Past Farm to Table Pittsburgh Conferences
Read about our speakers and demonstrations that we’ve had in the past to get a good idea of what to expect at this year’s conference.
2013 Conference
2013 Exhibitors
2013 Tasting Exhibitors
2013 Speakers
2012 Conference
2011 Conference
See the full list of exhibitors, food tasting vendors and the schedule for speakers, demonstrations and kid’s activities for the 2011 events. Download the program: 2011 Farm to Table Conference Program
2010 Conference Schedule of Events
Friday, March 26, 2010
10am: Exhibit Hall opens
10am: Demonstrations Begin
10:30am: Speakers Begin
5pm: Exhibit Hall Closes
5-8pm: Friday Night Food Tasting
Saturday, March 27, 2010
8am: Saturday Breakfast Begins
10am: Exhibit Hall Opens
10am: Speakers Begin
10am: Demonstrations Begin
5pm: Exhibit Hall Closes
2010 Speaker Schedule
Friday, March 26, 2010
10:30am | Art King, Harvest Valley Farms
“PA Simply Sweet Onions”
11:30am | Kevin Brown, President, Visionary Trainers, Inc.
“Liberation Diet, Healthy Long Term Weight Loss with Real Food”
1pm | Darrell Misak, ND, Pittsburgh Alternative Health
“Your Health, Your Environment and Whole Foods”
2:30pm | Robert Steffes & Christina Joy Neumann, Burgh Bees
“Beekeeping and Farming Synergies”
4pm | Patricia DeMarco, PhD, Rachel Carson Homestead
“A Sustainable Food Supply in Harmony with Nature – Rethinking Agriculture”
5pm -8pm | Friday Night Food Tasting
Saturday Morning Breakfast Speakers
Time: 8am-10am
Neilly Buckalew, Integrative Health Interest Group UPMC
Moderator
Michael L. Boninger, M.D., Director UPMC Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
“Importance of Fitness and nutrition in disability.”
Susan E. George, PT, MS, DPT, OCS, WCS, Director of WomensRehab at Centers for Rehab Services
Jude Vachon, Be Well! Pittsburgh, Healthcare Options for the Uninsured
“Be Well! Pittsburgh- an attempt to help low-income Pittsburghers be healthy with or without health insurance”
Saturday, March 27, 2010
10am | Goutham Rao, MD, Clinical Director, Weight Management and Wellness Center, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
“Practical strategies for promoting healthy weights among adults and children.”
11:30am | Heather Mikulas, Penn State Extension Allegheny County
“Where does your food come from? A consumer’s guide to demystifying food shopping.”
1pm |Donald L. Gibbon, Crystal Images Photography, Curator, PASA Exhibits
“A Virtual Tour of Sustainable Pennsylvania Farms”
2:30pm | Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, Author of The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food
“Myths and Truths about Vegetarian Diets”
3:30pm | Dorit Brauer, Reflexologist & Meditation Teacher
“Food Blessing Meditation”
2010 Demonstration Schedule
Friday, March 26, 2010
10am | Lisa Ferguson, Fabled Table:
Use Seasonal Produce for Quick, Delicious, Nutritious Meals
11:30am | Chef Martin Ellenberger, Six Penn Kitchen:
Cooking Demonstration
1pm | Kathy King, Harvest Valley Farms:
Cooking Demonstration: PA Simply Sweet Onions
2:30pm | Chris Fennimore & Joshua Burnett, WQED & Grow Pittsburgh:
Cooking Demonstration
4pm | John Jamison, Jamison Farm:
Farm to Dinner Plate
Saturday, March 27, 2010
10am | Scott Grzybek, Zukay Live Foods:
The practice and health benefits of natural food fermentation
11am | Jodi Verbanic, Cherry Valley Organics:
Farm to Skin: Handmade Herbal Body Care Products
12pm | Mandi S. Babkes MNH, HHC, Holistic And Raw With Mandi:
Organic, Plant-based, Raw and Living Foods Diet and Lifestyle
1pm | Yvonne Post & Denise Sheehan, Cooking For Real:
Using Fresh, Local and Seasonal Ingredients
2:30pm |Susan Parker, Gardens Gorgeous, SHP Solutions, LLC:
Healthy Foods and How to Grow Them and Use Them
Download Speaking Materials:
Nutrients of Fruits and Vegetables
4pm |Chef Tim Hering, Chef Carole Ortenzo, Western PA Chapter of the United States Personal Chef Association:
Personal Chef: In season, Locally-grown, Organic Meals
2009 Conference
Friday, April 3, 2009
10:00 am | Christopher Fullerton, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) ::Visit Website
“The Good Food Neighborhood: It takes a Village to build a Sustainable Local Food System”
11:15 am | Peter Burns & Greg Burns, Heritage Farm: Sustainable Production of Natural, Healthy, and Clean Foods in North Central PA ::Download Biographies :: Visit Website
“Growing A Heritage: Our Own Small Farm Story (book written about sustainable farming practices and farm lifestyle by Gregory Burns)”
11:45 am | Dorit Brauer, Food Blessing Meditation ::Download Presentation ::Visit Website
12:30pm | Thomas J. Reynolds, Director, The Robert A. Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems Education and Research at Slippery Rock University of PA ::View Website
1:00 pm | Joshua Burnett, Grow Pittsburgh ::Visit Website
Demonstration: “No Schoolyard Left Unplanted: Growing (an Appetite for) Fresh Fruits and Vegetables”
1:45 pm | Maureen Tighe, ND, Trillium Natural Medicine ::Visit Website
“Naturopathic Nutrition: A New Perspective on Achieving Ideal Health for All Ages”
2:15 pm | Jeff Bost, PA-C, Clinical Instructor, Department of Neurosurgery UPMC ::Visit Website
“Human Longevity: Can Resveratrol, Green Tea and Omega-3 Offer New Hope?”
3:00 pm | Rick Day & Bob Neiderer, Penn State Geospatial Lab :: View Website
“Use of AgMap, a direct marketing website for agricultural business”
3:45 pm | Robert McCafferty, North Country Brewing Company, Silvermist Farm ::Visit Website
“Farm to Fork”
Saturday, April 4, 2009
10:00 am | Kathleen M. Kelley, Ph.D., Department of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University ::Read Online Biography
“Consumer behaviors and preferences for locally grown and certified organic produce and value-added products”
10:00 am | Jeff Berta, Slippery Rock Greenhouse
Demonstration: “Live Herb Plants: What’s new and how to keep them going”
11:15 am | Will Clower, Mediterranean Wellness ::Visit Website
“Faux Food Physiology and The Hunger For Satiety ”
11:30 am | Sara Kudasick, Right By Nature ::Visit Website
Demonstration: “Grilled Buffalo with Sweet Onions”
12:30 pm | Patricia DeMarco, PhD, The Rachel Carson Homestead ::Visit Website
“Living in Harmony with Nature: Why Organic Matters!”
1:00 pm | Rachel Lori, Personal Chef ::Visit Website
Demonstration: “Cooking Local”
1:15 am | Dorit Brauer, Food Blessing Meditation ::Download Presentation ::Visit Website
2:30 pm | Colleen Prokopik, Plum Senior High
Demonstration: “How to start a Victory Garden”
3:30 pm | Maryann Frazier, Senior Extension Associate ::View Website
“Honey Bee Decline: Why it Matters”
