Keynote speakers

Barbara Damrosch: Beauty and Bounty in a Cook’s Garden
Saturday August 16, 7:30p.m.-8:30 p.m., Roof Garden
How do you get people to eat better? It's all about seduction. If grown well, vegetables and fruits are nutritious, delicious and beautiful all at the same time. Learn how a kitchen garden can be a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach, and how the gorgeous harvest continues all year long at our Four Season Farm in Maine.

Barbara has worked professionally in the field of horticulture since 1977, writing, consulting and lecturing on gardening, farming and landscaping. She has authored The Garden Primer and Theme Gardens, and writes a weekly column for The Washington Post. Her television work includes The Victory Garden on PBS and Gardening Naturally on TLC. She is co-owner, with her husband Eliot Coleman, of Four Season Farm, an experimental market garden in Harborside, Maine, which produces vegetables year-round, and has become a nationally recognized model of small-scale sustainable agriculture.

www.fourseasonfarm.com

Eliot Coleman: Beyond Organic: The Promise of Future
Saturday August 16, 8:45p.m.-10:00 p.m., Roof Garden
Eliot, also known as the Guru of the Garden, explores the how-to's of organic agriculture, by relating stories of his contacts with the early pioneers and discusses how a plant-positive as opposed to a pest-negative philosophy of agriculture has resonance throughout the whole human interface with the natural world.

Nationally renowned organic farmer, Eliot Coleman has nearly 40 years of experience in all aspects of organic farming. He is the author of The New Organic Grower, Four Season Harvest and the Winter Harvest Manual. He served for two years as the Executive Director of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements and was an advisor to the US Department of Agriculture during their landmark 1979-80 study. He has conducted study tours in Europe and has successfully combined European ideas with his own to develop and popularize a complete system of tools and equipment for organic growers. He and wife Barbara presently operate a commercial year-round market garden, in addition to horticultural research projects, at Four Season Farm in Harborside, Maine.

www.fourseasonfarm.com

Jerome Osentowski:
Slideshow: Growing & Eating Environmentally Friendly Living Foods
Sunday, August 17 11:30a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Cabaret Room
The Presentation segment will focus on showing how to design indoor and outdoor edible landscaping.

Workshop: How to Create your Indoor and Outdoor Edible Landscape
Sunday August 17, 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Fanny Hill
This segment includes hands-on participation in creating an Edible Forest Garden Guild and shares insight on the many benefits of incorporating edible plants into a residential landscape.

Jerome, one of the foremost permaculture practitioners in the United States, is the founder and director of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. The institute began as a successful commercial market garden and has flowered into a biologically rich “forest garden,” that achieves the permaculture goal of agricultural production in the least space with minimal labor. For twenty-one years, his site has served as a classroom for permaculture students from around the world, though Jerome’s influence extends far beyond the boundaries of his homestead.

Kendra Wilcox: Natural Foods & Organic Foods; What is the Difference?
Sunday 1:30-3:00 p.m., The Artisan Patio at The Stonebridge
Chef Kendra Wilcox will discuss farming methods for pest prevention, crop yield, price from farmer to consumer, food distribution, the importance of buying local seasonal produce, methods of preserving foods, manufactures and FDA food labeling guidelines.

Kendra’s Kitchen Natural Foods, Inc, est. 1987, offers healthy gourmet cuisine and a natural product line. Kendra has been aired on The Food Network Channel/BBQ with Bobby Flay and was recently listed as a chef featuring healthy gourmet cuisine in The Holiday Essential section of The Robb Report Magazine, Aviation International News & Business Jet Traveler. Her speaker appearances include the Governor’s Symposium, Best of the West Food Fest, Cancer League, SOS Share Our Strength and co-speaker with David Arvelo of the FDA.

Dava Parr: Organic Chef cook-offs and tastings
Saturday August 16, 11a.m. – 1 p.m., The Artisan Patio at the Stonebridge.
Join Chef Dava Parr, Chef Clark Church and nutritionist Ricki McKenna for entertaining cooking demonstrations, tastings, and healthy living tips. Using locally harvested veggies, fruits and meats these top chefs will teach you how to create tasty edible dishes for all sorts of events and how eating foods from the earth will improve your health.

Dava has dabbled in a variety of professions, but finds that being a chef is her true calling. She enjoys cooking with the freshest, most nutrient rich ingredients and has a knack for creating healthy, mouth watering dishes. As a former restaurant owner, renowned chef and friend to a number of local farmers, she has made quite a name for herself and has most recently helped create a company called Fresh and Wyld whose vision is to make local and organically sourced foods available to valley residents. Dava leads organic cooking workshops and tasting classes, in addition to creating excellent cuisine and running a successful organic produce company.

Ricki Lee McKenna, C.N.:
Organic Chef Cook-Off & Tastings: Celebrate Body, Mind, & Spirit with Food
Saturday, August 16 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., The Artisan Patio at the Stonebridge
Nutritionist, Ricki will illustrate how to celebrate body, mind, and spirit with real food from the land, while talented chefs show off their skills in the organic cook-off. Wellness participants will enjoy watching culinary genius at work and will have the opportunity to taste the finished products.

Ricki is passionate about living life filled with vitality and enthusiasm. A published author and leader in teaching body, mind and spirit wellness, Ricki facilitates individual and family consultations in her Basalt, CO. office.

Clark Church: Organic Chef cook-offs and tastings
Saturday August 16, 11a.m. – 1 p.m., The Artisan Patio at the Stonebridge.
Celebrate body, mind, and spirit with food as talented chefs show off their skills in the organic cook-off. Wellness participants will enjoy watching culinary genius at work and will have the opportunity to taste the finished products.

Clark grew up in Sister Bay, Wisconsin and moved to Snowmass Village in 2001. He graduated from with an Associate degree in Culinary Arts from Fox Valley Technical College and moved to the Aspen area to further his culinary knowledge. He was fortunate to hold the title of Sous Chef at the famous Hotel Jerome, where he perfected his skills. After leaving the Hotel Jerome, Clark had a vision to start his own catering company and, just this year, Garnish Café & Catering was created.

Beth Danowsky: Mind Body Bootcamp
Sunday, August 17, 9a.m. – 10:15a.m., Meet at the Ticket Pavilion
Along with Kelly Burke, Beth will lead an invigorating workout combining body weight strength exercise with cardio intervals to bring up heart rate and start the day off right.

Beth is a Registered Dietitian and Sports Nutritionist at Forza Fitness and Performance Club in downtown Denver. She does nutrition consultation and menu design for Nuggets basketball players and other athletes. She has been teaching Pilates Mat, Allegro Reformer and YogaFit classes for over 4 years.

Robert Lester:
Natural Relationship ~ Ancient Keys from Traditional Culture
Sunday, August 17th 3:30 - 4:30 pm Place: Cabaret Room
For 40,000 years we have listened quietly – and been guided to deep wisdom, to preserve Mother Earth’s resources. In these distressing times, we must listen with our spirit, see through new eyes and act with new intent. This workshop will give you a deeper understanding and spiritual connection to re-kindle your natural relationship with the earth.

Robert Lester works as a healer, teacher and mentor and has over thirty years of experience. His work is a unique blend of his Native American roots, extensive study of Taoist esoteric medicine, and energetic healing including Reiki. His ongoing relationship with indigenous ways affects his teachings and healing sessions.

Karen Falbo
Certified Nutritionist: Gluten Free and Fabulous!
Saturday, August 16, 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m, Exhibitor Village, FREE
Gluten intolerance affects 1 in every 133 people.† Going gluten free may enhance your health, regenerate your body, and possibly enrich your life!††Join Karen Falbo and Chef Suzie Jimenez from The Cooking School of Aspen,†for an educational culinary event on gluten-free eating and samples. Karen's experience and passion for healthy food will inspire you to make changes for the better!

Karen has over decade of experience in the holistic health field and is the National Nutritional Program Coordinator for Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers. She is also the author of Vital Abundance Cooking Series, a whole foods cookbook emphasizing gluten-free & yeast-free tips and recipes. A guest speaker at the Gluten Free Culinary Summit and the Gluten-Free Culinary Series, Karen is an expert in the field of gluten-free eating.

David Romanelli:
Livin’ in the Moment
Saturday, August 16, 2p.m. - 3p.m., Open-air Shaki Yoga Tent
This inspirational speech is based on David's soon-to-be published book Yeah Dave's Guide to Living the Moment. If you feel that your constantly buzzing cell phone is causing you to miss important situations, milestones, sunsets, and meals, now is the time to step back into the beauty of the present moment.

Yoga + Wine
Saturday, August 16, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Open-air Shaki Yoga Tent
In the Mediterranean world, wine carries a spiritual significance. In this vinyasa yoga workshop, David will explore how a glass of wine is the gateway to a deeper sense of life and a fresh look at youthfulness, not as wrinkled skin but as a vibrant spirit. At the end of class, you will taste Sicilian varietals such as Grillo and Nero d’Avola; and finish realizing that like a great wine, a human can age with boldness, character and grace.

Chocolate Chakra Tour
Sunday, August 17 11:00 a.m.-1: 00 p.m. Open-air Shakti Yoga Tent
In this very relaxing Deep Stretch yoga experience, David will explain the chakra system, which teaches how to inspire the soul in order to heal the body. It's very valuable information that sometimes is a bit hard to swallow; but not if it's covered in chocolate. For each chakra, you will experience a fun story, a relaxing yoga pose, a specially selected song from just the right genre of music, and a carefully chosen Vosges Chocolate truffle. * Please note: There will be 7 samples of exotic chocolate truffles, so come hungry with an insatiable desire for the world's best chocolate.

David, Yahoo’s Mind-Body Expert, is the co-founder of At One Yoga, which consists of multiple state-of-the art yoga studios in Arizona. A pioneering effort in the national yoga scene, At One Yoga fuses Western culture's fashion, music and technology with Eastern culture's sacred rituals and ancient tradition. David now tours the world presenting the Yoga + Chocolate experience, which he created with Vosges Haut-Chocolate founder Katrina Markoff. To further quench the huge appetite for Yoga + Chocolate, David teamed up with wine connoisseur Angela Gargano to create Yoga + Wine which teaches that a human being can model the aging process after one of the few things that ages well, a bottle of wine.

Simon Park:
Fluid Power: Embodying Wave Motion within Vinyasa
Sunday, August 16, 12p.m. – 1:30p.m., (LOCATION)
Explore the three-part approach within Prana Vinyasa Flow with relaxing asanas and awakening the natural, healing power of wave motion in a dynamic, rhythmic flow that intelligently challenges all levels of yogic surfers.

Body Enlightening: Yoga & Thai Massage
Sunday, August 17, 9a.m. – 10:45a.m., Open-air Shakti Yoga Tent
Experience a flowing blend of traditional Thai Massage, partner yoga, and gravity-free bodywork. Learn yogic flying, where a person is suspended from hands and feet while being assisted into yoga postures to create spinal freedom. Come alone or bring a friend to learn these amazingly fun and body enlightening moves!

Simon is an effervescent student of Vinyasa Flow. Born in rural Korea, an image of a natural warrior came to him as a small child, and has since guided his life. At age 5, Simon moved to the U.S. and quickly assimilated to American culture, but his warrior spirit was not ignited until meeting Shiva Rea in 1995. This meeting began his worldwide study of Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa, and Asian martial arts.

Jacqueline Trombly: Pilates Mat Class
Saturday, August 16 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m., Open-air Shaki Yoga Tent
Stretch out with a pilates class led by Jacqueline Trombly. Participants will enjoy this relaxing and rejuvenating session.

Jacqueline is certified in both Yoga and Pilates and has been teaching in Aspen since 2001. Her formal yoga training is in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga but she derives inspiration from a myriad of traditions. She blends her knowledge of anatomy and alignment with her own creative inspiration to create a fun, dynamic, challenging, yet compassionate Pilates Mat class centered on the breath that is suitable for all levels.

Sarah Kochis: Pilates Mat Class
Sunday, August 17 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Open- air Shakti Tent
Improve balance, core strength and flexibility at this Pilates Mat Class.

Sarah has an extensive background in Classical Ballet, and has studied Twelve Years at the Royal Academy of Dance, with the Jeanne Collins Ballet School. She is a certified NASM personal trainer, a certified ACE personal trainer, certified Pilates Mat Instructor and holds a Royal Society of Arts Fitness Instructor Certification. Sarah’s extensive range of certifications and experience in pilates and aerobic instruction enables her to fine tune her personal training skills to suit her clients’ individual needs in addition to providing a program with emphasis on improving balance, core strength and flexibility.

Fran Gallaher: Learning to Flourish: Meditation For Full Potential
Saturday August 16, 8 a.m.- 8:45 a.m. and Sunday August 17, 3:30pm – 4:30pm,
Open- air Shakti Tent
Using guided visualization, Fran Gallaher supports you in experiencing deep peace and calm. Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced meditator, enjoy the power of meditating in a group with an experienced leader. This class gives you the information you need to begin a practice or sustain an on-going practice.

Fran Gallaher is a life coach and teacher and has been a meditator for more than twenty years. Fran uses her knowledge and understanding of meditation, intuition and spirituality to assist people to develop to their full potential within the family, relationships, and in business using insight, creativity and intuition.