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VegFest 2011
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Saturday, Sept. 17:

Speakers (A105/106):

11:00am - Amy Lanou, PhD - "Should dairy products be part of a healthy diet?"
12:30pm - Neal Barnard, MD - "Kickstart Your Health"
2:00pm - Wayne Pacelle - "The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals"
3:30pm - Johanna Lampe, PhD - "Plant-based Diets and Cancer Prevention"
5:00-6:45pm - Forks Over Knives - documentary film screening

Chef Demos (A108/109):

11:00am - Sarah Matheny - "Meatless Makeovers of Family Favorites"
12:30pm - Alan Roettinger - "Speed Vegan"
2:00pm - Julie Hasson - "Vegan Cream Pies"
3:30pm - Chat Mingkwan - "Asian Fusion"
5:00pm - Aaron Adams - "Making Vegan Pasta Dough and Ravioli"

Classes (A107):

11:00am - Nicole Sopko - "The Yoga of Veganism"
12:30pm
2:00pm - Steve Meyerowitz - "The Ultimate Local Agriculture"
3:30pm - Sharon Methvin, PhD - "A Bite of Compassion and the Power of One"
5:00pm - Helen Atthowe - "Veganic Gardening - How to Eat Well Unselfishly"

Ask the Experts (Exhibit Hall):

11:00am - 12:30pm - Stephanie Lucas, R.N. - Health, Veganic Gardening
12:30pm - 2:00pm - Steve Aberle - Vegan Travel
2:00pm - 3:30pm - Wendy Abraham, ND - Wellness, Overcoming Pain, Pregnancy
3:30pm - 5:00pm - Helen Atthowe - Organic, Veganic Farming
5:00pm - 6:00pm - Vesanto Melina, MS, RD - Vegan and Raw Nutrition

Family Activities (Exhibit Hall):

11:00am: Worm Bin Magic! and other EverGreen Twins® activities with Rick Reynolds, M.Ed.
12:30pm: Pollination Mazes and other EverGreen Twins activities
2:00pm: Eco-doku™ and other EverGreen Twins activities
3:30pm: Story time with the author: The Adventures of Walter the Water Molecule
5:00pm: Organic Scavenger Hunt and other EverGreen Twins activities + Drawing for a free EverGreen Twins Activity Book and other prizes

Sunday, Sept. 18:

Speakers (A105/106):

11:00am - Robert Cheeke - "Build a Better Body on a Plant-based Diet"
12:30pm - How I Became an Elephant - Short clips + Q & A with Juliette West
2:00pm - Vesanto Melina, RD - "Veg Nutrition for Superb Health"
3:30pm - Grant Butler - "Going Vegan: A tasty, eye-opening journey"
5:00-6:45pm - Forks Over Knives - documentary film screening

Chef Demos (A108/109):

11:00am - Alan Roettinger - "Speed Vegan"
12:30pm - Abbie Jaye - "Unprocessed with Chef AJ"
2:00pm - David Gabbe - "Packing a Vegan Lunchbox"
3:30pm - Piper Dixon - "Eating Vegan. Eating Seasonal."
5:00pm - Jeff Rogers - "Bring Your Salads to Life!"

Classes (A107):

11:00am - Richard Heitsch, MD - "Sorting Through Dietary Fact and Fiction"
12:30pm - Steve Meyerowitz - "Healing with Super Foods"
2:00pm - Helen Atthowe - "How Your Food is Grown"
3:30pm - John Collins, ND - "Vegan Nutrition for Children"
5:00pm - Peter Spendelow, PhD - "Diet Effects on Environment and Global Warming"

Ask the Experts (Exhibit Hall):

11:00am - 12:30pm - Tammy Russell, RD - Nutrition, Vegan Parenting
12:30pm - 2:00pm - Sue Aberle, R.D. - Nutrition, Raw Food
2:00pm - 3:30pm - Kim Card - Food Shopping, Veganism
3:30pm - 5:00pm - Steven Bailey, ND - Raw Foods, Superfoods
5:00pm - 6:00pm - John Collins, ND - Family, Kid's Nutrition

Family Activities (Exhibit Hall):

11:00am: Story time with author Rick Reynolds, M.Ed.: The Adventures of Walter the Water Molecule and other EverGreen Twins® activities
12:30pm: Worm Bin Magic! and other EverGreen Twins activities
2:00pm: Eco-doku™ and other EverGreen Twins activities
3:30pm: Calendar Games and other EverGreen Twins activities
5:00pm: Pollination Mazes and other EverGreen Twins activities + Drawing for a free EverGreen Twins Activity Book and other prizes