Monday, May 4, 2009

San Francisco

Kayaking
The Elkhorn Slough Foundation, a community-based nonprofit whose mission is conserving and restoring Elkhorn Slough and its watershed, currently owns and manages 3500 acres, the largest conservation holdings in the Elkhorn watershed. Their wildlife is abundant!

Tour McEvoy Ranch
McEvoy Ranch is legendary as a pioneer producer of California artisan olive oil. McEvoy Ranch sits on 550 acres in the rolling hills west of Petaluma in Marin County, where their certified organic, extra virgin olive oil and other estate-grown products are cultivated. The olives are grown, harvested and milled on the ranch.

Back Alley Inspirations
Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center, located in San Francisco's Mission District, is a multipurpose community based arts organization that has played an integral role in the city's cultural heritage and arts education. One of only three community mural centers in the United States, the center encompasses more than 80 murals in an eight-block walk.

Experience Chinatown with a Chinese Chef
Chef and author Shirley Fong-Torres leads this amazing Chinatown adventure through back alleys and into herbal shops and Chinese temples, to teach the culture of this historic neighborhood. You will have a chance to eat in a dim sum teahouse, visit the small cafes, and restaurants frequented by locals and top the day off in shopping for souvenirs, jewelry, and linens.

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