The program for the event is now available! Click to view program (3mb)
Exhibit Hours: 10am – 5pm
Food Tasting: 5pm – 8pm
Exhibitor's Networking Breakfast: 8am – 10am
Exhibit Hours: 10am – 5pm
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown Pittsburgh–view map and get directions
Special rates for hotel accomodations have been arranged at the Westin Convention Center, connected by skywalk to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. View their website for more information: Check rates and make a reservation.
Two day admission + Saturday Breakfast: $25 — Purchase Tickets Online
Friday Night Food Tasting: $25 — Purchase Tickets Online
Kids under 12 are free!
Group ticket sale discounts are available, please call Erin @ 412-563-7807.
After Thursday, March 25, tickets can be purchased at the event.
If you would like to pay over the phone by credit card or would like to inquire about group ticket sales, please contact us for details: 412-563-8800
To get more information, visit our Conference Exhibitors page.
10am: Exhibit Hall opens
10am: Demonstrations Begin
10:30am: Speakers Begin
5pm: Exhibit Hall Closes
5-8pm: Friday Night Food Tasting
8am: Saturday Breakfast Begins
10am: Exhibit Hall Opens
10am: Speakers Begin
10am: Demonstrations Begin
5pm: Exhibit Hall Closes
The schedule is subject to change. Please check back closer to the date of the conference for exact details.
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
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"
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"
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
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:
Vegetable Gardening
Know When to Sow Your Seeds
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
Allegheny County Cooperative Extension
Allegheny County Health Department WIC Program
American HealthCare Group, Inc.
Blackberry Meadows Farm
Building New Hope
Christian W. Klay Winery, Inc.
Citizens for PA's Future
Communities Alliance for Responsible Eco-Farming (CARE)
Deer Creek Winery
D n' D Farms
Dorothy's Candies
EcoCents
Edible Allegheny
Emerald Valley Artisan Cheese
Franferd Farm Foods, Inc.
Giant Eagle
Giant Eagle Market District
Gutter Helmet Systems
Hahn Natural Foods
Harvest Valley Farms
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Indiana County Tourist Bureau
LaDorita, LLC
Milestone Centers, Inc
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
Natural by Nature
Naturally Soergel’s
Neurologic Relief Centers
PASA
Phillips Family Chiropractic
Rachel Carson Homestead Association
Robinson Chiropractic
Sonshine Farms
Soup Alchemy
TABLE Magazine
Thistlewait Vineyards
Thoma Meat Market
Triple B Farms
Turner Dairy Farms Inc.
Unison Health Plan
UPMC Health Plan
US Personal Chef Association
Weatherbury Farm
Weston A. Price Foundation
Zukay Live Foods
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2007 & 2008 conference: Click Here
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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.
