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Discover Your Inner Farmer at Rockridge Market Hall

An afternoon jam-packed with food tastings, demonstrations, book signings and even an all-goat petting zoo

Rockridge Market Hall merchants will hold an afternoon of demonstrations, food tastings and book signings inspired by the urban farming movement and showcasing local food artisans on Saturday, April 21.

The public is invited to this free event which will feature demonstrations on butchery, cheesemaking, honey harvesting and fruit preserving. Local food producers will be on hand to offer tastings of their products and there will be a goat petting zoo to delight youngsters.

Ongoing tastings and demonstrations throughout Market Hall will take place between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

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The Oakland’s Havenscourt Homestead’s Nigerian Dwarf Goat Petting Zoo will be open for visitors at the event from noon to 4 p.m.

From 1 to 2 p.m., Novella Carpenter and Willow Rosenthal will demonstrate honey harvesting followed by a panel discussion and autographing of their new book, The Essential Urban Farmer. The discussion will be moderated by Margo True, Sunset Magazine food editor and editor of the Sunset book One Block Feasts.

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A demonstration for home cooks on chicken and rabbit butchery will be offered by the Marin Sun Farms Butcher Shop. There will be a pop-up oyster bar at Hapuku Fish Shop which will offer fresh, local shucked oysters. Fiscalini Farms will offer tips on making fresh mozzarella.

At noon Market Hall bakery chef and director Neucimar Dias da Silva will present a workshop called “When Life Gives You Lemons,” which will include ideas on preparing lemon curd and lemon preserves.

You can find out more about the event and the Rockridge Market Hall here.

Rockridge Market Hall is at 5655 College Ave., Oakland.

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