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Find It All At The Natural Living Expo A 25-26 to attend the 4th
re you interested in alternative medicine and holistic health? Then be sure to visit Sturbridge, MA, September annual Natural Living Expo at the Stur-
bridge Host Hotel and Conference Center. The expo is New England’s largest holistic event, with 135
TASTE! Organic Connecticut Festival ~ September 19
chester Community College, Great Path Road. Entrance is $7 ($5 for NOFA members & MCC students and faculty). Chil- dren under 12 are free! This year’s TASTE! will again highlight local and organic
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food, but with a new twist by showcasing local celebrity chefs known for their work with local and organic food. Chef John Turenne, president of Sustainable Food Systems, and fresh from his recent TV appearance with “The Naked Chef” Jamie Oliver, will be designing this year’s NOFA food-booth menu. Seen Lip- pert, who was a chef at Chez Panisse for 11 years, will be working with John Turenne to create a diverse menu of Connecticut-grown foods, and will also host a workshop on using the abundance of your summer garden. New Haven celebrity chef Bun Lai, owner of Miya Sushi, will teach a workshop and share his insights after his restaurant was named one of the top-ten sustainable restau- rants in America. Attendees can shop at the Farmers’ Market and visit vendors
of all kinds. Some of the activities include a Children’s Area with crafts, storytellers, games, pony rides, and last year’s favorite - hoop dancing; Environmental Theater by ART FARM for all ages at noon; visit farm animals; go for a Bio-diesel tractor ride; and, see a state of the art “chicken tractor” that will make you want one. There will also be numerous free workshops, weed walks and much more. Music will be by The Whiskey Boys, Trainwreck Jerry, and
Deborah Simmons throughout the day. There will be an opportunity to meet and greet the dynamic
Severine von Tscharner Fleming, the founder of The Greenhorns, and see a sneak-peek screening of her new documentary, “The Greenhorns,” about young farmers in America, as well as an archival film compilation of rare agricultural footage. See
thegreenhorns.net,
serveyourcountryfood.net, youngfarmers. org, and
thegreenhorns.wordpress.com.
For more information on the festival, see
www.ctnofa.org, call 203-888-5146, or contact
Teresa@ctnofa.org.
24 Hartford County Edition
www.NaturallyHealthyCT.com
Annual TASTE! Organic Connecticut festival from CT NOFA will be on September 19, 10am-4pm, at Man-
he 10th
exhibits offering alternative health and natural living information, products and services, healing therapies, fair trade and green shop- ping, plus a delicious healthy food court. Stop in next door to the food court at the healthy cooking demos and learn how to make delicious, inexpensive, healthy food from our expert chefs. Browse the free sample bars stocked with natural health product samples, coupons and information, experience a personal healing session or intuitive reading, and learn about health and wellness one-on- one and in person, in a way that the Internet just can’t provide. In addition to the exhibit halls, a full 2-day schedule is available
online at
www.naturalexpo.org and includes more than 75 free (with expo admission) mind/body/spirit workshops, activities and performances. Experience a Breema Bodywork mini workshop, join in the outdoor fireside drum jam Saturday night, or attend the zero- waste birthday party on Sunday and learn how you can plan one at home yourself. EcoKids activities are scheduled from 12-3 daily. This year’s ticketed keynote presenters include Bernie Siegel,
MD (internationally known author and lecturer, including bestseller Love, Medicine & Miracles;
BernieSiegelMD.com), famed psychic medium John Holland (author of Born Knowing;
johnholland.com), raw and living foods expert Brenda Cobb (livingfoodsinstitute. com), money empowerment coach Linda Marks (healingheart-
power.com), and intuition expert and motivational speaker Lynn Robinson (
lynnrobinson.com). Keynote tickets can be purchased in advance at
naturalexpo.org. The first 100 attendees each day receive a free LEAP Organics
gift bag filled with a fabulous assortment of products. General expo admission is $10 for the weekend. Children under 12 are free. $1 of each paid expo admission is donated to one of these three charities selected by attendees: R.A.T.S (Residents for Alter- native Trash Solutions,
southbridgedump.org), ACAM Midwife Center (
mayamidwifery-acam-imlusa.org) and Mass Audubon (
massaudubon.org).
For expo information visit
NaturalExpo.org or call 508-278-9640. The Natural Path Yoga Studio and Holistic Therapy Center
Reflexology • Reiki • Yoga • Hypnosis Massage • Life Coaching
790 S. Main St, Plantsville (Southington) 860-426-9766
“A journey toward deep relaxation and inner healing”
NaturalPathTherapies.com •
SouthingtonYoga.com
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