Conference Highlights

Focus on Speakers

Focus on Exhibitors

Keeping it Local.

2014 Speakers

2014 Conference Speakers

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Judy Wicks was the Keynote Speaker and founder of White Dog Café & Author of “Good Morning, Beautiful Business: the Unexpected Journey of an Activist Entrepreneur and Local Economy Pioneer.”

Fast Tracks

Kids’ Track
Chatham Track

Friday, March 21, 2014 Schedule

Exhibit Hall opens at 10am
10:30 AM
Bonnie Artman Fox, A Conscious Choice
Mindful Eating: Eating patterns that promote weight loss
Room 323

Dalel Khalil, Sito’s
15 Minute Mediterranean Meals
Alcove C

11:30 AM
LaVerne Darnell, Director of EVE Project
Nourishing Conversations for Mind Body Spirit
Room 323

Judy Wicks, Author
Author of “Good Morning, Beautiful Business: the Unexpected Journey of an Activist Entrepreneur and Local Economy Pioneer.”
Alcove C

Debbie Vignovic, RYT
Take a Break – Yoga Session
Concourse C

12:30 PM
Heather Cramer, Olive & Marlowe
Truth in Olive Oil
Room 323

Kimberly Jones, MS, RD, LDN & Chef Crystal Baldwin, Market District
Eating in Season: Optimizing Nutrition by Choosing Local Foods in Season All Year Long
Alcove C

1:30 PM
Joe Bozzelli, Five Elements Farm
Certified Naturally Grown: The “Other” Organic Standard
Room 323

Michael Fracasso & Leah Lizarondo, Author & Brazen Kitchen
Artist in the Kitchen
Alcove C

Debbie Vignovic, RYT
Take a Break – Yoga Session
Concourse C

2:30 PM
Jana Thompson, Pittsburgh Pro Poultry People
Keeping Hens in the City and Legislative Challenges
Room 323

Kelsey Weisgerber, Environmental Charter School & Slow Food Pittsburgh
School Gardening 101: The foundation for starting a succesful school gardening program
Alcove C

3:30 PM
Meredith Grelli, Wigle Whiskey
Behind the Label: Where Whiskey comes From
Room 323

Dorit Brauer, Meditation
Food Blessing Meditation
Alcove C

Saturday, March 22, 2014 Schedule

10:30 AM
Majestic Lane, Juice Up 412
Farm to Table, Food Desserts & Social Entrepreneurship
Room 323

Jeremy Swartzfager & Brent E. Wertz CEC, AAC, Footprints Farm & Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Farm to Five Star
Alcove C

11:30 AM
Elliott Lengel, Lengel Brothers Farm and Market
CSA, Farmers Markets & Buy Local Programs
Room 323

Rusty Orner, Quiet Creek Herb Farm & School of Country Living
Shiitake Mushrooms: The How & the Why
Alcove C

12:30 PM
Jeff & Cindy Berkowitz, New Life Kitchen
Maximize your Health & Minimize your Food Budget with Seasonal Eating
Room 323

Therese Tardio, Building New Hope
Fair Trade Coffee
Alcove C

1:30 PM PM
Dennis J. Courtney, MD, Courtney Medical Group
10 Essentials to Save Your Eyesight
Room 323

Regina Koetters, Marty’s Market
Close to the Source: How Retailers & Customers Can Work Together
Alcove C

2:30 PM
Edwin W. Shank, The Family Cow
Putting Love into Food Safety
Room 323

Janet McKee, Holistic Health Counselor/Founder of Sanaview
Darrel Frey, Permaculture Expert, Sanaview
Rejuvenating our Land and our Health
Alcove C