Portland's Annual VegFest This Saturday | Oregon Convention Center
September 17, 2009 — PDXPIPELINEPosted by Sherri Montgomery
Go Green and Veg Out!
The annual VegFest, started in 2005 by Northwest Veg, celebrates and promotes sustainable, 
compassionate and healthy food choices and lifestyles. This 5th year of VegFest is once again packed full of great speakers, cooking demos, and a whole expo area with all kinds of tasty food samples to try out from over dozens of different businesses & organizations.
This year's event is packed with great speakers include pioneering physician & nutrition expert John McDougall, health & wellness expert & author Kelly Freston, professional athlete-turned-firefighter & author Rip Esselstyn, and Registered Dietitian & author Vesanto Malina. Catch these inspiring talks scheduled at various times on Saturday.
Cooking demos will be happening throughout the day lead by several different chefs & authors. The demos include:
- Isa Chandra Moskowitz (Eclectic Rice Paper Rolls)
- David Gabbe (The Joy of Vegan Cooking — assorted dishes)
- Gabrielle Chavez (Wild Green Smoothie & Banana Bread)
- Wes Hannah (Vegan Lasagna)
- Julie Hasson (Quick & Easy Dishes from The Cancer Project)
In addition to the cooking demos there are also several short classes offered:
- Sussaa Czeranko, ND (“Preventing Cancer: Eating Outside the Box, Can and Jar)
- Brian McCarthy (“The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Family on a Vegan Diet”)
- Sharon Warner Methvin (“Making a Difference for Animals — One Bite at a Time”)
- Dr. Richard Heitsch (“Vegan Diet for Optimal Athletic Performance”
- Kathy Hessler (“Factory Farming: Consequences for Humans, the Environment and Animals”)
And if you just wanted a chance to “Ask an Expert”, there's several opportunities to talk various experts on everything from nutrition & health, to cooking and vegan parenting. The panelists available to answer questions, both at specific times & when they are not presenting elsewhere, are:
- Stephanie Lucas, RN, MS, MPA
- Tammy Russell, RD, MS, LD
- Chef Brian McCarthy
- Sue Aberle, RD, MS
- …and others!
Classes, demos, speakers, experts… Musicians too! Check out the following folks performing during the festival:
- SweetJuice
- Jon Davidson
- Seth Martin
- Kate Mann
- Amy Bleu
- Dawnya Clarine
When: Saturday, September 19, 10AM-8PM
Where: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd.
Admission: $5 per person (You can even download a coupon online for $1 off admission)
September 17, 2009 at 21:09
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