Over the years we have heard inspiring words from famous actors, environmentalists, activists, entrepreneurs, authors, musicians and more. Our attendees have come to expect informative, well-spoken and motivating speakers like these and this year will be no exception. 2014 Speakers announced as they confirm.
Past Keynote Speakers at the Fair:
Joel Salatin – Polyface Farms, Yvon Chouinard – Patagonia, Woody Harrelson – Actor, Julia “Butterfly” Hill – Activist, Gary Erickson – Cliff Bar, Nick Forester – etown, Jonette Napolitano – Concrete Blonde,Denis Weaver – Actor, Dr. Wes Jackson - Land Institute, Ed Begley, Jr – Actor-Activist, Amy Goodman– Democracy Now!, Randy Udall – CORE, Bryan Welch – Ogden Publishing, Francis Moore Lappé – Diet for a Small Planet, George Siemon – Organic Valley, Winona LaDuke – activist and environmentalist,John Hickenlooper as Mayor of Denver and more!
Greg Michaud – The Old Feed Store – Saturday, 12:30
Greg Michaud instructs a number of our year-round Abundant Backyard Workshop series including Biointensive Gardening, and Backyard Chickens. Greg is a long-time holistic gardener turned sustainable ecofarmer/health-foodie with training in organic certification inspection. He & his wife Patty run “The Old Feed Store” on a small acreage in Laporte, Colorado where they are working to rediscover the lost skills of local food self-sufficiency.
Melanie Warner – Author & Reporter – Sunday, 2pm
Melanie Warner is a freelance journalist who writes about the food industry. Her book on processed food, Pandora’s Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal, was published by Scribner in February 2013. She has worked as a reporter for the New York Times, a senior writer at Fortune magazine, and a blogger for CBSNews.com. Melanie lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband and their two boys.