Real Food Symposium to Be Held in California

Pasadena Event Rocks Real Food

The “Real” Food Symposium is not only about being nourished by real foods, it’s about tradition and sustainability. It’s about health for us AND for the animals, and ultimately, health for the environment. There will be Special Guest Speakers with extraordinary insight, first hand experience and real science to back it all up. You will have the opportunity to experience, with your hands, how to make delicious cultured vegetables with ease, and how Vermi-composting is not only fun but satisfying too!

On Sunday, May 2, 2010,9 am to 6 pm, The Sheraton Hotel, Pasadena, California will be host to Culture Club 101′s Real Food Symposium. Visit http://www.realfoodsymposium.com/ for further information.

Meet the people who are on the cutting edge of Real Food. Raffles, sampling and much more will be explored and experienced, all in one amazing day!

Guest speakers include:

Dr. Tony Savard, “Where Tradition & Science Meet”

Research Scientist & Microbiologist at the Food Research & Development Center of Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada.

Mark McAfee, “Fresh vs Pasteurized Milk”

Sustainably raised and 100 % pasture grazed, Organic Pastures Dairy Company Founder, Mark has a passion for the truth and getting accurate information to the public. You will learn what is true and what is truly healthy about fresh, raw milk.

John de Bruin, “Health Benefits of Grass Fed Beef”

It’s a myth that eating animal fat will make you fat. It’s not the fat that’s making us fat, it’s the LACK of fat that’s making us fat! This and other myths will be delightfully put to rest .

Kamyar M. Hedayat, MD, “A Doctors Perspective”

Dr. Hedayat will present a view on Real vs Fake foods and their impact on our health along with natural alternatives to standard medical treatments.

Samuel Marmer, “Raw Sugar Cane Juice is Healthy!”

Native peoples who chew sugar cane daily don’t get cavities or diabetes. Find out what happened to this super food that turned it into todays most insidious junk food.

Exhibitors include:

Caldwell BioFermentation produces delicious organic lacto-fermented vegetables and starter cultures that are backed by science, while preserving a 6000+ year old tradition. Raw fermented foods are empirically known as important factors contributing to health and disease prevention. Researchers throughout the world are now looking into the scientific basis for the therapeutic qualities of these foods. www.caldwellbiofermentation.com

Organic Pastures Dairy Co. is family owned, operated and inspired. OPDC produces Grade A, 100% pasture grazed fresh raw milk of super premium quality. The Company has been recognized repeatedly in independent NFO (National Farmers Organization) tests as having the best milk taste of the dairies surveyed. www.OrganicPastures.com

Culture Club 101 is a local grass-roots co-op offering workshops, classes and internships in Culturing and Traditional Food Preparation. They also sell lacto-fermented fruits, vegetables and original cultured beverages at the Pasadena Farmers Market every Saturday between 8:00 am – 1:00 pm. www.CultureClub101.com

Weston A. Price Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charity founded in 1999 to disseminate the research of nutrition pioneer Dr. Weston A. Price, whose studies of isolated non-industrialized peoples established the parameters of human health and determined the optimum characteristics of human diets. The Foundation is dedicated to restoring nutrient-dense foods to the human diet through education, research and activism. www.WestonAPrice.org

Dey Dey’s Best Beef Ever! Grass-fed beef is very different from the beef normally sold in American grocery stores. Besides the incomparable taste, there are significant health advantages as well. Grocery store beef comes from cows raised on feedlots, fed grains, hormones, antibiotics and things you don’t even want to know about. Grass-fed beef, on the other hand is finished on natural pasture – a diet which provides them what nature intended. www.BestBeefEver.com

Raw Cane Super Juice in its natural raw, unrefined state is a nutrient dense food rich in chlorophyll, enzymes, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, policosanol and lactobacillus sp. (beneficial bacteria). Native peoples who chewed sugar cane daily had no cavities or diabetes! Best of all it is amazingly delicious! www.SugarCaneJuice.org

Kombucha 2000: This ancient elixir was found culturing in homes all across Asia, Russia and Germany. Noted for it’s ability to restore vitality, digestion and mental clarity, Kombucha is delightfully enjoyed and revered by people worldwide. www.Kombucha2000.com

Bezian’s Sourdough Breads are leavened in the old tradition with live sourdough cultures rather than yeast like most breads sold these days. These artisan breads are all made by hand, and the taste is incredibly delicious! www.BeziansBakery.com

Miranda Barrett – Author of The Food of Life, Book 1: The Versatile Vegetable is more than just a cook book, it’s a comprehensive guide for nourishing your life. www.mirandabarrett.com

Urban Worms: A fun and easy way to reduce your carbon foot print, they can transform your garbage into Black Gold, an organic fertilizer for your house or garden plants. Urban Worms are hard at work improving our cities by reducing our landfills and creating better soil, one household at a time! www.Urban-Worms.com

For more details and for tickets, see http://www.realfoodsymposium.com/