So if you are concerned about having good fresh local wild seafood on your plate instead of tasteless overly pink antibiotic loaded farmed fish, you can go and attend the discussion, moderated by Patricia Unterman, the Examiner food critic and environment-friendly chef at Hayes Street Grill. She is joined by Monterey Fish market co-founder Tom Worthington, Steve Fitz, a sand dab fisherman from Half-Moon Bay, Zeke Grader, from the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association, and Sheila Bowman, outreach coordinator for seafood watch. So you get the whole seafood chain, from the guy who plucks them out of the ocean, to the guy who sells it, to the lady who cooks it for you. That team should be able to handle any question you might have. Participation in the panel is $45, which includes sustainable seafood creations from Hayes Street Grill, Seaweed Cafe in Bodega Bay and Barndiva Restaurant in Healdsburg, all washed down with wines from organic vintners.

Then, if this does not satiate you, you can participate in a fund-raiser for Slow Food RAFT initiative. RAFT stands for Renewing America's Food Traditions. The fund-raiser is a dinner at Hayes Street Grill on the sustainable seafood theme, with a $130 menu which looks quite amazing: Monterey calamari, Half Moon Bay sand dabs, California white sea bass, Pacific Halibut and Mackerel, all as local as can be, all sustainable.

You can buy your ticket for each (or both for $145) events here. And remember, you are what you eat.

Sunday, July 23rd. Panel in the Ferry Building at 1-4:30pm; Dinner at Hayes Street Grill, 6-9pm. Info here