Festival Program 2009

Theme: Creating Sustainable Change

Focus: Reviving the Vancouver Island Diet

Vancouver Island produced 85% of Islanders’ food in the 1960s. Now, over 90% of our food supply is shipped in from off-Island. The Vancouver Island Diet envisions a sustainable and collaborative local food production system, ensuring food security by producing enough food locally to feed everyone.

This year’s Organic Islands Festival & Sustainability Expo focuses the spotlight on the Vancouver Island Diet, which differs somewhat from the 100 Mile Diet and makes more sense for our islands’ bioregion. Visit the Green Scene blog for more info and interviews with local food activists.

At this year's Festival you'll find:

Food products grown and processed on Vancouver Island available for sale from Island-based vendors and farmers

Local chefs committed to supporting Vancouver Island agriculture by using local produce will demonstrate their favourite dishes at the Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage

Panel discussions to raise awareness about the diversity of local food available on Vancouver Island and the steps everyone can take to adopt the Vancouver Island Diet

Throughout this year’s Festival, you’ll find demonstrations showing practical ways in which you can get personally involved in supporting local farmers and on-Island food producers. You’ll learn how you can grow food in your own back yard or on an apartment balcony. Think locally... grow locally... buy locally… it’s the way to develop truly sustainable local living -- and it works! To help you “be the change you wish you see” we have invited local change-makers to inspire you and to arm you with the tools to create sustainable change in your life, your community and beyond.

Program overview
Saturday, July 4

10:00 AM	Fiddlin' Frenzy	Music	Main Stage
11:00 AM	Lester Quitzau	Music	Main Stage
12:00 PM	Tina Fraser and Dayle Cosway, Terralicious Cooking School	Cooking Demo	Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage
1:00 PM	Vancouver Island Diet	Panel Discussion	Main Stage
2:00 PM	Natalie Brake	Cooking Demo	Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage
3:00 PM	Jeremy Fisher	Music	Main Stage
4:00 PM	Laura Moore, The Good for You Gourmet	Cooking Demo	Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage
Sunday, July 5

11:00 AM	Oliver Swain	Music	Main Stage
11:30 AM	Japanese Tea Ceremony, sponsored by Silk Road	Special Event	Japanese Garden
12:00 PM	Zack Regan, Slow Food Garden EMCS Culinary Arts Program	Cooking Demo	Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage
1:00 PM	How to Create Sustainable Change	Panel Discussion	Main Stage
1:30 PM	Japanese Tea Ceremony, sponsored by Silk Road	Special Event	Japanese Garden
2:00 PM	Kunal, Red Fish Blue Fish	Cooking Demo	Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage
3:00 PM	Grapes of Wrath	Music	Main Stage
4:00 PM	Ashtanga Yoga Shala	Entertainment	Main Stage

Saturday, July 4

Time/Place

EVENTS

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Main Stage

Sponsors:

FIDDLIN' FRENZY

Musical Entertainment

Fiddle master Calvin Vollrath said, “The kids are amazing in what they have accomplished at such a young age.” Kai and Lia have been performing as the Fiddlin’ Frenzy (aka Old Time Fiddle Kids) playing jazz, traditional, bluegrass, roots and classical music at numerous festivals. In 2006, they recorded their first CD, "The Fox and The Fiddle" at the age 7 and 9 and have composed their own music since they were 7. They will soon publish the second CD accompanied and produced by Canadian fiddle master Calvin Vollrath. Both started learning classical music at age 4 but soon discovered the fiddle. These two young fiddlers are classical violin prodigies, they also do clogging dance, play piano and Lia is an accomplished cellist too. Both Kai and Lia have won countless competitions and placed first in BC Provincial and Grand North America Fiddle Competitions for more than two years.

11:00 am - 12:00 Noon

Main Stage

Sponsors:

LESTER QUITZAU

Musical Entertainment

Meet Canadian roots music artist Lester Quitzau, a mellow guy who throws down a heavy groove. In a field where intangibles like feel and integrity count for so much, Quitzau has forged an exemplary career. What began with a solid blues apprenticeship in the funky working-class bars of Edmonton has grown into an eclectic and constantly evolving musical journey for the guitarist, singer, song-writer, composer and producer. Whether he's coaxing languid, hypnotic sounds from his slide guitar in an intimate solo concert, or improvising freely with musical partners like Bill Bourne and Madagascar Slim, the Very Electric Trio, or his latest work with Mae Moore, a hard-won honesty underscores every note.

12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm

Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage

Sponsor:

TINA FRASER and DAYLE COSWAY

Terralicious Gardening and Cooking School

Holy Ravioli, It’s a Healthy Pizza!

Come join the ladies of Terralicious Gardening & Cooking School as they whip up Alice Waters’ famous pizza dough recipe and adorn the spicy rye base with a unique combination of scrumptious garden goodies. Expect the unexpected and prepare to become convinced that pizza doesn’t need a heavy layer of cheese to be delicious. Though some samples will feature a crusty foam of creamy Island cheese the stars of the stage will be: oven roasted veggies caramelized to mouth watering perfection, spiced up and tangy arugula, and sautéed summer aromatics. Learn our quick and easy steps to serving up a garden of goodness on everyone’s favorite meal.

Instructors: Inspired in the 70’s by the now famous Alice Waters, Tina Fraser-Baynes became determined to create food that inspired and delighted. She began her path in the gardens of Sooke Harbour House and over the past 20 years has fulfilled her dream of growing and producing delicious food for local markets and restaurants. Along the way Tina has lead many initiatives to open markets, save farmland, and provide education for others wishing to follow in her footsteps.

Holding an international business degree, Dayle E. Cosway is an organic garden columnist and author who joined Tina last year to create a unique concept Gardening and Cooking School at Haliburton Community Organic Farm in Saanich. Together with apprentices, the Terralicious ladies grow food for local markets and specialty retailers like Ambrosio Markets. In their classes Tina and Dayle use a holistic “Seed to Spoon” concept approach to teach homeowners and market gardeners how to grow, harvest and cook delectable garden food.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Main Stage

The Vancouver Island Diet

Panel Discussion with: Bill Code (Heritage Island Food Services Co-operative), Tom Henry (Small Farm Canada), Carolyn Herriot (The Garden Path) and Jen Bradley (Women’s Food and Water Initiative)

Carolyn Herriot

Carolyn Herriot is author of the best selling ‘A Year On The Garden Path, a 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide’. She is a lecture, workshop leader and regular columnist for GardenWise and Common Ground magazines. Carolyn grows her certified organic seed business ‘Seeds of Victoria’ at The Garden Path Centre, where she teaches 'The Zero Mile Diet - Twelve Steps to Sustainable Homegrown Food Production' and 'Growing An Edible Plant Business'. www.earthfuture.com/gardenpath

Dr. Bill Code (Heritage Island Food Services Co-operative) grew up on a farm in south east Saskatchewan near the Manitoba border. After completing his degree in medicine, he and his wife, Denise, a Registered Dietitian, practiced in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. In 1983, Dr. Bill and his family moved to Calgary where he specialized in Anesthesiology and Pain Management. Dr. Bill then accepted a tenure track position at the University of Saskatchewan which included conducting brain and stroke research, directing the Anesthesiology Residency Program, teaching in the medical school and doing clinical anesthesia. Plagued with recurrent migraine headaches and high cholesterol, Dr. Bill decided to leave his busy academic career. He took a clinical position in Duncan, BC, in 1992 and soon added a chronic pain practice. In 1997 he and Denise had turned to Complementary Medicine choices for health recovery after Dr. Bill was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It was at this time traveled to Australia and became very interested in the emu. Today he is the leading expert on emus and emu farming in Canada. At present, Dr. Bill is one of 80 health Care Professionals in Dr. Andrew Weil's Integrative Medicine two-year Fellowship program at the University of Arizona. Dr. Bill's goal is to become Canada's version of Dr. Weil! Dr. Bill is also past president of the Island Farmers Alliance and is strongly committed to the idea of "eating locally".

Tom Henry

Tom Henry is the editor of 'Small Farm Canada', a national publication about small-scale agriculture. He farms in Metchosin, raising heritage Berkshire pigs, Dorset sheep, as well as a variety of grains, including milling wheat for local bakeries.

Jen Fisher Bradley and friend

Jen Fisher Bradley, coordinator of the Women’s Food and Water Initiative, invented the slogan “Vancouver Island Diet” to encourage promotion of food security on Vancouver Island. Jen was born in England of Burmese/British heritage, came to eastern Canada, age 2, and to Clayoquot Sound, age 16. Widowed, at 18, by a marine accident while carrying her first child, she later fled an abusive relationship and raised 3 children as a single mother on assistance. At age 45 she studied digital arts in Burnaby. Jen began her career as a human rights activist by resisting APEC 1997, WTO 1999 and engaging in the Free Burma coalition. She was incarcerated for 51 days for blockading the clear-cutting (impairing watershed integrity) of 1000-year-old cedars in the Walbran Valley. Jen and partner Stephen, operate Mirabel Urban Farm in Port Alberni and donate profits to WFWI, a women-run food security cooperative for the West Island in Nuu chah nulth territory.

Special Guest: Honourable Ida Chong, MLA, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport. Ida Chong was re-elected to represent the riding Oak Bay–Gordon Head on May 12, 2009. She previously served as Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative. Minister Chong also served as Minister of Community Services, with responsibilities for local governments, Seniors’ and Women’s Issues and the B.C. Public Service Agency. In addition to her role as Minister, Minister Chong also served on the Cabinet Committee for Climate Action and B.C.’s Treasury Board. Minister Chong has previously held cabinet portfolios as Minister of Advanced Education and as minister of state for women’s and seniors’ Services. A native of greater Victoria, Minister Chong has represented her constituency of Oak Bay-Gordon Head since she first entered provincial politics in 1996. During her first term at the legislature she was the Official Opposition critic in a number of areas, including critic for Small Business and deputy critic of Finance.

Moderator: Robert Thompson, PhD. Robert is the principal of Rambling Feats Communications (Saanichton). He is currently Chair of the BC AgriTourism Alliance and a director of Culinary Tourism Society BC. He is also busy organizing "Tour of Farms 2009" for the Southern Vancouver Island Direct Farm Marketing Association and the Saanich Peninsula Harvest Feast (September 2009).

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage

Sponsor:

NATALIE BRAKE

Dinners by Design

Gluten-free delights!

AAfter working as a nanny and caregiver Natalie learned through observation that many people were sacrificing their quality of life when they skipped home made meals and settled for convenience foods. So when she was diagnosed as pre-diabetic, Natalie became determined to conquer this serious condition using nutrition and cooking. Soon her culinary skills grew, and she was cooking meals for friends and family. Natalie went on to graduated from the Culinary Arts Program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, AB. and become a Chef in high-end restaurants and busy catering companies, as well as working for private companies, busy families and medical recovery patients. She recently created her ideal culinary business, Dinners by Design, which focuses on customized meals offering convenient yet healthy solutions to clients coping with lifestyle challenges.

With a plan, long-term commitment and real action, she stabilized her pre-diabetic condition. For this reason she has great respect for the power of Food. When not cooking or eating, Natalie spends her time exploring the tremendous beauty of Vancouver Island.

Personal Chef/Owner of Dinners by Design www.dinnersbydesign.ca

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Main Stage

Sponsors:

JEREMY FISHER

Musical Entertainment

As a curly-haired singer with an acoustic guitar, Fisher gets the requisite comparisons to Bob Dylan, while his boyish tenor, dexterous fingerpicking and electrifying hooks eerily recall Paul Simon. As committed as he is to having fun, Fisher is totally serious about his mission. “Music can do a lot of things,” he says, “but the greatest thing music can do is to make listening to a record the best three-and-a-half minutes of your day, or the best night of your week when you go to a show. It’s an escape from the hum-drum; it’s a drug that’s actually good for you.

Now based in Montreal, Jeremy is hard at work writing material for a new record coming out some time in 2010. Meanwhile, he’s created a web series starring an animated version of himself, along with some well-known special guests to help keep fans in the loop while he’s in the studio. Jeremy will also be joining Xavier Rudd yet again for a west coast USA tour starting mid-June, so he’ll have his hands full.

No two ways about it. For Jeremy Fisher, it’s all about attending to the details, telling the truth, being real and giving people the best three-and-a-half minutes of their day.

Web site: www.therealjeremyfish.com

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage

Sponsor:

Laura Moore

The Good for You Gourmet

BBQ of Salt Spring Lamb and Cowichan Bay Chicken

“Our mission is to prepare a wide variety of wholesome, health-supporting and delicious food for clients and their families, using only the finest organic grains, natural sweeteners and locally grown products as ingredients,” says Laura Moore, also known as Victoria’s Green Caterer.

The Good For You Gourmet will teach you how to prepare whole food summer salads. Each participant will receive food samples, learn techniques and recipes, food preparation tips, and have fun. Join us!

www.OrganicChef.ca for more info.

Sunday, July 5

Time/Place

EVENTS

11:00 am - 12:00 Noon

Main Stage

Sponsors:

OLIVER SWAIN

Musical Entertainment

Oliver Swain is larger than life. Though he is over 6 feet tall and plays an upright bass, it’s not just his stature that supports this claim. His infectious spirit, intense emotion and technical prowess combine with his ambition, and he draws in fans from all walks of life. Performing a unique and enchanting solo show centered around the upright bass and his pure, wide ranged vocals, with a little open backed banjo and guitar added for flavor, he stands out in any musical arrangement.

Oliver’s original compositions and interpretations of traditional music reflect his desire to engage, his positive spirit and deep respect for tradition. Mixing roots and old time flavors with a jazz flair and the occasional striking cover song, Oliver offers a dynamic, unpredictable and evolving, show. He’s a soul you won’t want to miss in performance.

Oliver enjoyed group success with band Outlaw Social with appearances at Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton Folk Festivals, teaching at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes and a 2008 WCMA roots nomination. A two time Prairie Music Award recipient and a Juno nominee, he has performed with The Bills, Scruj MacDuhk and The Red Stick Ramblers, and supported such artists as Ridley Bent, Dustin Bentall, Erynn Marshal, Toni Childs, and Marc Savoy.

A Victoria native, Oliver gained experience and perspective through relocating his career to various places such as Winnipeg and Louisiana, before returning home to BC to immerse himself in his own music, reemerging with a new zest as a singer, writer, bassist, and banjo player.

11:30 am

Japanese Garden

Sponsor:

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY

Also known as The Japanese Tea Ceremony, The Way of Tea is an art form that takes a lifetime to perfect, and reminds participants to live in the moment. Observe a ritual that draws from the aesthetics of Zen Buddhism to create a harmonious retreat for the mind and spirit. Download pdf version.

Performed by the Urasenke Nagomi Tea Circle at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm on Sunday, July 5.

12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm

Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage

Sponsor:

ZACH REGAN

Slow Food Garden, EMCS Culinary Arts Program

Zachary Regan was born in Sooke B.C. and developed a passion for food at a young age. A fisherman and a forager, he began a career in cooking by taking the Cooks Training Course at Edward Milne Community School and quickly started his career in fine dining restaurants. He became an apprentice and acquired certification at the age of twenty. He has worked in the fine dining industry for the last ten years at some of Vancouver Island’s most notable restaurants including Sooke Harbour House and Marcus’ Wharfside Restaurant and Tofino’s Café Pamplona. Zachary has now branched out to become a private caterer and is still a part of the Culinary Arts Programme at EMCS, inspiring young cooks to follow a career in cooking.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Main Stage

How to Create Sustainable Change

Panel Discussion with: Dirk Becker (Synergy), Devon Carter (Home ECO-nomics), Brandon Bauer (The Blue Raven Permaculture Farm), Kevin Pegg (Energy Alternatives) and Brand Gallagher (O.U.R. Ecovillage)

Developing a more sustainable, ‘organic’ lifestyle may start with buying local, composting and using cloth shopping bags. But sustainable and systemic change for individuals and communities is oftentimes difficult. Our panel of ‘change-makers’ will challenge, inspire and provide insight on how to create sustainable change in your life, family, neighbourhood and beyond -- whether it means starting a community garden, parenting more compassionately or eating healthy.

Dirk Becker

Charismatic, funny and well–informed, Dirk Becker is a Sustainability Guru. His timely message reaches thousands of people through newspaper and magazine articles, at public education forums, across the internet and over the airwaves. With life partner Nicole Shaw, he co–hosts the radio program, "Heart and Mind: Tools for Change," on CHLY 101.7 FM, Vancouver Island. Nicole and Dirk are also the Publisher and Assistant Editor respectively, of "Synergy," a bi–monthly community–driven magazine dedicated to personal growth. Dirk walks the walk as an organic farmer. On his own 2.5 acres in Lantzville, he’s turned what was little more than dust and gravel into lush, productive farmland using simple, successful, bio–intensive methods. He offers hands–on demonstrations and runs a variety of practical workshops at the farm.

Devon Carter

Devon Carter, Green Lifestyle Coach and president of Home ECO-nomics, works with clients to bring more organized, simpler, and healthier lifestyle choices into their lives. By designing a custom program based on your goals, Home ECO-nomics can assist you to discover how to save money on your utility bills and transition and build an affordable and healthier lifestyle that is more convenient for yourself, your family and the environment. Born and raised in Victoria, Devon’s primary mission is to improve the health of people, the community, and the environment that sustains us. Look for her booth at the Festival and start living healthier!

Brandon Bauer, naturalist, organic farmer, biodiversity specialist, seed saver, herbalist, and soil scientist, has been studying Permaculture for 13 years. He applies Permaculture on various sites abroad and on Salt Spring Island where he runs a Permaculture workshop series and develops gardens for the local food bank. Brandon is co-creator of The Blue Raven Permaculture Farm which educates students in self-sustaining systems and bio-diversity; in the last 5 years Blue Raven has planted over 200 species of plants, including annual vegetables, medicinal and herbaceous perennials, timber, fruit and nut trees and native species. Examples of earth building, passive solar design, rainwater catchment, solar installations, micro-climate enhancement, berming, swaling, and delicious organic food production can be found at The Blue Raven’s five acre farm near Mt. Maxwell Provincial Park on Salt Spring Island.

Brandy Gallagher

Moderator: Brandy Gallagher [previously MacPherson] (BSW, MA) is one of the original founders and developers of O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE, Shawnigan Lake (Vancouver Island), BC. She is also the Executive Director of O.U.R. COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, a Non-Profit Society dedicated to outreach projects (local and International), and the development of O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE as a demonstration/model sustainable village. Her sustainable land management planning and ecological design work has made her the main proponent behind the Canadian precedent setting rezoning which has allowed for the legal/political/community framework containing multi-use allowances for ecovillages and shared land projects across Canada. Born and raised in community her life work has been focused around the development of ‘Sustained Community’. She is also the developer of TOPIA: The Sustainable Learning Community Institute which operates onsite at OUR ECOVILLAGE. With a deep compassion for people and place Brandy works with other communities/projects to find their way through regulatory and legal processes which challenge the development of legitimate models of land use, alternative building, ownership and governance. The intention to have individuals & communities step aside from their rank & roles to enter into a more connected sense of community building is at the heart of her work. She provides these services through her business “Sustainable Community Solutions Consulting - SC2”.

Her most recently published work is a documentary titled “Creating TOPIA: The Journey of Developing a School of Sustainable Community Building.” She is also featured in the movie “Escape From Suburbia” and the documentary “Peak Moments: Creating the Impossible”.

1:30 pm

Japanese Garden

Sponsor:

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Home Grown, Island Style Terasen Gas Cooking Stage

Sponsor:

KUNAL

Red Fish, Blue Fish

Having cooked in professional kitchens since age 13, this 37-year-old wanted to start a restaurant concept that didn’t take a toll on the planet. Victoria’s 100% Ocean Wise, Red Fish Blue Fish (1006 Wharf Street) became that reality with partners Simon Sobolewski (operations manager), Barbara Houston (architect behind RFBF’s upcycling concept and green roof) and Steve Johansen (responsible fisherman and proprietor of Organic Ocean Seafood).

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Main Stage

Sponsors:

GRAPES OF WRATH

Musical Entertainment

Tom Hooper and Kevin Cane are reuniting to perform Grapes of Wrath classics as an acoustic duo in the summer of 2009 and they will make their premiere debut at the Organic Islands Festival. This is their story:

In 1977 schoolmates Chris Hooper and Kevin Kane, who were both in their early teens, joined up with Hooper’s little brother Tom, who was barely 11 years old, to form a punk band. The newly formed trio began to jam together at their parents’ homes. They broke up a short while later. According to the 1991 biography of Grapes of Wrath on the Capitol Records website, “the Hoopers continued to pursue their punk fixation with a group called Gentlemen of Horror, while Kane played in an art-rock outfit [called] Empty Set.”

In 1983 the Hooper brothers decided to hook up with Kane again and a little while later chose the name Grapes of Wrath. In 1984 they record their first record—a four-song self-titled EP, and relocated to Vancouver, picking up a new member: keyboard player Vincent Jones. The band’s second album, September Bowl of Green, was released in 1985 and earned them critical acclaim.

Their third album, Now and Again evokes the melodies of the Byrds along with the jangly sounds of such college and alternative rock stalwarts as R.E.M., the Connells, and Let’s Active. Now and Again struck a responsive chord in the record-buying and music-listening public in Canada: the album went gold in Canada after less than two months. Like its predecessor, their fourth album received critical acclaim and These Days was certified platinum in Canada.

Unfortunately, the success was short-lived; in 1992 the band dissolved. But almost four years Tom Hooper sent Kane a letter about the split, suggesting that the two of them try and resolve matters once and for all. By the summer of 2000, Kane, along with his songwriting partner Tom Hooper and new drummer Matt Brain, had released the fifth Grapes of Wrath record, Field Trip, on Song Recordings.

Hooper and Kane are once again reuniting to perform Grapes of Wrath classics as an acoustic duo in the summer of 2009.

www.grapesofwrath.ca

4:00 pm

Main Stage

Sponsors:

Ashtanga Yoga Shala

Acrobatic Yoga Demonstration by the Yoga Shala

Jennifer Pritchard began acro yoga as a child shining up to the sky like a flower, lion breathing yoga and flying up in balances on friends and parents feet or arms, maybe we all inherently know the surrender and trust we can develop through “PLAY”. An organic technique has developed through stints of professional dance and early training, casual capoeria, 12 years of ashtanga yoga including 4 trips to India and 8 years of teaching, so now I can safely explore flying and balancing with help of friends. May laughter, lightness and joy shine brighter due to our openness of heart cultivated through Playful surrender. ~ Namaste Jenni.

Children's Village and Play Zone

Families with children are welcome to come and enjoy two days of fun filled activities designed to inform and inspire. There are Ongoing Activities in the Childrens Village both days (see below) and scheduled activities on the StoryTellers Stage.

Children 12 and under must be supervised by an adult at all times during the festival. There is no supervised care for children available. The Children’s Village is sponsored by Success By 6 and the Play Zone by Buddies Toy Store.

Saturday, July 4

TIME	STORY TELLERS STAGE
11:00 a.m.	The Backyard Chicken Lady Our wonderful Backyard Chicken Lady, Marilyn Soames, is returning again this year to teach us about her marvellous heritage chickens, Charlie and Millie. Children will have the opportunity to see and touch these friendly creatures and parents will be welcome to ask any questions they may have about keeping and caring for chickens. Marilyn will be available throughout the day to show off her chickens so if you miss this early morning show, you still have a chance to see the chickens!
11:30 a.m.	Yoga for Kids by Yoga Shala Up to 10 children can join us in our 'Yoga Zone' for a playful yoga session taught by the certified instructors of the Ashtanga Yoga Shala. Parent participation welcome! For more information about the Ashatanga Yoga Shala supportive Vibe & Dedicated teachers, please visit: www.theyogashala.ca.
12:00 noon	VNHS Nature Walk & Bug Hunt I spy with my little eye... The Victoria Natural History Society (is a non-profit society that aims to stimulate active interest in natural history and the study and protection of flora and fauna and their habitats. Kids will enjoy VNHS’s ‘see and touch’ display table with natural objects including insect displays, birds, nests, and skulls as well as the fun and adventurous Bird Walk and Dragon Fly Hunt. Parents and adults of all kinds will enjoy discovering the many programs and opportunities available through VNHS membership. Meet at the VNHS booth on the Lookout above the Children's Village for this fun and educational bug hunt. Parent participation required.
12:30 p.m.	Peg Hasted – storyteller An early childhood educator, Peg brings lively participation tales, seasonal stories and years of experience to school visits, festivals and family events. For adult listeners she draws from captivating world tales, historical accounts and reflections of life growing up in a West Coast fishing community. Peg has shared her stories in Canada, the U.S. and England. In 2005, she was chosen to participate in the TD Canadian Children’s Book Week Tour. Link to Victoria Storytellers' Guild website.
1:00 p.m.	Jennifer Ferris – storyteller Victoria storyteller, Jennifer Ferris, has told stories for 15 years in schools, at community events and festivals. Her interest and connection to the history of Vancouver Island has provided many storytelling opportunities. In addition to her own stories, she also entertains audiences with stories of myths, magic and transformation from around the world. She gives workshops to adults and children and she is very interested in promoting storytelling in the family. Link to Victoria Storytellers' Guild website.
1:30 p.m.	CRD Ducktales Ducktales is a musical drama about wetlands that is a lot of fun for both adults and children! Through drama and songs that include audience participation, you'll meet a variety of wetland creatures including a cattail, a green-winged teal, a red-legged frog, a water flea (Daphnia) and others, and learn of the inter-relationships among these plants and animals, and the importance of maintaining our wetlands.
2:00 p.m.	Story Yoga by Vanessa Up to 10 children, ages 4 - 8, will enjoy the combination of story telling and yoga in our Yoga Zone. Arrive early so as not to miss this new approach to teaching yoga to children! Parent participation required. Download information on > Storyoga > Storyoga & Art Summer Syllabus
2:30 p.m.	CRD Ducktales See 1:30 p.m. entry for full details.

Sunday, July 5

TIME	STORY TELLERS STAGE
11:00 a.m.	Story Yoga by Vanessa Up to 10 children, ages 4 - 8, will enjoy the combination of story telling and yoga in our Yoga Zone. Arrive early so as not to miss this new approach to teaching yoga to children! Parent participation required. Download information on Storyoga.
11:30 a.m.	Margo McLoughlin and Pat Carfra Margo McLoughlin is a Victoria storyteller, teacher, and writer. She has performed for audiences of all ages in all kinds of places, from shopping malls to credit unions, yoga studios, museums and classrooms, in Canada, the United States, Africa and Europe. She has even performed at a Buddhist monastery in Burma. Most recently she has been gathering stories of generosity of spirit for a project in Mississippi. Visit her website www.margostoryteller.net for more information. Pat Carfra loves to sing and tell stories. The singing career came first when, as the Lullaby Lady, she released three award-winning recordings to encourage parents to sing with their little ones. Then came the stories. As a founding member of the Victoria Storytellers’ Guild many years ago, she set out on the alluring path of the storyteller and has never stepped off. Now she combines both stories and songs whenever she can, and tells to audiences of all ages. Link to Victoria Storytellers' Guild website.
12:00 p.m.	Old Time Fiddle Kidz Fiddle master Calvin Vollrath said, “The kids are amazing in what they have accomplished at such a young age.” Kai and Lia have been performing as the Fiddlin’ Frenzy (aka Old Time Fiddle Kids) playing jazz, traditional, bluegrass, roots and classical music at numerous festivals. In 2006, they recorded their first CD, "The Fox and The Fiddle" at the age 7 and 9 and have composed their own music since they were 7. They will soon publish the second CD accompanied and produced by Canadian fiddle master Calvin Vollrath. Both started learning classical music at age 4 but soon discovered the fiddle. These two young fiddlers are classical violin prodigies, they also do clogging dance, play piano and Lia is an accomplished cellist too. Both Kai and Lia have won countless competitions and placed first in BC Provincial and Grand North America Fiddle Competitions for more than two years.
1:00 p.m.	GratiDudes and Pick-up Parade The GratiDudes The GratiDudes are here to work with the next generation of leaders to enable them to become powerful Agents-of-Change in a world at need, by guiding people to live their life to the fullest while Manifesting Awesomeness individually and on a Global scale! Through their fun Workshops and seminars, as well as their Grateful Warriors Mentorship Program, Manifesting Awesomeness Radio Show, E-Books, products, the Gratitude Dance Video and through media interviews they are able to reach thousands of young peope to fulfill this powerful vision. Learn more about the 'Dudes at www.gratidudes.com. Be at the Stage at 1:00 PM with the Gratidudes to help welcome some surprise special guests to the Children's Village". Don't forget to get a stamp for helping with the pick up parade!
1:30 p.m.	Pacific Northwest Raptors Pacific Northwest Raptors is dedicated to the conservation of birds of prey. The centre, located in Duncan, BC, is home to many birds of prey (ie. Falcon, Bald Eagle, Owl and Hawk) - mostly captive bred birds who fly free daily and come home daily. They house a few non-releasable birds that are unable to hunt or fly for themselves, and need a permanent home and care. The centre also helps with the rehabilitation of injured raptors. Pacific North West Raptors will be located, with their birds of prey, on the Lookout above the Children's Village. The Birds will be shown on stage at 1:30 PM. www.pnwraptors.com
2:00 p.m.	Yoga for Kids for Yoga Shala Up to 10 children can join us in our 'Yoga Zone' for a playful yoga session taught by the certified instructors of the Ashtanga Yoga Shala. Parent participation welcome! For more information about the Ashatanga Yoga Shala supportive Vibe & Dedicated teachers, please visit: www.theyogashala.ca.
2:30 p.m.	Mr. Erwin Jason Erwin, the fairly accurate knife and fire juggler is mainly self-taught, as well he has attended the Cirque de Soleil Circus School in Montreal where classes included juggling tight rope, unicycle, clowning and dance; he also studied clown with Richard Pachinko and physical theatre with Mime Unlimited in Toronto. Jason has been performing since 1983 and plays guitar, banjo, harmonica and bass ukulele.
3:00 p.m.	VNHS Nature Walk & Bug Hunt I spy with my little eye... The Victoria Natural History Society (is a non-profit society that aims to stimulate active interest in natural history and the study and protection of flora and fauna and their habitats. Kids will enjoy VNHS’s ‘see and touch’ display table with natural objects including insect displays, birds, nests, and skulls as well as the fun and adventurous Bird Walk and Dragon Fly Hunt. Parents and adults of all kinds will enjoy discovering the many programs and opportunities available through VNHS membership. Meet at the VNHS booth on the Lookout above the Children's Village for this fun and educational bug hunt. Parent participation required.

Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5

TIME	CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES – ALL DAY
Saturday and Sunday	CRD Watershed Interactive Exhibit Find out how to be a Watershed Warden at the CRD’s Stormwater, Harbours and Watersheds program display! Learn about improving water quality, reducing stormwater quantity, and restoring and protecting ecosystems. Make sure to get your green passport stamped!
Saturday and Sunday	Junior Master Gardeners Junior Master Gardener is an international youth gardening program designed to connect kids to nature in a fun and interesting way. JMG is “Growing Good Kids” by igniting a passion for learning, success and community service through a unique gardening education. During the Festival there will be hands-on activities based on the principles of the JMG program available in the Children’s Garden. Help tend the garden and earn another stamp!
Saturday and Sunday	The Sparkle Shack Bringing fantasies to life! Face-painting for children (of all ages!), airbrush, glitter tattoos and body art. This exhibitor charges a fee. There is also free U-paint' face painting available at the 'Art Station'.
Saturday and Sunday	Buddies Toy Store Play Zone Come and experience a range of toys and games created out of recycled and/or Fair Trade materials. Our 'Play Zone' brings new meaning to the phrase 'play fair!" and shows you how to create fun out of what you put in your recycling box! Parents will love saving money on toys and activities this summer!
Saturday and Sunday	Compost Education Centre Dr. Wiggles The Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre – with the help of their worm mascot, Dr. Wriggles – will be leading interactive tours on composting. What are the secret ingredients to making Black Gold? Why do worms eat their beds? Come find out with Dr. Wriggles! Help the worms and get a stamp.
Saturday and Sunday	Victoria Natural History Society The Victoria Natural History Society is a non-profit society that aims to stimulate active interest in natural history and the study and protection of flora and fauna and habitats. Kids will enjoy VNHS’s ‘see and touch’ display table with natural objects as well as a fun and adventurous Bird Walk and Dragon Fly Hunt. Discover the many programs VNHS offers its members. The VNHS booth will be located on the Lookout above the Children’s Village. Don't forget about their scheduled Nature Walks and Bug Hunts on both days. See, Touch, Smell and get another stamp!.
Saturday only	Farmer Tom's pigs Sea Bluff Farm raises purebred Berkshire pigs. The Berkshire is a heritage breed that was a staple of English agriculture in the 1700s. It is a lively, intelligent breed renown for a great sense of humour (makes fine pork, too!). Visit the pigs and get a stamp.
Sunday Only	Mr. Twister Balloon Balloon Animals by Mr. Twister (aka Chumi). Find Chumi in the Children's Village Head Quarters tent on Sunday only! Where exactly is that? Well, it's not on the map so you have to hunt for him somewhere in the Children's Village! If you find him, you get another stamp!.
Saturday and Sunday	Eco Flag Imagination Station After you've enjoyed everything the Children's Village has to offer, come and share your wish for our earth by making an Eco-Flag out of 100% organic cotton. Flags can be taken home or hung up throughout the Children's Village. In honour of the pigs, chickens, raptors, ducks, butterflies and all creatures great and small who visited with us during the weekend, we are offering take home colouring pages on 100% recycled paper. Or, get ready for the Pick Up Parade on Sunday by becoming a butterfly, pig or chicken yourself in our free, 'U-paint' face painting studio.
Saturday and Sunday	Healthy Snack Shack & Rest Zone Kids and Parents need fresh, organic fruits and veggies to stay healthy! Help us help you enjoy your day at the Festival by visiting our Healthy Snack Shack and Rest Zone next to the wetlands at the bottom of the Village. Here you will be able to sit or lay down, take a break, have a snack and even get some tips on healthy eating from one of our Sponsors, Success By 6!

Festival Program 2009

Theme: Creating Sustainable Change Focus: Reviving the Vancouver Island Diet

Saturday, July 4

FIDDLIN' FRENZY

Musical Entertainment

LESTER QUITZAU

Musical Entertainment

TINA FRASER and DAYLE COSWAY

Terralicious Gardening and Cooking School

The Vancouver Island Diet

Panel Discussion with: Bill Code (Heritage Island Food Services Co-operative), Tom Henry (Small Farm Canada), Carolyn Herriot (The Garden Path) and Jen Bradley (Women’s Food and Water Initiative)

NATALIE BRAKE

Dinners by Design

JEREMY FISHER

Musical Entertainment

Laura Moore

The Good for You Gourmet

Sunday, July 5

OLIVER SWAIN

Musical Entertainment

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY

ZACH REGAN

Slow Food Garden, EMCS Culinary Arts Program

How to Create Sustainable Change

Panel Discussion with: Dirk Becker (Synergy), Devon Carter (Home ECO-nomics), Brandon Bauer (The Blue Raven Permaculture Farm), Kevin Pegg (Energy Alternatives) and Brand Gallagher (O.U.R. Ecovillage)

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY

KUNAL

Red Fish, Blue Fish

GRAPES OF WRATH

Musical Entertainment

Ashtanga Yoga Shala

Acrobatic Yoga Demonstration by the Yoga Shala

Children's Village and Play Zone

Saturday, July 4

The Backyard Chicken Lady

Yoga for Kids by Yoga Shala

VNHS Nature Walk & Bug Hunt

Peg Hasted – storyteller

Jennifer Ferris – storyteller

CRD Ducktales

Story Yoga by Vanessa

CRD Ducktales

Sunday, July 5

Story Yoga by Vanessa

Margo McLoughlin and Pat Carfra

Old Time Fiddle Kidz

GratiDudes and Pick-up Parade

Pacific Northwest Raptors

Yoga for Kids for Yoga Shala

Mr. Erwin

VNHS Nature Walk & Bug Hunt

Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5

CRD Watershed Interactive Exhibit

Junior Master Gardeners

The Sparkle Shack

Buddies Toy Store Play Zone

Compost Education Centre

Victoria Natural History Society

Farmer Tom's pigs

Mr. Twister Balloon

Eco Flag Imagination Station

Healthy Snack Shack & Rest Zone

Theme: Creating Sustainable Change

Focus: Reviving the Vancouver Island Diet