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As the heat of summer gradually gives way to the cool breezes of fall, the sustainable food movement shifts its focus toward supplying communities with the bounty of the new harvest. On August 27, join Family Farmed in celebrating the changing of the seasons with locally sourced breakfast and interactive cooking demonstrations at the Santa Monica Farmers Market’s Good Food Festival.

Linking the best local farmers and family-owned producers with the public, Family Farmed fosters relationships that promote the growth of local food systems. As hosts of the first Southern California Good Food Festival & Conference, this not-for-profit is dedicating the end of summer to highlighting issues integral to local and sustainable family farming. With live demonstrations highlighting master chefs, the Good Food Festival is at once an educational, entertaining, and appetizing event.

Learn how to best preserve the fruits of summer with Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections as she makes fresh fig jam, or nurture your inner pâtissier with a classic French brioche course from Clemence Gossett of the Gourmandise Cooking School. For a lesson in sustainable charcuterie, join Paul Osher of Bean & Thyme as he leads a how-to about his famed chorizo sausages. Enjoy an assortment of frittatas, cheeses, locally roasted coffee, and fresh juices—a delectable way to round out this ideal morning for epicurean early-birds.