Ottawa Veg Fest 2010

May 30th (10am-5pm) at the Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third St., Ottawa. Parking is available on nearby streets. Admission is free!

 

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Guest Speakers:

10:30-12:00 - Gene Baur - "Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food."

Gene Baur is an activist, best-selling author, and president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, the first animal rescue organization dedicated to farmed animals. He is vegan and has been at the forefront of animal rights since he began the Sanctuary in 1986. For more information please see our 'Speakers' page.

1:15-2:45 - Michael Greger, M.D. - The Latest in Clinical Nutrition

Michael Greger, M.D., is a physician, author, and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues. Dr. Greger has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, the National Institutes of Health, and the International Bird Flu Summit, among countless other symposia and institutions, and was invited as an expert witness in defense of Oprah Winfrey at the infamous "meat defamation" trial. For more information please see our 'Speakers' page.

3:00-4:30 - Jae Steele - Ripe from around Here: What "Local" and "Sustainable" mean for a Plant-Based Diet.

Jae Steele is a registered holistic nutritionist living in Toronto. She's the author of the Gourmand award-winning vegan cookbook Get It Ripe: a fresh take on vegan cooking and living (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2008). Her latest book, Ripe From Around Here: A Vegan Guide to Local and Sustainable Eating--No Matter Where You Live is due to be released this spring. While local foods is a big buzz phrase across the western world these days, jae makes a point of providing an informative resource from a non-animal-consuming, vegan vantage point. For more information please see our 'Speakers' page.

Food Demonstrations by:

11:00-12:00 - Dee Newman and Kristin Ferguson from Three Cheers Cupcakes - Veganizing Your Favourite Sweet Treats

1:00-2:00 - Caroline Ishii of Zen Kitchen - Raw Spicy Thai Wrap

3:00-4:00 - Brad Campeau from B.Goods Cookies - The Ultimate Vegan Cookie

Emcee:

Join our dynamic host/emcee Richard Denault to learn more about the benefits of a plant-based diet and how to make healthier, greener and more compassionate dietary and lifestyle choices, and to celebrate the diversity of vegetarian cuisine and culture here in Canada’s capital!

 

Confirmed Exhibitors:

New Moon Rabbit Rescue
PureMed Naturopath
Clean Hands Warm Hands
Be Veg, Go Green, Save the Planet!
Terra Foods
Raw Nutrition
Christian Vegetarian Association
Kincades Fine Foods
Eat Me Alive!
Vanilla Bean and Bella
Simply Meditation
Simply Natural Kosmetics
Barefoot Books
Auntie Loo's Treats
Biosphere
Sick on Sin
Canadian School of Natural Nutrition
Ottawa Animal Defense League
Natural Choice Bed & Breakfast
Kinki/Mambo Restaurant
Viva Granola

Silent Auction Items:

• Original framed painting (apples in a basket) by Louise Rachlis
• Original painting by Edelweiss D'Andrea

• Gift Certificate from ZenKitchen. www.zenkitchen.ca

• Gift basket by Viva Granola. www.vivagranolaveganstore.ca

• Gift basket by Sweet & Sara Vegan Marshmallows www.sweetandsara.com

• Gift basket by LUSH, St. Laurent Shopping Centre www.lush.com

• An Algonquin Shaman journey healing treatment with Paula Norman.
• A Sound healing treatment - supported sound bath and atheric massage, with Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, with Mark Daniel
• Two $70 gift certificates to Body Mind Wellness Studio 309 Cooper Street Suite 303, Ottawa  www.bodymindstudio.com

• Two tote bags and three vegan cookbooks from PETA. www.peta.com

• Two passes to the Mayfair Theatre www.mayfairtheatre.ca
• $25 gift certificate to the Ottawa Folklore Centre www.ottawafolklore.com
• "Happy, Healthy Vegan Kids" by Ottawa authour Tracie Demotte
• "500 Greatest-Ever Vegetarian Recipes" book from Singing Pebble Books www.singingpebblebooks.ca
• "Idiot's Guide to Vegan Living" book from the NCVA.

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