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Farm to Table Conference
April 3, 2009- April 4, 2009
Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown
Keep it Real, Keep it Local
Tickets: $25 for the conference and $25 for food tasting, which is scheduled for Friday night.
Conference Highlights:
• Farmers Market
• Expanded Health Expo
• Cooking Demonstrations by Chefs and Dieticians
• Presentations by Experts about eating local
• Local Food Tasting on Friday night
The keynote speaker, is Dr. Devra Davis, Ph.D., MPH. Dr. Davis is Director of the multidisciplinary University of Pittsburgh, Center for Environmental Oncology, which includes experts in medicine, basic research, engineering and public policy that develop cutting-edge studies to identify the causes of cancer and propose policies to reduce the risks of the disease.
Other speakers include:
Dorit Brauer, Food Blessing
Peter Burns & Greg Burns, Heritage Farm
Will Clower, Mediterranean Wellness
Patricia DeMarco, Ph.D., The Rachel Carson Homestead
Christopher Fullerton, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)
Jeff Iovino, Iovino Café
Kathleen M. Kelley, Ph.D., Department of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University
Maureen Tighe, ND, Trillium Natural Medicine
Dennis van Engelsdorp, Acting Pennsylvania State Apiarist