Each year, we try to bring you the best in garlic lectures from experts
in growing, braiding, storing and otherwise handling Allium sativa.
During festival hours, you can almost always find our friends from
the Garlic Seed Foundation over at their tent, demonstrating how best
to braid garlic. As well, we have a planned set of demonstrations
by garlic experts who provide their own special insights.
Here is some useful biographical info about our 2010 lecturers:
Bob Dunkel is the editor of ''The Garlic Press'', the official
publication of the Garlic Seed Foundation (www.garlicseedfoundation.info/).
Bob has been growing and testing out varieties of garlic for over 26
years. He is devoted to garlic growing, without the use of chemical
or artificial supplements. He and his Garlic Seed Foundation colleagues
have been with the festival since its first year at Cantine Field.
Noah Gress is one of the
blessed people who produces
very tasty and healthy
food as an organic "market
gardener", which means he is
somewhere between a gardener
and a farmer. Noah grows and sells his crops
in Southeast Pennsylvania and was one of the original
growers for the field research on garlic varieties.
As part of this project, Noah consistently grew some
of the best garlic from any site in the U.S. Noah will
be lecturing on the topic "All about Garlic" at 1:30 p.m.
on Saturday and at 10 a.m. on Sunday, at the Chef &
Garlic Lecture tent. During other times of the festival,
you can look for Noah at or nearby the Garlic
Seed Foundation tent.
Ted Maczka is known as the "Johnny Appleseed of Garlic"
as he gives away free garlic seed all over the United States. His
Canadian farm is an experimental station for the testing of cold-hardy
strains of garlic and he will talk about his revolutionary new way
of growing garlic.
David Stern, has farmed
small fruits and vegetables
at Rose Valley Farm for 35
years. His certified organic
farm is between Lake Ontario
and the Finger Lakes in
Upstate New York. He has produced garlic for over
30 years and was a co-founder of the Garlic Seed
Foundation in 1984. He has been the Director of the
Foundation since its inception, and is a Board member
of its parent organization, Friends of Garlic, Inc.
For many years, he has researched, written about,
lectured about, and eaten a lot of garlic. David will
be lecturing on the topic of "Secrets of Growing Great
Garlic", at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and at noon on Sunday.
During other times of the festival, you can look
for David at or nearby the Garlic Seed Foundation
tent.
Michael Rick of Bear Creek Restaurant
Kevin Archer moved from Santa Fe to lead CAS's Compassionate Cuisine program in 2010, where he provides the knowledge, skills and encouragement people need to incorporate a plant-based diet into their lives.He received his training at the School of Natural Cookery in Boulder, Colorado and the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute in Ft. Bragg, California. Kevin has owned his own market and cafe, served as private chef and consultant, and cooked at many notable restaurants in California, Colorado and New Mexico. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys reading, writing poetry and prose, and gardening. - text from www.casanctuary.org
Pat Crocker of River Song Herbals - Culinary Herbalist is the term Pat Crocker coined to describe her work, her expertise, her passion for food, and her love of herbs. A professional Home Economist (Ryerson Polytechnical University: BAA, Food, Nutrition, Consumer and Family Studies), Pat specializes in creative presentations with a particular focus on herbs and food and how each affect our health. - text from http://www.riversongherbals.com
Bob Dunkel is the editor of ''The Garlic Press'', the official
publication of the Garlic Seed Foundation (www.garlicseedfoundation.info/).
Bob has been growing and testing out varieties of garlic for over 26
years. He is devoted to garlic growing, without the use of chemical
or artificial supplements. He and his Garlic Seed Foundation colleagues
have been with the festival since its first year at Cantine Field.
which means he is
somewhere between a gardener
and a farmer. Noah grows and sells his crops
in Southeast Pennsylvania and was one of the original
growers for the field research on garlic varieties.
As part of this project, Noah consistently grew some
of the best garlic from any site in the U.S. Noah will
be lecturing on the topic "All about Garlic" at 1:30 p.m.
on Saturday and at 10 a.m. on Sunday, at the Chef &
Garlic Lecture tent. During other times of the festival,
you can look for Noah at or nearby the Garlic
Seed Foundation tent. 
as he gives away free garlic seed all over the United States. His
Canadian farm is an experimental station for the testing of cold-hardy
strains of garlic and he will talk about his revolutionary new way
of growing garlic. 
Upstate New York. He has produced garlic for over
30 years and was a co-founder of the Garlic Seed
Foundation in 1984. He has been the Director of the
Foundation since its inception, and is a Board member
of its parent organization, Friends of Garlic, Inc.
For many years, he has researched, written about,
lectured about, and eaten a lot of garlic. David will
be lecturing on the topic of "Secrets of Growing Great
Garlic", at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday and at noon on Sunday.
During other times of the festival, you can look
for David at or nearby the Garlic Seed Foundation
tent.
where he provides the knowledge, skills and encouragement people need to incorporate a plant-based diet into their lives.He received his training at the School of Natural Cookery in Boulder, Colorado and the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute in Ft. Bragg, California. Kevin has owned his own market and cafe, served as private chef and consultant, and cooked at many notable restaurants in California, Colorado and New Mexico. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys reading, writing poetry and prose, and gardening. - text from www.casanctuary.org
Culinary Herbalist is the term Pat Crocker coined to describe her work, her expertise, her passion for food, and her love of herbs. A professional Home Economist (Ryerson Polytechnical University: BAA, Food, Nutrition, Consumer and Family Studies), Pat specializes in creative presentations with a particular focus on herbs and food and how each affect our health. - text from http://www.riversongherbals.com
