Exhibit Hours: 10am – 5pm
Food Tasting: 5pm – 8pm
Exhibit Hours: 10am – 5pm
Read the entire schedule, including speakers and demonstrations, below.
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown Pittsburgh–view map and get directions
Teachers in Allegheny County can get up to 7 hours of Act 48 credits if you attend both days of the event. Remember to sign in at the registration desk and mention that you would like to be credited.
There are a total of 4 credit hours for attending the conference on Friday, and 3 credit hours for attending the event on Saturday.
Tickets to the two day conference and the Friday night food tasting are $25 each. If you buy 5 or more of the same ticket, you can save 15%!
Important Note about Ticket Sales: If you purchase tickets on Wednesday, April 1 or Thursday, April 2, you will pick your tickets up at the registration table on the day of the event.
After Thursday, April 2, tickets can be purchased at the event.
Click Here to purchase tickets online.
To purchase by Phone or Mail please call 412-563-8800 or Email
The schedule is subject to change. Please check back closer to the date of the conference for exact details. Alternatively, you can download the 2009 conference schedule and print it out.
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"
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"
ACHD WIC Program
Agmap, Penn State University
American HealthCare Group, Inc.
Blackberry Meadows
Body~Environment
Building New Hope
Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau
Cutco Cutlery
East End Food Co-op
Edible Allegheny
FireFly Farms
Frankferd Farms Foods, Inc.
Giant Eagle/Market District
Greene County Tourism
Group Against Smog and Pollution
Hahn Natural Foods
Harvest Valley Farms
Hays Orchard
Herbal Delights
Herbals USA
Heritage Farm
Heritage School at the Conservancy
Hidden Hills Dairy
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Horizon View Farms
Indiana County Tourist Bureau
Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence
John McGinnis
Joseph Beth Booksellers
Le-Ara Farms, LLC
Logan Family Farms
Marburger Farm Dairy, Inc.
McGinnis Sisters Special Food Stores
PASA
Penn's Corner Farm Alliance
Rachel Carson Homestead
Signature Financial Planning
Soergel Orchards
Steel City Chiropractic
TABLE Magazine
The Allegheny Front
Turner Dairy Farms
Weatherbury Farm
Weston A. Price Foundation
Zukay Live Foods
Check back often for a complete list of our exhibitors. To view exhibitors from past years, visit our page for the 2007 & 2008 conference: Click Here
To become an exhibitor, download the exhibitor agreement: 
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Please contact Erin Hart if you have any questions:
Phone: 412/563-7807 or Email: ehart@american-healthcare.net
View and purchase our 22" x 28" commemerative poster:
We will have a room available for breastfeeding mothers or a rest stop for kids who need a quiet break. Seating will be provided, but please bring your child's books and toys for them to play with.
This area will not be supervised, so you must stay with your children at all times.
