ChiEXPO2011FamilyFarmed EXPO  

Good Food Festival

Saturday, March 19, 2011

 

Good Food

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It's time to plan your day at the Good Food Festival during the FamilyFarmed EXPO on Saturday, March 19th. Saturday features cooking demos from celebrity chefs, educational workshops including the three-hour Nourishing Traditions workshop by  Sally Fallon, the interactive Kids Corner, Good Food Court, and the bookstore!  Also, enjoy 150 Good Food exhibitors, including farmers and food artisans, who will be offering a wide selection of local food, gifts, Community Supported Agriculture memberships, and lots of useful information to help you eat locally and healthy year-round. More here.  

Nourishing Traditional Diets:  

The Key to Vibrant Health

with Sally Fallon   

Saturday March 19 - 9:00 am-12:15 pm

Sally Fallon

 

Sally Fallon's bestselling and thought-provoking book, Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats, helped launch the paradigm shift in America towards nutrient dense foods. Fallon was an early proponent of whole animal consumption, raw milk, fermented foods, local, and organic food. This 3-hour workshop kicks off the Good Food Festival at 9 am.

Please Your Palate and Your Purse

with Farmer John Peterson, Angelic Organics 

Saturday March 19 - 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm


Farmer John of the award-winning documentary, The Real Dirt on Farmer John, returns to Chicago and the EXPO!  John Peterson will share his experience as a vegetable grower and Community Supported Agriculture pioneer, cookbook author, and filmmaker. He will join panelists discussing "Please Your Palate and Your Purse" and will do a book and film signing afterwards. John is also speaking at the "Farm Success Stories" workshop at the Financing Farm to Fork Conference on Thursday March 17.

The Conscious Carnivore  

Chef Paul Kahan, Blackbird, Avec, Publican, and Big Star, and Chef Rob Levitt, Butcher and the Larder  

Saturday March 19 - 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Paul Kahan

 

Thanks in part to Sally Fallon, snout to tail meat consumption is being widely adopted. James Beard Award Winning Chicago Chef Paul Kahan headlines a remarkable group of speakers in "The Conscious Carnivore" workshop. Learn how to use the whole animal to promote sustainability, avoid waste, and dazzle your tastebuds.

Is Vertical Farming the Future of Agriculture?

with Erika Allen, Growing Power 

Saturday March 19 - 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm


Erika AllenDickson Despommier's bestselling book, The Vertical Farm, makes the argument that we can grow a substantial portion of the food we need indoors in large-scale production facilities. The workshop, "Is Vertical Faming the Future of Urban Agriculture," includes four pioneering Chicagoans who are growing food in the city using creative techniques such as aquaculture, hydroponics, and soil-less farming.

Yes, We Can!

with  Paul Virant, Vie 

Saturday March 19 - 11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Paul Virant

 

Food Preservation is hot once again, and you too can employ many of these time-tested techniques in your very own home. Chef Paul Virant, of the Michelin Award winning restaurant Vie, headlines the workshop "Yes We Can," which explores techniques in pickling, freezing, canning, drying, and more! Chef Virant says, "One of the most appealing things about preserving fruits and pickling vegetables is that you capture the peak flavors of each season so you can enjoy them all year long."

Tickets Now Available

 

Three-day all-access passes are now available!  

 

New this year, three-day all-access pass holders will receive access to some of the best seating in all workshops and cooking demos, plus a ticket to the Localicious party.  

 

Be sure to take advantage of the advance purchase discount and access to great seating with a three-day pass!

 
Next, due to resounding demand for our popular workshops, we've changed up ticket options for Saturday to better suit your needs. 

We are offering three types of tickets for the Saturday Good Food Festival: 

The $10 Good Food Festival ticket is your pass to celebrity chef demosgood food farmers and artisan producers, the Kids Corner, Good Food Court, bookstore, and more! (This ticket does not include workshops or Sally Fallon.)

 

Please note we are extending FREE ADMISSION for children 12 and under when accompanied by an adult (Saturday only).

 

The $25 Saturday Workshop Package is your ticket to our famous workshops,

celebrity chef demos

good food farmers and artisan producers

the Kids Corner, Good Food Court, bookstore, and more! (This ticket does not include Sally Fallon Workshop).

 

The $35 Saturday All-Access ticket is your pass to all of to all of our famous workshops including the three-hour Nourishing Traditions workshop by Sally Fallon, celebrity chef demos, good food farmers and artisan producers, the Kids Corner, Good Food Court, bookstore, and more! ChiEXPO2011

 

These tickets are an incredible value and will sell out. Don't wait, get your pass to the Good Food Festival today!

 

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