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What are you doing on Labor Day? We’ll be in San Francisco, at this summer’s must-attend foodie event, Slow Food Nation. Tickets went on sale last week, so grab ‘em while they’re hot. Speaking of hot, this East Coast heatwave is already inspiring West Coast daydreams, but just imagine the Bay Area filled with even more farmers, foodies, activists, musicians…all there to celebrate and support the sustainable food movement, just in time for the late-summer harvest.

Slow Food Nation will be the first-ever American collaborative gathering to unite the growing sustainable food movement and introduce thousands of people to food that is good, clean and fair through enjoyable, accessible and educational activities.

A heavy-hitting lineup of keynote speakers will include Wendell Berry, Marion Nestle, Carlo Petrini, Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Vandana Shiva and Alice Waters. Musical guests (so far — more to be announced!) Gnarls Barkley; G Love & Special Sauce; the John Butler Trio; Medeski Martin & Wood; New Pornographers and Ozomatli are headlining the Slow Food Rocks (yes it does!) musical portion of the gathering. Then, of course, there will be the food…