Raw Food Forum
Raw Food Forum
Organic Islands Festival and Sustainability Expo
Main Stage
Sunday, July 11 , 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Panel:
Clive Langton, Raw BC
Jennifer Wear, J & J Living Raw Foods
Stewart Blaikie, Love Your Liver
Shawna Barker, Gaia’s Living Foods
Moderator:
Anthony Sanna, VIVA-Raw
Bios for Raw Food Forum:
Bio for Clive Langton:
Clive has been practicing a healthy lifestyle for many years. He spent five wonderful years working & living at the Polarity Alive Institute where they incorporated raw living foods, wheatgrass, and a natural lifestyle regimen in their program. In the early 80’s, Clive was one of the founding members of Earthsave Canada.
These experiences have all bought Clive to this point, a place he never would have imagined entering. Clive started his Raw journey in September 2002. Clive believes that eating mostly living raw foods just makes so much sense – Eating foods that have their lifeforce still mostly intact and available.
RawBC is a non-profit society promoting the eating of more natural, vital, raw fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts in one’s daily diet. RawBC works with individuals and groups throughout BC in wanting to eat a more natural, living way. There is much to offer. Potlucks, the RawBC website, talks, support groups, and other means of bringing the information and encouragement out into the community. RawBC News (July 2010).
Since its beginning in 2003, Clive has been a director of RawBC, helping share the message that eating living, raw foods is normal and our birthright
Bio for Jennifer Wear:
Jennifer and Joslynn started J&J Living Raw Foods Ltd. because of their strong belief that eating raw foods greatly enhances overall health – mind, body and spirit. In their business, they encourage people on their journey with the raw food lifestyle by offering monthly ethnic dinners, workshops, catering, a lunch delivery program, and selling raw food ingredients/supplies.
Bio for Stewart Blaikie:
Stewart is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic. He is also a practitioner of many physical bodywork techniques, along with neuro-emotional & neuro-mental/spiritual techniques. He is a Teacher Trainer for Liver Cleansing & Purification & has guided 1000’s of individuals through liver cleansing.
He began his path of 0n 100% life food nutrition 7 years ago & has experienced great improvements in his own health & he now coaches his patients through cleansing & positive lifestyle changes & life food nutrition.
Shawna Barker
Bio for Shawna Barker:
Shawna’s interest in food and nutrition started when she decided to become vegetarian. This slowly progressed into veganism over the years as she became more aware of environmental issues, as well as realizing that her body didn’t feel very good when she consumed dairy. Her early vegan years where full of too much processed foods and way too much cooked food, and although she felt better on a vegan diet she knew she could feel even better if she made some changes.
Shawna has a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of British Columbia, where she majored in Food, Nutrition, and Health. She also went to the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition where she received a Registered Holistic Nutritionist diploma. Through studying nutrition and learning about raw foods she soon began incorporating more and more living foods into her life and has never felt better!
After she finished school Shawna moved back to Victoria, BC to start a small, organic farm and a living foods cafe kiosk. She currently offers private nutrition consulting and living food workshops, including Alissa Cohen’s Raw Food Chef certification course.
Bio for Anthony Sanna:
Anthony is the Guest Speaker Liaison and Host of the monthly VIVA-Raw potluck and the Sales and Marketing Manager of the Ambrosia Conference and Event Centre.
Anthony believes that our food choices directly impact the health of our body and spirit as well as the health of the planet; Food affects mood, energy, cravings, clear thinking, sex drive, sleep and overall health. Healthy eating is well being. Diet and Nutrition are the key elements to achieve and maintain optimal health.
VIVA-Raw is dedicated to the education and promotion of healthy, raw, unprocessed plant-based food choices. The Ambrosia Conference and Event Centre is an avid supporter of local community businesses, farmers, and the Vancouver Island Community.
