & Internships
    • Mission / Vision / Core Values
    • Press
    • Staff Directory
    • Board of Directors
  • Listening Options

    • Mobile App
    • On Air Schedules
    • Smart Speakers
    • Playlist
    • Podcasts
    • RSS
  • Connect With Us

    •  Facebook
    •  Twitter
    •  Instagram
    •  YouTube
  • Donate

  • Listen

  • Newsletters

CapRadio stations are licensed to California State University, Sacramento. © 2022, Capital Public Radio. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Website Feedback FCC Public Files: KXJZ KKTO KUOP KQNC KXPR KXSR KXJS. For assistance accessing our public files, please call 916-278-8900 or email us.