Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 When: Saturday, June 21, 2008 11:00 am to 4 pm Where: Abromson Community Education Center, University of Southern Maine 88 Bedford Street http://www.usm.maine.edu/abromson/floorplans.html Portland, ME Who: 2077138337 www.maineanimalcoalition.org/artman/publish/article_1282.shtml Cost: FREE Category: Fairs/Festivals Description: Join us for MAC's Fourth Annual Vegetarian Food Festival. The festival will consist of vegan food samples, guest speakers, exhibitors, vegan product samples, coupons, a raffle and more. DATE: Saturday, June 21, 2008LOCATION: Abromson Community Education Center, University of Southern Maine, 88 Bedford Street, Portland, Maine SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Food, Exhibitors & DisplaysNoon - Jessica Porter, Macrobiotics for Vegetarians2:30 p.m. - Paul Shapiro, Advances for Farm Animals: How and Why We're Winning FOOD & SAMPLES: The Pepper Club Restaurant, located in downtown Portland, will be catering vegan food samples again this year. Some of our exhibitors will also be providing free food samples, and we'll be serving samples of vegan food and products from donors, including Betty Lou's Inc., Primal Spirit Foods, Larabar, Crispy Cat Candy Bars, Seasoned Chef Maine, Bumble Bar, Galaxy Foods, Road's End Chreese, Follow Your Heart, Whole Foods Market, Maine Coast Sea Vegetables, Bolthouse Farms, and Sequel Naturals (Vega). EXHIBITORS: Exhibitors at the festival include Maine Animal Coalition, Green Elephant Vegetarian Restaurant, Bouchard Family Farm (Ployes), Maine Friends of Animals, Farm Sanctuary, Arbonne, The Humane Society of the United States, Delicious TV, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Word - The Universal Spirit, Kzeloumsen Permaculture Gardens, USM Animal Rights Activist Team, the Sierra Club, and a Vegan Cooking Information table. SPEAKERS: Paul Shapiro, Senior Director of the Factory Farming Campaign, The Humane Society of the United StatesAdvances for Farm Animals: How and Why We're WinningFor decades, the plight of farm animals in the United States has steadily grown worse. Yet the first few years of the 21st Century have seen historic strides against factory farming that few would have imagined just a decade ago. Long-time farm animal campaigner paul Shapiro will discuss some of the most important victories for farm animals and how to make even more progress. Jessica Porter, Macrobiotic Chef and Author of The Hip Chick's Guide to MacrobioticsMacrobiotics for VegetariansJessica Porter teaches live online macrobiotic cooking classes from Toronto, during which she lectures on the spiritual and emotional dimensions of macrobiotic practice. She has also taught cooking in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and London. Porter is also a regular presenter on the Holistic Holiday Caribbean cruise, catering to the education, health and happiness of vegans, vegetarians and macros each spring (atasteofhealth.org). She is an annual presenter at Kripalu Yoga Center and the Kushi Institute Summer Conference. She has been a featured speaker at the Teton Wellness Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Porter served as co-editor of the campus humor magazine, the Philtrum Press. Growing up in Toronto, the author was an actress and co-host of the national radio program "Anybody Home?", produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jessica's website, www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com, answers many questions about macrobiotics and includes downloadable classes, CD's and a soon to be released audiobook. Peter vv Sent from Mail. A Smarter Email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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