Portland VegFest 2008 Schedule
Friday Evening Keynote Address: May 9
Howard Lyman, the "Mad Cowboy" "Destroying the Earth a Bite at a Time"
- Doors open 6:15 with live music by Anima Bhakti
- Introduction by Bo Rinaldi: 7:00 pm
- Keynote address by Howard Lyman
Saturday Fair, May 10, 10 am - 6 pm
Exhibit Hall Opens at 10 am
Saturday Speakers: Auditorium (unless noted*)
- 12:00 Brenda Davis, R.D. "Cutting Edge Vegetarian Nutrition"
- 12:00* (upstairs, in library) Juan Castillo Herrera "Fair Trade: A Peruvian Farmer's Perspective"
- 1:30 Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Compassionate Cooks "Getting to the Meat of the Matter: Debunking the Myths of a Vegetarian Diet."
- 3:00 Mia MacDonald, Executive Director, Brighter Green. "Your Burger or Your Car?" Global Warming and Your Diet
- 4:30 Paul Shapiro, Humane Society of the United States. "Advances for Farm Animals: How and Why We're Winning"
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Speakers for more details.
Chef Demos: Kitchen Demo Room, lower level
- 10:30 - 11:30 am Chef Sheila Gilronan, Blue Moose Cafe
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm Chef Lisa Higgins, SweetPea Baking Company
- 1:30 - 2:30 pm Chef Jake Farrar, Blossoming Lotus Cafe
- 3:00 - 4:00 pm Chef Jenny Cornbleet, Raw Cuisine
- 4:30 - 5:30 pm Chef David Lee, Field Roast Grain Meat Co.
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Chef Demos for more details.
Saturday VEG 101 Presentations: Introduction to a Plant-based Diet
- 10:30 - 11:30 am (Chef Demo Room) Chef Sheila Gilronan, Blue Moose Cafe "Introduction to Vegetarian Cooking"
- 11:35 - 11:55 am (Library) Donna Benjamin “Living as a Vegetarian”
- 12:00 - 1:15 pm (Auditorium) Brenda Davis, R.D. "Cutting Edge Vegetarian Nutrition"
- 1:30-2:10 pm (Library) Wes Kempfer, "Global Fate on a Plate"
- 2:15-2:55 pm (Library) Chef Al Chase "Knife Skills"
- 3:00-3:40 pm (Library) Wendy Abraham, N.D. “Basics of Grains & Beans”
- 3:45-4:25 pm (Library) Marsha Rakestraw "Please Pass the Gorilla: The Stories of Those We Eat"
- 4:30-5:30 pm (Library) Ole Ersson, M.D. "Chronic Disease Prevention"
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Veg 101 Classes for more details.
Ask the Experts
- 10:30-12:00 (Experts table) Gail Nelson (vegan parenting; nutrition)
- 12:00-1:30 (Experts table) Julie Hasson (cooking, baking)
- 1:30-3:00 (Experts table) Tammy Russell, R.D.,M.S., L.D.(nutrition, health, vegan parenting)
- 3:00-4:30 (Experts table) Sue Aberle, R.D., M.S.(nutrition, health, cooking, raw)
- 4:30-6:00 (Experts table) Wendy Abraham, N.D.(health, cooking), Jennifer Cornbleet (raw)
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Ask the Experts for more details.
Family Activity Corner: (SW corner of the Main Exhibit Hall, near main doors)
- 10am-6pm Join in veg-friendly art, craft and science activities with your kids; coordinated by NW VEG volunteers, for ages 10 & under.
