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Food for Thought Festival 2005
Festival Schedule

Saturday, September 17, 2005
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., just off the Capitol Square
Madison, Wisconsin
Parking info from the city of Madison

(The Food for Thought Forum is the night before)

Main Tent

9:00 am	Macyn Taylor - 11 year old "Sidewalk Superstar" - singing and playing guitar and banjo.
10:00 am	Keynote Speech "Of Parsnips and Pyramids: Just Eat Food" by Dr. Joan Dye Gussow
10:45 am	Cooking Demonstration by Odessa Piper, founder and chef for last 28 years at L'Etoile Restaurant.
11:30 am	Tribute from the community to Odessa Piper.

Demonstration Tent

8:00 am	Macyn Taylor - 11 year old "Sidewalk Superstar" - singing and playing guitar and banjo.
9:00 am	Presentation of the Food for Thought Recipe Contest winners. Demonstration of winning recipe.
10:00 am	Community Action Coalition demo of traditional Hmong cooking.
10:40 am	MACSAC demonstration of cooking with seasonal produce with recipes from the the Asparagus to Zucchini cookbook.
11:20 am	Pasta recipes and demonstration by Peter Robertson of RP's Pasta.
12:00 am	Huma Saddiqui of White Jasmine will prepare a traditional Pakistani recipe
12:40 pm	Food for Thought Raffle Drawing (prizes include dozens of specialty foods, products, and gift certificates from the fantastic vendors and exhibitors at the Festival)

Booksigning
10:45 am - 11:45 am. Joan Dye Gussow will sign copies of her book,
"This Organic Life: Confessions of an Urban Homesteader"

On the Plaza - Ongoing from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Taste, feel, experience and learn from 60 organizations and businesses that promote a sustainable food system. Check out the amazing line up in the Exhibitors Section.

- Kids' Activity Tent- including making 24-carrot necklaces, grinding grains, face painting, a special visit from the Children's Museum and the ever-popular "Chickens on a Leash."

-The Food for Thought Raffle. Exhibitors have contributed over $1600 worth of goods and gift certificates to be raffled off at 12:40 in the demo tent. Ticket sales will be ongoing from 8:00 - 12:30.

Food for Thought Festival 2005
"Eating Well, Being Well."

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For more information on how to exhibit at, sponsor, or volunteer for Food For Thought, contact info@reapfoodgroup.org