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Time: April 21, 2012 from 10am to 2pm
Location: Nat Bailey Stadium
Street: 30th and Ontario
City/Town: Vancouer
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Organized By: Slow Food Vancouver
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Slow Food Vancouver partners with the Vancouver Farmers’ Market to celebrate Earth Day.
Learn more at: http://slowfoodvancouver.com/index.php/Events/more/earth_day_april_21_2012
Nat Bailey Stadium - 30th & Ontario Street 10 am to 2pm
Speakers and demonstrations are lined up - supporters of good, clean and fair. Visit us at our table to learn more about Slow Food and our local activities, events and latest speaker schedule.
SPEAKERS
10:00Rooted Nutrition, Andrea PotterThe importance of preserving food and Traditions around fermented food.
10:20Slow Food Vancouver, Sofi Martinez Learn more about Slow Food Vancouver
10: 40Canoe Creek Community Kitchen, Alice Macpherson The very basics of canning
10:55Foodtree, Sarah Reinertsen Scavenger Hunt Guidelines
11:00Earthwise Society, Juliana Christiansen CSA and Market Events
11:20 Poplar Grove Arbour, Peter Andres The Heritage of Hazelnuts
12:00 Our Cows Herdshare, Alice Jongerden and Jackie Ingram Raw Milk: Movement, Traditions, and Nutrition
12:20 Urban Digs, Julia Stiles and Yummy Yards, Emi DoLearn more about Yummy Yards and Urban Digs
12:40My Urban Farm, Chris ThoreauLearn more about Sprouts
10AM - 2PM: Intergenerational Landed Learning Project at UBC- Buy their cookbook, "Garden Eats and Treats" and "Get Growing - A teaching resource"
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