VeggieFest is back for 2009 after a huge turnout last year. Activities include workshops, live music, delicious food and family fun! Many restaurants are there this year and many guest speakers on various health and food related topics.
Who: VeggieFest 2009
What: Food focused family festival
Where: Science of Spirituality, 4 S 175 Naperville Rd, Naperville IL 60563
When: August 8 – 9, Saturday 11am – 8pm, Sunday 11am – 7pm
Cost: Free Admission
VeggieFest 2009
630.955.1200
800.222.2207
www.veggiefestchicagoland.org
They smell so-o-o-o good and they have lots of health benefits, too, but what on earth do I do with them? Learn how to use fresh herbs in cooking and teas, how to dry herbs and store them, and how to infuse vinegars and honey. Sample mint tea and other herb-enhanced dishes and take home a jar of herbed vinegar.
Who: Beth Probst of Erewhon Farm
Where: Inglenook Pantry, 11 North Fifth Street, Geneva, Illinois
When: Tuesday, July 28th
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Cost: $20 per person/member
$30 per person/non-members
Sign up by emailing genevagreenmarket [at] gmail [dot] com – give your name, email and phone number
Membership information can be found on the web site:
www.genevagreenmarket.org
The Chicago Tribune August 1, 2008 Metro section featured an article on the 3rd Annual Veggie Fest, a two day community event, the largest event of this kind in Chicagoland, expected to draw 10,000 people in Naperville Illinois.
Enjoy delicious healthy food, live bands, and great talks from professionals. Visit the vendors and pick up valuable information on healthy living. Discover something new about your own health by participating in on site screenings. All of this with no admission charge and free drawings for prizes.
- Children programs-face paintings, crafts, singing
- Live music‚ bluegrass, folk, jazz and latino
- Cooking demonstrations with sampling
- Health talks by medical experts
- 40 food vendors-restaurants-exhibitors
- 11 health-education booths
- Blood pressure, lung capacity, body fat, & sugar level measurements
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