Workshop Schedule
Workshops begin at 12 noon* and run every hour, they are free and suitable for all learning levels.
*TENT TWO – Goat Milking Demo is at 11:30am
Tent One – Healthy Choices
12pm Auto-Immune Paleo Basics
1pm Healthy Living with Essential Oils
2pm Healthy Smart Approach to Cancer Prevention
3pm Herbal Salt Scrubs and Face Masks
TENT TWO – Growing Perspectives
11:30a Goat Milking Demo
1pm Mushrooms and Composting
2pm Life of a Bee Keeper
3pm Mushroom DIY Projects
TENT THREE – Food for Thought
12pm Climate Change Meets Your Plate: The Challenge & Response of Small Farmers
1pm True Health
2 Food Preservation – It’s So Easy to Preserve Food
TENT FOUR – Cooking Demo
12pm The Chemistry of Food
1pm Joy of Vegan Cooking
2pm The Texture of Food
Workshop Descriptions
TENT ONE – Healthy Choices
12pm – Auto-Immune Paleo Basics presented by Dr. Terri Norburg, a certified Auto-Immune Paleo Coach
Is your body not feeling as it should? Like something just isn’t right? Do you suspect, or have you been diagnosed with an auto-immune condition? Dr. Terri Norburg will be sharing insights into the diet and lifestyle changes that have changed her life for the better!
1pm – Healthy Living with Essential Oils presented by Cheri Hester
In the hustle and bustle of today’s world, it can be difficult to maintain all those good intentions to live a healthier lifestyle. But Healthy Living doesn’t have to be hard! Come learn about how to use essential oils in all four areas of health: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual!
2pm – Healthy Smart Approach to Cancer Prevention presented by Peter Brodhead from Brighter Day Natural Foods
Janie shares lifestyle changes you can make for healthy living and cancer prevention.
3pm – Herbal Salt Scrubs and Face Masks presented by Brittany Mirtooli from Brighter Day Natural Foods
Brittany shows you how to use food, herbs and essential oils to make your own herbal salt scrubs and face masks
TENT TWO – Growing Perspectives
1130am – Goat Milking Demo presented by Bootleg Farm
Have you ever seen where your cheese came from? Goat Milking Demo is brought to you by Bootleg farm to demonstrate goat milking process. Come support this family owned farm and pets some goats!
12pm – Mushrooms and Composting presented by Marty Colvin of Green Freedom Farms
This workshop will involve teaching the basic understanding of fungus (specifically mushrooms) and the vital role mushrooms have in decomposing all organic life.
1pm – Life of a Beekeeper presented by Chapin Burgess
Local beekeeper will be discuss an overview of a year in the life of a beekeeper. He will be bringing an observation hive of bees for an up close look at the bees. Bees are fundamental to a successful garden as well as providing the bounty we all find in the grocery store. This workshop will discuss honey bee biology basics.
3pm – Mushroom DIY Projects presented by Robert Kiser of C-Port Mushroom Project
Learn about basic mushroom biology, how to turn waste products into food, how to connect ecological loops, and the fundamentals of mushroom nutrition – including potential medicinal benefits. Focusing on sustainable and local options, this workshop will empower attendees to begin DIY mushroom projects in the home and garden.
TENT THREE – Food for Thought
12pm – Climate Change Meets Your Plate: The Challenge & Response of Small Farmers presented by Laurie Foote of Equal Exchange
Learn how small-scale coffee, tea and chocolate farmers across the globe are experiencing the effects of climate change, and their response to it.
1pm – True Health presented by Ernestine Murray
Not all water is created equal. Demonstration and comparison of tap, bottled, reverse osmosis, and Kangen Water. Attendees will have the opportunity to see, taste and feel the difference of Kangen Water. They will learn what Kangen Water can do for them.
2pm – Food Preservation – It’s So Easy to Preserve Food presented by Chatham County Cooperative Extension
Canning, freezing and drying foods are the three main methods of preserving food. Whether you have a backyard veggie garden or purchase food from your local farmer’s’ market, this demonstration will provide you with food safety information to preserve your food safely.
TENT FOUR – Cooking Demo
12pm – The Chemistry of Food presented by Jesse Roseblum of Savannah Children’s Museum
Chemistry concepts come to life through everyday cooking processes that may go unnoticed to the naked eye. Everything, from chopping with a steel blade to heating a pan on a stove top, changes the structure of food and how our bodies experience it. Join us and learn the science behind how food transforms, complete with an active demo using Coastal Heritage Society’s mobile kitchen!
1pm – Joy of Vegan Cooking presented by Davida Harris, owner of Natural Selections
Learn just how easy it is to enjoy your favorite southern dishes without compromising your health or values.
Davida shares her story of how she became vegan over 16 years ago and her inspiration to open the first vegan restaurant on Bull Street.
2pm – The Texture of Food presented by Jesse Roseblum of Savannah Children’s Museum
The culinary world offers a total sensory experience and a big part of that is texture. That can be a scary word for some, but it doesn’t have to be! Learn about how different textures influence the way we eat, how to combine different flavors to get that perfect “mouth-feel”, and try some new ones yourself!
